Logo
Curt Beal's Collection
 
2/23/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:KCS 633 (SD40)
Serial Number:35845Order No:7223
Frame Number:7223-2Built:3/1971
Notes:6349:1 ex-KCS 633 (to: WE 6982) , 6349:2 ex-BN 7082 (to: WE 7007)
Other locos with this serial:  KCS 633(SD40) WE 6349(SD40-2) WE 6982(SD40-2) KCS 671(SD40-3) KCS 3165(SD40-3)
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
WE 6349 in Creek Hills
Title:  WE 6349 in Creek Hills
Description:  W&LE 6349 is an SD40-2 formerly owned by the Kansas City Southern. This bridge was opened to rail traffic in 1933 for the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway, In 1964 the line was leased to the Norfolk and Western. Then in 1990 it got leased to the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, which is the train you see here. After crossing this bridge the train enters the rugged Creek Hills area and crosses several more bridges before going over the much higher Banning Bridge over the Yough River. For anyone interested in railfanning this bridge, it takes approx. 30-40 minutes for a train to reach Chaintown after leaving Connellsville.
Photo Date:  1/31/2010  Upload Date: 4/19/2011 12:45:16 AM
Location:  Chaintown, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  1077   Comments: 1
WE 6314 and 6349
Title:  WE 6314 and 6349
Description:  A small gondola train leaving the Connellsville CSX yard for Pittsburgh. It is a little bit strange that both engines are facing cab-backwards. Not a fun trip for the engineer.
Photo Date:  4/16/2010  Upload Date: 4/17/2010 3:06:18 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6314(SD40-2) WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  958   Comments: 0
WE 3046, 6351, and 6349 (1)
Title:  WE 3046, 6351, and 6349 (1)
Description:  A loaded ore train goes east on CSX trackage in Connellsville past the rain-swollen Youghiogheny River. WE 3046 was built in April 1965 as EMDX 430G .Later became UP 3046. Rebuilt at the W&LE Brewster Shops in July 1998.
Photo Date:  5/19/2011  Upload Date: 5/19/2011 4:31:44 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WE 3046(SD40-3) WE 6351(SD40-2) WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
WE 3046, 6351, and 6349 (2)
Title:  WE 3046, 6351, and 6349 (2)
Description:  Another loaded ore train going east past the old hump tower in the Connellsville CSX yard. WE 3046 was built in April 1965 as EMDX 430G. Later became UP 3046. Rebuilt at the W&LE Brewster Shops in July 1998.
Photo Date:  5/19/2011  Upload Date: 5/19/2011 4:33:17 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WE 3046(SD40-3) WE 6351(SD40-2) WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  494   Comments: 2
WE WE 3068, 6349, 7377
Title:  WE WE 3068, 6349, 7377
Description:  An empty ore train idles near the Narrows Hill Road crossing outside Connellsville. After dark it got a new crew and pulled out, making room for another empty ore train to come through later in the night.
Photo Date:  6/15/2011  Upload Date: 6/17/2011 4:10:33 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 3068(SD40-3) WE 6349(SD40-2) WE 7377(SD40-2)
Views:  392   Comments: 1
WE 3046, 7375, and 6349
Title:  WE 3046, 7375, and 6349
Description:  A loaded ore train bakes in 90 degree heat on track 43 in the CSX yard in South Connellsville. It was awaiting a new crew and still left running, surprisingly. The train has been given a new code number: Z564-12. Previously they were in the K100 series.
Photo Date:  7/12/2011  Upload Date: 7/13/2011 1:45:11 AM
Location:  South Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  WE 3046(SD40-3) WE 7375(SD40-2) WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
WE 6349 (3)
Title:  WE 6349 (3)
Description:  A grey ghost bringing up the rear of a short train in Owensdale. It's nice to see the SD40-2's back around here again.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/4/2014 4:15:23 AM
Location:  Owensdale, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  140   Comments: 1
WE 6349 (2)
Title:  WE 6349 (2)
Description:  Z564-01 leading a 7-car train into the Connellsviille CSX yard. It dropped off the tank cars and picked up 8 otherss from CSX. 6349 is a former KCS engine as you can see by the grey color.
Photo Date:  2/1/2014  Upload Date: 2/4/2014 3:44:04 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  126   Comments: 1
WE 6349 and 6383
Title:  WE 6349 and 6383
Description:  A now rare daylight movement of the W&LE on CSX. Z561-18 bringing four cars for CSX. It also had cars to pick up from CSX.
Photo Date:  11/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/20/2014 1:28:57 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6349(SD40-2) WE 6383(SD40-2)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
WE 6349 and 6388
Title:  WE 6349 and 6388
Description:  Light power running east on CSX to pick up a string tank cars in the yard.
Photo Date:  2/10/2015  Upload Date: 2/11/2015 1:48:11 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6349(SD40-2) WE 6388(SD40-2)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
WE 6388 and 6349 (1)
Title:  WE 6388 and 6349 (1)
Description:  Light power running east on CSX to pick up a string tank cars in the yard.
Photo Date:  2/10/2015  Upload Date: 2/11/2015 1:49:31 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6348(SD40-2) WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
WE 6388 and 6349 (2)
Title:  WE 6388 and 6349 (2)
Description:  A minty-green SD40-2 leading a train of tank cars and two buffer cars west out of the Connellsville CSX Yard.
Photo Date:  2/10/2015  Upload Date: 2/11/2015 1:50:57 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6388(SD40-2) WE 6349(SD40-2)
Views:  185   Comments: 0


Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors
  Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net