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Eastern Railroad Discussion > GP-30's with a new lease on life...Date: 04/23/14 19:33 GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: ReadingT-1 Picture 1 - Dropping downgrade into the town of Gordan, PA
Picture 2 - Shifting cars out at Gilberton Coal Co. west of Mahanoy City, PA Picture 3 - Exiting Buck Mt/Mahanoy City Tunnel    Date: 04/23/14 19:45 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: ReadingT-1 Picture 4 - Passing the former Reading Railroad station in Tamaqua, PA
Picture 5 - Pouring on the smoke and highballing through Zehners Picture 6 - Blasting across River Rd. south of Hamburg, PA    Date: 04/23/14 20:10 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: MEKoch Great set of pics. I would guess they sounded thunderous in acceleration. Pic 2 with the mining truck is an apt comparison.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/23/14 20:11 by MEKoch. Date: 04/23/14 20:33 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: stevelv I was looking forward to seeing these painted in R&N colors but after seeing your excellent photos they can take their time with the paint. These units look great!
Date: 04/23/14 20:48 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: wabash2800 Ship and Travel Santa Fe all the Way!
Date: 04/24/14 04:49 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: EL-SD45-3632 Amazing how clean these are after all the years since they were painted or delivered new...at least 35 years ago?
Date: 04/24/14 05:02 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: leroy82646 Great pictures... Thanks for posting them....Glad ta see the "old timers" still workin...
leroy Date: 04/24/14 06:16 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: dcfbalcoS1 Try something like 50 years ago for delievery.
Date: 04/24/14 10:14 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: Gateway97 Chico moved to Anthracite country! Have they considered running a Jim Thorpe Chief? (Hey,let's honor our national legends- how many times had a US town or city changed its name to honor an athlete? I can't think of any others).
Date: 04/24/14 12:31 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: ns1000 GREAT stuff...!!! Thanks for sharing.
Date: 04/24/14 14:10 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: GP30Frank They look great to me. I hope they can keep them reasonably clean.
Date: 04/24/14 18:08 Re: GP-30's with a new lease on life... Author: TamaquaTim Great set of pictures. The units look really clean and its great see them in the Coal Region especially at the Tamaqua station. In picture #2 is it a Uke as it looks really big compared to the units?
Thanks, TT |