Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX GP 15T 1500 series

What is the present status of the CSX GP15T locomotives?

CSX's original gp 15's 1500-1524 that were built in LaGrange, IL by EMD went straight to BARR Yard and thats were they continue to work in Chicago and out to Ottawa, IL. on the old Rock Island. The GP's that CSX received from the former Conrail are # 1525-1566 and are scattered through out the system.

Actually… during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Chessie (C&O) GP15Ts did make the rounds through Virginia and West Virginia. On several occasions, a GP15T was stationed here in Lynchburg, Virginia as yard power. I also saw them on a few coal trains and mine runs around Hinton and Clifton Forge.

I haven't seen them around here since about 1992. As for the former Conrail GP15s… NS likes to use theirs around here, but I have yet to see a single ex Conrail, CSX, GP15 in this area.

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CSX runs the GP 15's to Cumberland, MD. for their 90 day Q,s so that's the reason you would see them out side of Chicago, but Chicago is their home.

You see a ton of them around Indianapolis -- especially ex-CR. This pair was at Transfer Yard just west of downtown Indy a couple of Sunday's ago.shortlineboss wrote:
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> What is the present status of the CSX GP15T locomotives?

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CSX has the 1500 is stationed in Warsaw, IN on the old PRR. They're using it here to do local switching (mainly at Donnelly's).

Keith Burkey
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