Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX ex-Conrail SD45-2s

With respect to the CSX units, I know a few are now retired. As I try to find if I have photos of all the CSX, former Conrail ex-EL units, I need some assistance with the numbers.

The I have photos of 8886, 8974, 8973 and 8976. I am pretty sure I am missing a few units. Does anyone know what the CSX numbers were for all of the former Conrail units that were given to CSX?

I always love seeing these former E-L units. And northern New Jersey and Pavonia always seem like good places to see one of them working a local. I have just recently completed getting a photo of all six NS units, numbers 1700 through 1705.

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CSX received five of the SD45-2 units from the Conrail split. They were renumbered as follows:

CSX 8886 = former Conrail 6661/EL 3676
CSX 8889 = former Conrail 6663/EL 3678
CSX 8973 = former Conrail 6657/EL 3672
CSX 8974 = former Conrail 6658/EL 3673
CSX 8976 = former Conrail 6665/EL 3680

Conrail 6661 (CSX 8886) had been rebuilt prior to the split by Conrail with a 16-cylinder engine and it was rated at 3000 horsepower. That is why CSX numbered it with the SD40-2's that it received from Conrail.

Conrail 6663 (CSX 8889) was being rebuilt by Conrail with a 16-cylinder engine at the time of the split. The work on the unit was finished by CSX at its Huntington shops.


Chris Toth

HLS 1... Well, at least it's not retired as of yet... Huntington's Load Test Unit.

Andy

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CSX HLS1 is former CSX 8969/Clinchfield 3611.


Chris Toth