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Viewing Album:  CR SD50's Album 3 - #6748-6799
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:9/1/1984 - 6/1/1989
Album Info:This is the next album of Conrail SD50's that were photographed mostly by CR conductor Ken Taylor while they were working or in a CR yard. Since CR purchased a total of 135 units between 1983 and 1986, it made them the second largest owner of the model next to CSX, which ordered a total of 144 units.
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CR SD50 #6748
Title:  CR SD50 #6748
Description:  In the growing darkness, CR SD50 6748 sits waiting for another assignment from the Conway yard. This 5 month old SD50 unit was captured by CR conductor Ken Taylor. After the CR breakup, this loco would become NS 5426.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 5:59:49 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6748(SD50)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
A pair of new CR SD50's
Title:  A pair of new CR SD50's
Description:  Delivered by EMD in April of 1985, CR SD50 #6783 sits with a "pack" of other blue CR units. The 135 SD50 units that Conrail ordered between 1983-86 took care of the growing power demand as shipping increased following the Staggers Act passage. After the CR breakup, this loco would become NS 5448. CR conductor Ken Taylor took the color slide of this CR "pack".
Photo Date:  6/1/1985  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 5:59:53 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6783(SD50) CR 6740(SD50) CR 6465(SD40-2)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6789
Title:  CR SD50 #6789
Description:  Barely 3 months old, this CR SD50 is proving to be a good choice to handle the Conrail region. Conrail invested in 135 SD50 units, second only to CSX, as owning the most of this new model. CR condustor Ken Taylor snapped the color slide as #6789 rested by the diesel refill.
Photo Date:  7/1/1985  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:12 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6789(SD50)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
Nose to nose
Title:  Nose to nose
Description:  Conrail SD50 #6795 sits nose to nose with CR #7733 in the Conway yard. Built by EMD in May of 1985, #6795 would move onto the CSX roster as their #8683 after the CR breakup. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor took this photo of the pair.
Photo Date:  9/1/1985  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:27 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6795(SD50) CR 7733(GP38)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6795
Title:  CR SD50 #6795
Description:  With its headlight on, Conrail SD50 #6795 is ready to roll out on another assignment. Eventually this SD50 unit would join the CSX roster as their 8683 after the CR breakup. CR conductor Ken Taylor took this photo.
Photo Date:  9/1/1985  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:31 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6795(SD50)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6794
Title:  CR SD50 #6794
Description:  In the growing dark at Conway yard, CR SD50 #6794 sits waiting for another assignment. Built by EMD in May of 1985, the unit would survive the CR era and eventually become NS 5454. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor snapped the photo.
Photo Date:  3/1/1987  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:22 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6794(SD50)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
CR SD50 6784
Title:  CR SD50 6784
Description:  Caught on a rainy day near Freedom, PA, CR SD50 glides the Ohio River with CNW 5080 trailing as well as several other CR units. CR conductor Ken Taylor caught this rainy and cold January day photo. After the CR breakup, #6784 would become CSX 8678.
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 5:59:56 AM
Location:  Freedom, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6784(SD50) CNW 5080(GP50)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6784
Title:  CR SD50 #6784
Description:  With a plume of smoke rising from trailing unit CNW 5080, Conrail SD50 #6784 pulls past an industrial plant along the Ohio River near Freedom, PA. After the CR breakup, this lead unit would become CSX 8678. CR conductor Ken Taylor captured the photo on this gray and cold January day.
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 5:59:59 AM
Location:  Freedom, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6784(SD50) CNW 5080(GP50)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
CR 6799 with NS 8032
Title:  CR 6799 with NS 8032
Description:  A note on the slide by CR conductor Ken Taylor states this duo were working the 4 hump at Conway yard. CR #6799 was built by EMD in May of 1985 and would eventually join the ranks of the NS roster as their #5458 after the Conrail breakup.
Photo Date:  3/1/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:52 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6799(SD50) NS 8032(C30-7)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6799
Title:  CR SD50 #6799
Description:  Apparently CR SD50 #6799 must have suffered a minor fire as the Shreve, OH, fire department has a hose inside the unit. The acton was caught by CR conductor Ken Taylor.
Photo Date:  4/1/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:45 AM
Location:  Shreve, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6799(SD50)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6787
Title:  CR SD50 #6787
Description:  Sitting with a variety of power from CNW, UP, and ATSF is Conrail SD50 #6787 on this gray rainy May day. CR conductor Ken Taylor caught the wet sight.
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:08 AM
Location:  Freedom, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6787(SD50)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
A trio of SD50's
Title:  A trio of SD50's
Description:  A trio of relatively new SD50's all built by EMD in 1984-5 sits in the Conway yard not far from the yard tower. CR conductor Ken Taylor captured the sight from his cab window.
Photo Date:  6/1/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:48 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6799(SD50) CR 6745(SD50)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6784 & CNW #7017
Title:  CR SD50 #6784 & CNW #7017
Description:  CR SD50 #6784 sits almost nose to nose with CNW SD50 #7017 but on parallel tracks hence the height difference between the two. Both were built by EMD in 1985. Upon CR breakup, #6784 became CSX 8678. The color slide was taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor as the two were in the Conway yard.
Photo Date:  11/1/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:02 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6784(SD50) CNW 7017(SD50)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
CR 6791
Title:  CR 6791
Description:  From his cab, Conrail conductor caught CR SD50 #6791 moving up alongside near Toledo, OH. Built by EMD in May of 1985, this SD50 would eventually trade in CR blue for CSX colors as their new #8682.
Photo Date:  11/1/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:16 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6791(SD50)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6798
Title:  CR SD50 #6798
Description:  Oncoming CR SD50 6798 is caught by CR conductor Ken Taylor from his vantage point inside his own cab while near Cleveland, OH. After the CR breakup, #6798 would trade in the blue for black and become NS 5457.
Photo Date:  3/1/1989  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:42 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6798(SD50)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6796
Title:  CR SD50 #6796
Description:  It looks like CR SD50 6796 might be sitting next to an MT6 yard slug in the Conway yard with the photo by CR conductor Ken Taylor. #6796 would eventually become NS 5455 after the CR breakup.
Photo Date:  5/1/1989  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:36 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6796(SD50)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
CR SD50 #6786
Title:  CR SD50 #6786
Description:  As the work day draws to a darkening end, CR SD50 #6786 sits with other CR units in the Conway, PA, yard. The color slide was taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. After the CR dissolution, #6786 would become CSX 8679.
Photo Date:  6/1/1989  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 6:00:05 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6786(SD50)
Views:  146   Comments: 0

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