Ex-Conrail Engine Question

[Dough]

I discovered that the local shortline has added a new locomotive to its roster. It is CSX #1973. Because CSX sold it, I can't find any info from online rosters. I believe that it is a GP38. Is this correct? If anybody just had its old Conrail number that would really help me out.

I don't know a whole lot about frame or serial numbers, but it did have SRL19632 on the rear left truck. I don't know if that number helps or not, but I'd appreaciate any info that any of you have on this old engine.

[CShaveRR]

CSXT 1973 was the former CR 7874. It was off the CSX roster by the end of 2000, as were all pre-Dash-2 GP38s.

[Anonymous]

which line is she on?

[Dough]

Its actually on the Great Walton's sister line, the Hartwell. I was up there a few weeks ago and saw it. It was sitting in Bowersville just off of the Hartwell spur at the time. I talked to the guy who I see a bunch of maintence on the locos. He was busy grinding the wheels. I also saw it up in Lavonia yesterday outside of that feedmill that seems to be the Hartwell lines biggest customer.

I couldn't find it listed on any of the Hartwell rosters either. They have the CNW, RF&P, Bessemer & Lake Erie, Rio Grande and whatever that green repaint is that is trapped in Hartwell by all of the TTX cars. I assume that it is a realitivly new purchase, and that's why I wanted some history. BTW thanks CShaveRR!

[Anonymous]

dont know if its a recent purchase, I have never even been up there so I have not a clue of what thing even look like up there. We also have a CNW GP7?9? in social. neat how much steel is grinded off those wheels.