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Curt Beal's Collection
 
5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:SOO 753 (SD40)
Serial Number:37428Order No:5781
Frame Number:5781-4Built:5/1971
Notes:ex-CITX, GCFX 3070, SOO 753
Other locos with this serial:  SOO 753(SD40) GCFX 3070(SD40-2) CITX 3070(SD40-2) WE 6993(SD40-2)
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WE 6993
Title:  WE 6993
Description:  This SD40-2 brought up the rear on a tanker train that has entered the Connellsville CSX Yard. But now the engineer will get into it to work the yard.
Photo Date:  5/18/2018  Upload Date: 5/19/2018 12:00:27 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  WE 6993(SD40-2)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
WE 6985, 6348, 6993
Title:  WE 6985, 6348, 6993
Description:  A trio of SD40-2's working the Connellsville CSX Yard, heading back against their train of empty tank cars that they will take West out of town.
Photo Date:  4/30/2019  Upload Date: 4/30/2019 10:25:09 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6985(SD40-2) WE 6348(SD40-2) WE 6993(SD40-2)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
WE 109, 6350, 6348, 6993
Title:  WE 109, 6350, 6348, 6993
Description:  Going West past Eannotti Road near Owensdale with a nice colorful variety of power.
Photo Date:  8/14/2020  Upload Date: 8/14/2020 7:40:12 PM
Location:  Owensdale, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 109(GP35) WE 6350(SD40-2) WE 6348(SD40-2) WE 6993(SD40-2)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
WE 109, 6350, 6348, 6993
Title:  WE 109, 6350, 6348, 6993
Description:  A colorful quartet of locomotives going West out of Connellsville with loaded covered hoppers and empty tank cars.
Photo Date:  8/14/2020  Upload Date: 8/14/2020 7:27:10 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 109(GP35) WE 6350(SD40-2) WE 6348(SD40-2) WE 6993(SD40-2)
Views:  126   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 112, 6985, 6348, 6993
Title:  WE 112, 6985, 6348, 6993
Description:  Train Z564-24 heading into the Connellsville CSX Yard from Track 3 to 4. Its not easy to get one of the orange & black painted locomotives leading anymore. Getting a GP35-3 is even better.
Photo Date:  9/24/2020  Upload Date: 9/24/2020 10:20:00 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 112(GP35) WE 6985(SD40-2) WE 6348(SD40-2) WE 6993(SD40-2)
Views:  216   Comments: 0
WE 6984, 6993, 6348
Title:  WE 6984, 6993, 6348
Description:  A trio of SD40-2's going West out of Connellsville with empty tank cars and loaded Lehigh Cement hoppers in mid-train.
Photo Date:  9/28/2020  Upload Date: 9/28/2020 7:05:25 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 6984(SD40-2) WE 6993(SD40-2) WE 6348(SD40-2)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
WE 701, 3102, 3034, 6993 Connellsville (1)
Title:  WE 701, 3102, 3034, 6993 Connellsville (1)
Description:  Coming downhill into Connellsville past the CAP's Saw Mill with a heavy train of loaded tank cars and a lumber buffer car. W&LE 701 was former W&LE 305 GP40-2 and was recently rebuilt / repainted to a GP40-3. This same lineup would show up again two days later.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/6/2020 8:33:23 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 701(GP40-3) WE 3102(SD40-3) WE 3034(SD40-3) WE 6993(SD40-2)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
WE 701, 3102, 3304, 6993 (2)
Title:  WE 701, 3102, 3304, 6993 (2)
Description:  Coming downhill into Connellsville past the CAP's Sawmill with a mix of covered hoppers and tank cars. W&LE 701 was former W&LE 305 GP40-2 and was recently rebuilt / repainted to a GP40-3.
Photo Date:  10/6/2020  Upload Date: 10/6/2020 8:43:55 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 701(GP40-3) WE 3102(SD40-3) WE 3034(SD40) WE 6993(SD40-2)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
WE 251, 6993, 6986, 6383
Title:  WE 251, 6993, 6986, 6383
Description:  Train Z565 coming off CSX with a cut of tank cars, running long-hood-forward, much like the days when the GP38-2 was on the Southern Railway.
Photo Date:  11/20/2020  Upload Date: 11/20/2020 10:02:21 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 251(GP38-2) WE 6993(SD40-2) WE 6986(SD40-2) WE 6383(SD40-2)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
WE 252, 3068, 6993, 6990, 6383
Title:  WE 252, 3068, 6993, 6990, 6383
Description:  Five locomotives throttling up to make the hill out of Connellsville with a long train of empty tanker cars. #252 is looking sharp in the new coat of solid black paint.
Photo Date:  1/8/2021  Upload Date: 1/8/2021 6:47:11 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 252(GP38-2) WE 3068(SD40-3) WE 6993(SD40-2) WE 6990(SD40-2) WE 6383(SD40-2)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
WE 4000, 6993, 6996
Title:  WE 4000, 6993, 6996
Description:  Heading west with the usual freight mix of cement hoppers and empty tankers. The day couldn't have been more beautiful for September.
Photo Date:  9/26/2021  Upload Date: 9/26/2021 10:42:18 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 4000(SD40-3) WE 6993(SD40-2) WE 6996(SD40-2)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
WE 4000, 6993
Title:  WE 4000, 6993
Description:  Going west out of Connellsville with 59 empties and 7 loads. WE 4000 is the only locomotive on the roster with this type of paint scheme.
Photo Date:  9/30/2021  Upload Date: 9/30/2021 7:06:45 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 4000(SD40-3) WE 6993(SD40-2)
Views:  49   Comments: 0


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