GP30's on shortlines

[mparks]

Heritage Railroad in Oak Ridge, TN has one each if a short hood and high hood GP30 operating daily.  The Soutern Appalachia Railway Musuem uses the GP30s on its excursion runs.  The SARM has videos on the units in action online.

[Rikers Yard]

Very nice, thank you for the link, they have quite the collection of vintage EMDs. The GP-30 looks well taken care of in the photos. They are a rare beast.

                                                      Tim

[ITranes]

http://www.carolinasouthernrailroad.com/

[ITranes]

Rikers Yard

On the subject of GP-30s, are any high nose GP-30s still operating?

Tim

Carolina Southern, which runs from Mullins, SC almost to Myrtle Beach, SC by way of Whiteville,NC has an ex Southern high nose GP-30 still in VERY faded Southern paint.  When they shut down last year to repair their track and bridges, it was still running.  I have been assured by their general manager, that the railroad will resume operation, maybe this year, but whether the GP-30 will still be usable, I don't know.

[swoodnj]

Last time I visited the New Hope & Ivyland in New Hope, PA they  were still making use of their ex-PRR GP30 #2198.

[CNRY55]

Cincinnati Railway (CNRY)has 2 (two) GP30s. NKP 901(formerly CNRY 85, formerly I&O 85 and orginaly NKP 901). It has been returned to it's NKP paint scheme and is blue carded NKP 901. A seconed GP 30 (former Great Miami RY 30,formerly NKP 902)is now being returned to service. Both are low nose units.

[YoHo1975]

beaulieu

Shortlines are not subject to the same restrictions as the Class I railroads.

 

 

They aren't? I thought the regulations were based on locomotive not owner. 

[Rikers Yard]

On the subject of GP-30s, are any high nose GP-30s still operating?

Tim

[beaulieu]

Shortlines are not subject to the same restrictions as the Class I railroads.

 

[YoHo1975]

I'm not 100% sure, but I thought I'd read that the CFR 1033 part cannot be applied to a 567 block with 645 assemblies. That would limit their lifespan.

 

I believe BNSF has been slowly purging these units from the roster. Starting with the ex Santa Fe units that were rebuilt earlier. 

[mudchicken]

YoHo1975

I wonder, are the BNSF GP39s that were rebuilt from 30s and 35s going to end up on shortlines? or will they all be scrapped?

 

I guess it depends on their EPA worthiness. 

With the 645 assemblies in them, the BNSF GP30M/"GP39's" will be around for quite a while, especially in the tight radius backtracks. They go places where the SD40-3's / C30-7R's wouldn't dare.

Add to the list:

Cimarron Valley RR's herd of ex-DRGW GP30's

NKC Railnets' red GP30's plus the WATCO leaser.

Rock & Rail (RRRR)

 

[YoHo1975]

I wonder, are the BNSF GP39s that were rebuilt from 30s and 35s going to end up on shortlines? or will they all be scrapped?

 

I guess it depends on their EPA worthiness. 

[Stourbridge Lion]

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[Brian Schmidt]

Indiana Northeastern:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/railohio/4180501412/

[Georgia Railroader]

The Hartwell RR did have a couple of ragged out GP30's at one time, seems like I heard they sold them though.

[MR77200]

Does anyone know what short lines still employ GP30's? I have VERY rare video of some high-nose units on the CERA in Kokomo, Indiana.

watch?v=h47fK08Gx68