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Chuck Zeiler's Collection
 
12/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Baltimore & Ohio
Model:EMD GP40-2Built As:BO 4232 (GP40-2)
Serial Number:74695-48Order No:74695
Frame Number:74695-48Built:6/1975
Notes:blt 6/75, to CSXT 6131
Other locos with this serial:  CSX 6131(GP40-2) BO 4232(GP40-2)
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B&O GP40 3754
Title:  B&O GP40 3754
Description:  B&O GP40 3754 backing at Akron Junction, Akron, Ohio, March 4, 1983, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Number 3754 was built in January 1971 (c/n 36735) on EMD Order 7275, became CSXT 6530, was rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen January 25, 1991 to GP40M-2 and became SSW 7293, and on September 10, 2004 became UP 1528.
Photo Date:  3/4/1983  Upload Date: 2/13/2010 11:35:12 AM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BO 3754(GP40) BO 4232(GP40-2)
Views:  779   Comments: 1
B&O GP40-2 4232
Title:  B&O GP40-2 4232
Description:  B&O GP40-2 4232 at Akron Junction, Akron, Ohio, March 4, 1983, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Number 4232 was built in June 1975 (c/n 74695-48), later becoming CSXT 6131. These are actually two light engines backing to pick up their train. Obviously, the hogger just hauled back on the throttle.
Photo Date:  3/4/1983  Upload Date: 2/17/2010 9:43:21 AM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BO 4232(GP40-2)
Views:  565   Comments: 2
B&O GP40-2 4232
Title:  B&O GP40-2 4232
Description:  B&O GP40-2 4232 at Akron Junction, Akron, Ohio on March 4, 1983, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The building is Tower AY, the tracks the locomotives are on are former B&O rails between Warren and Columbus, Ohio, and the former PRR's Akron Branch, which split off of the ex-PRR Valley Main at Hudson, Ohio, and ran southwest through Akron and Orrville, ending at Columbus. The tracks below are B&O rails running between Chicago and Pittsburgh. Fred Stuckman offers the following additional information:

In this photo, the train is headed west on the New Castle Sub. which is the Pittsburgh-Chicago line. The tracks below are the old Cleveland line. It originates in Cleveland and winds its way through eastern Ohio and ends at the Ohio River across from Wheeling West Virginia. That line was originally called the CT&V (Cleveland Terminal & Valley, part of the B&O). The line today is abandoned from Urichsville Ohio to the river. CSX still owns a small portion in Cleveland, CVSR (Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) from Cleveland to Akron, Metro, our bus company, from Akron to Canton. Wheeling & Lake Erie operates the Akron-Canton line for the industries and CVSR runs passenger excursions on it June through August. South of Canton, it's abandoned to Dover. From there to Urichsville is operated by RJ Corman. Finally, the Pennsy, CA&C (Cleveland Akron & Columbus, part of the old PRR) came onto the main just 100' or so to the left of that image at AY interlocking, and ran concurrent with the B&O until Warwick Ohio. (Clinton) From there, it would continue to Columbus. Each company owned one main track between AY and Warwick. From Hudson south, most of it is torn up. The track through Hudson is the Cleveland & Pittsburgh line. That has been PRR/PC/CR/NS, still quite active today. The tower/depot at Hudson still stands, but efforts to preserve it have failed and so it will be razed soon.

Photo Date:  3/4/1983  Upload Date: 7/15/2010 12:09:06 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BO 4232(GP40-2)
Views:  748   Comments: 1


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