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Owner: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:PRR 6103 (SD40)
Serial Number:31348Order No:7862
Frame Number:7862-64Built:3/1966
Other locos with this serial:  EMDX 6405(SD40) PC 6103(SD40) CR 6356(SD40) FURX 3035(SD40-2) NREX 3035(SD40-2) WE 6987(SD40-2) FURX 3035(SD40M-2)
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WE 6987 (1)
Title:  WE 6987 (1)
Description:  A train of loaded LPG tankers stopped in Connellsville at the interchange with CSX, awaiting a new crew. The history of this one is long: Built as PRR 6103 SD40 in March 1966. Later became PC 6103, CR 6356, EMDX 6405 and FURX 3045.
Photo Date:  9/29/2017  Upload Date: 9/30/2017 1:52:58 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 6987(SD40-2)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
WE 6987 (2)
Title:  WE 6987 (2)
Description:  llsville at the interchange with CSX, awaiting a new crew. The history of this one is long: Built as PRR 6103 SD40 in March 1966. Later became PC 6103, CR 6356, EMDX 6405 and FURX 3045.
Photo Date:  9/29/2017  Upload Date: 9/30/2017 1:54:27 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 6987(SD40-2)
Views:  69   Comments: 0
WE 101, 108, 6993, 6987 (2)
Title:  WE 101, 108, 6993, 6987 (2)
Description:  A nice combination of two GP35-3s and two SD40-2s are heading West at Bellview Road with 48 empty tanks, 1 buffer, and 8 loaded hoppers. The cloudless sky made for a perfect early September day. W&LE 101 pays tribute to the former Pittsburgh and West Virginia railroad which ran this same route.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 1:26:37 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 101(GP35) WE 108(GP35) WE 6993(SD40-2) WE 6987(SD40-2)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
WE 101, 108, 6993, 6987 (1)
Title:  WE 101, 108, 6993, 6987 (1)
Description:  An interesting variety of four locomotives heading West out of Connellsville with 48 empty tanks, 1 buffer, and 8 loaded hoppers. The P&WV heritage unit does not come around here too much.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 1:33:27 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 101(GP35) WE 108(GP35) WE 6993(SD40-2) WE 6987(SD40-2)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
WE 6990, 6987, 6986
Title:  WE 6990, 6987, 6986
Description:  A trio of matching SD40-2's leaving Connellsville with 48 empties, 2 loads, and 1 buffer car. It's rare to ever get three that match on the W&LE anymore.
Photo Date:  9/14/2020  Upload Date: 9/14/2020 6:22:48 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 6990(SD40-2) WE 6987(SD40-2) WE 6986(SD40-2)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
WE 6985, 3073, 6987, 6986
Title:  WE 6985, 3073, 6987, 6986
Description:  Train Z565-16 has lots of power with four locomotives available to pull a 61 car train out of Connellsville.
Photo Date:  9/16/2020  Upload Date: 9/16/2020 11:12:18 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 6985(SD40-2) WE 3073(SD40-3) WE 6987(SD40-2) WE 6986(SD40-2)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
WE 200, 6985, 6994, 6984, 6987
Title:  WE 200, 6985, 6994, 6984, 6987
Description:  A five-pack of locomotive power, led by the #200 Ohio Bicentennial is leaving Connellsville at the golden hour for sunlight, which arrives much earlier in January.
Photo Date:  1/12/2021  Upload Date: 1/12/2021 6:58:18 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 200(GP35) WE 6985(SD40-2) WE 6994(SD40-2) WE 6984(SD40-2) WE 6987(SD40-2)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
WE 4000, 6995, 6987, 6985
Title:  WE 4000, 6995, 6987, 6985
Description:  Going West up the hill out of Connellsville with 35 empty tankers and a buffer. An easy task with four locomotives today.
Photo Date:  3/23/2021  Upload Date: 3/24/2021 7:44:41 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 4000(SD40-3) WE 6995(SD40-2) WE 6987(SD40-2) WE 6985(SD40-2)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
WE 6987, 253, 6386
Title:  WE 6987, 253, 6386
Description:  Heading West out of Connellsville on a record-breaking 82 degree day in April.
Photo Date:  4/8/2021  Upload Date: 4/8/2021 7:42:42 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 6987(SD40-2) WE 253(GP38-2) WE 6386(SD40-2)
Views:  64   Comments: 0

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