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Curt Beal's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:SP 5310 (SD39)
Serial Number:34008Order No:7110
Frame Number:7110-11 Built:9/1968
Other locos with this serial:  SP 5310(SD39) UP 4757(SD40-2) WE 6997(SD40-2)
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WE 3067, 6996, 6997, 6989 (1)
Title:  WE 3067, 6996, 6997, 6989 (1)
Description:  Four locomotives willl need all the power they have to bring 101 total railcars out of Connellsville. Here they are intherchanging back onto the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad before making the climb up the hill.
Photo Date:  8/5/2021  Upload Date: 8/6/2021 6:04:54 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 3067(SD40-3) WE 6996(SD40-2) WE 6997(SD40-2) WE 6989(SD40-2)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
WE 3067, 6996, 6997, 6989 (2)
Title:  WE 3067, 6996, 6997, 6989 (2)
Description:  The four locomotives have gained a lot of momentum as they pull 101 total railcars past Eannotti Road, west of Owensdale, PA.
Photo Date:  8/5/2021  Upload Date: 8/6/2021 6:21:22 AM
Location:  Owensdale, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WE 3067(SD40-3) WE 6996(SD40-2) WE 6997(SD40-2) WE 6989(SD40-2)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
WE 6997
Title:  WE 6997
Description:  This has been on the Wheeling and Lake Erie roster for five years and I was never able to photograph it before. It was built as SP 5310 SD39 in September 1968. Later became UP 4757 SD40-2, and still has their paint color.
Photo Date:  8/5/2021  Upload Date: 8/6/2021 6:08:16 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6997(SD40-2)
Views:  69   Comments: 0
WE 6989, 6997, 6984, LTEX 1266, LTEX 1268, LTEX 1250, LTEX 1267, LTEX 1259
Title:  WE 6989, 6997, 6984, LTEX 1266, LTEX 1268, LTEX 1250, LTEX 1267, LTEX 1259
Description:  A Wheeling & Lake Erie train coming into the Connellsville CSX Yard via the crossover from Track 3 to 4. They have three of their own engines, and 5 steel mill switchers from LTEX company. The destination of the switchers is unknown.
Photo Date:  8/6/2021  Upload Date: 8/6/2021 9:07:15 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  WE 6989(SD40-2) WE 6997(SD40-2) WE 6984(SD40-2) LTEX 1266(SW14) LTEX 1268(SW1200) LTEX 1250(SW1200) LTEX 1267(SW7RM) LTEX 1259(SW1200)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
WE 3049, 6997
Title:  WE 3049, 6997
Description:  An SD40-3 and SD40-2 taking a train West at Bellview Road outside of Connellsville in some muted winter sunlight. A winter storm dropped about six inches of snow during the night and day.
Photo Date:  2/5/2022  Upload Date: 2/6/2022 3:49:23 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  WE 3049(SD40-3) WE 6997(SD40-2)
Views:  78   Comments: 0


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