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Chuck Zeiler's Collection
 
5/19/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Model:EMD GP30Built As:GMO 508 (GP30)
Serial Number:27912Order No:7635
Frame Number:7635-9Built:2/1963
Notes:blt 2/1963, CSX slug 2256
Other locos with this serial:  GMO 508(GP30) CSX 2256(Road Slug) LTEX 2256(Road Slug)
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GM&O GP30 508
Title:  GM&O GP30 508
Description:  GM&O GP30 508 at Paducah, Kentucky on June 25, 1986, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in Feburary 1963 (c/n 27912) on EMD Order 7635, it rides on trucks from Alco FA1 and FB1 trade-in's. I recall reading somewhere that it took the EMD engineers some tinkering to get the GE traction motors to work with EMD electronics. It is seen here in the dead line at the shops in Paducah, the Illinois Central's main back shops which, at the time of this photo, were shut down. This locomotive became ICG GP30 2258 and was eventually rebuilt to CSX slug 2256. Stencilled under the cab window are the words: ISELIN SHOP, and on the access door below the central air intake grill are the words: TEST FILTER ELEMENT DO NOT CHANGE.
Photo Date:  6/25/1986  Upload Date: 4/1/2009 12:52:44 PM
Location:  Paducah, KY
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GMO 508(GP30)
Views:  1452   Comments: 0
ICG GP35 2517
Title:  ICG GP35 2517
Description:  ICG GP35 2517 dead at the Shops, Paducah, Kentucky, June 25, 1986, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in August 1964 as GM&O GP35 619 (c/n 29276) on EMD Order 7729, it briefly became PAL 2517, was rebuilt by VMV Enterprises in December 1990 to BN GP39V 2978, later becoming BNSF 2978. It is seen here outside the ICG's Paducah Shops which, during my visit, were shut down. Eventually, the Shops were taken over by VMV Enterprises.
Photo Date:  6/25/1986  Upload Date: 5/24/2010 9:37:57 AM
Location:  Paducah, KY
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  ICG 2517(GP35) ICG 2543(GP35) GMO 508(GP30) ICG 2505(GP35)
Views:  1390   Comments: 1


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