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Curt Beal's Collection
 
5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Model:EMD GP35Built As:SOU 2655 (GP35)
Serial Number:29910Order No:7774
Frame Number:7774-11Built:1/1965
Notes:ex-WE, NS, SOU 2655
Other locos with this serial:  WE 105(GP35) SOU 2655(GP35) WLE 2655(GP35)
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WE 105 and 106 (1)
Title:  WE 105 and 106 (1)
Description:  Two former Southern Railway GP35's make an appearance in Connellsville on the CSX Keystone Subdivision. #105 was former Southern 2655 built in January 1965. #106 was former Southern 2661 built in February 1965. Here they are headed down to the yard to pick up a measly two railcars and take them all the way back to Rook Yard in Green Tree.
Photo Date:  8/29/2010  Upload Date: 8/30/2010 12:24:06 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35) WE 106(GP35)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
WE 105 and 106 (2)
Title:  WE 105 and 106 (2)
Description:  Two former Southern Railway GP35's make an appearance in Connellsville at the interchange with the CSX Keystone Subdivision. #105 was former Southern 2655 built in January 1965. #106 was former Southern 2661 built in February 1965.
Photo Date:  8/29/2010  Upload Date: 8/30/2010 12:25:14 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35) WE 106(GP35)
Views:  682   Comments: 0
WE 105 and 106 (3)
Title:  WE 105 and 106 (3)
Description:  Two former Southern Railway GP35s make an appearance in Connellsville at the interchange with the CSX Keystone Subdivision. #105 was former Southern 2655 built in January 1965. #106 was former Southern 2661 built in February 1965.
Photo Date:  8/29/2010  Upload Date: 8/31/2010 7:45:14 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35) WE 106(GP35)
Views:  725   Comments: 0
WE 105
Title:  WE 105
Description:  On lease to the shortline SWP Railroad that has had a pickup in business. Acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in August 2001. Built as Southern 2655 in January 1965. Seen at the SWP home station in Scottdale, Pa. Currently the SWP has six locomotives available for use, not counting its partnership with sister railroad AVR.
Photo Date:  5/24/2011  Upload Date: 5/25/2011 2:34:29 PM
Location:  Scottdale, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35)
Views:  190   Comments: 1
WE 105 (2)
Title:  WE 105 (2)
Description:  This high-hood GP35-3 takes a rest on the SWP shortline in Scottdale after working a coal train earlier in the day. This was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in August 2001. Built as Southern 2655 in January 1965. At the time this photo was taken, this engine was being leased to the SWP Railroad.
Photo Date:  5/27/2011  Upload Date: 3/21/2012 2:29:20 AM
Location:  Scottdale, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35)
Views:  185   Comments: 1
WE 105 and 111
Title:  WE 105 and 111
Description:  The two GP35s leased by the SWP Railroad are running light and crossing the bridge over Jacobs Creek between Everson and Scottdale. They had just dropped off some freight in Everson.
Photo Date:  6/2/2011  Upload Date: 6/5/2011 8:45:52 PM
Location:  Scottdale, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35) WE 111(GP35)
Views:  459   Comments: 3
WE 111 and 105 (2)
Title:  WE 111 and 105 (2)
Description:  A duo of rebuilt GP35-3s working for the SWP railroad on a general freight train in Connellsville. WE 111 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 in January 1965. has the name W.J. Holtman on the hood. He was president of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad in the 1980s. Many former executives from the DRGW are now on the W&LE. Also before this was painted last year it still had Rio Grande on the side. WE 105 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in August 2001. Built as Southern 2655 in January 1965.
Photo Date:  6/2/2011  Upload Date: 6/12/2011 10:53:31 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  WE 111(GP35) WE 105(GP35)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
WE 111 and 105 (1)
Title:  WE 111 and 105 (1)
Description:  A duo of rebuilt GP35-3s working for the SWP railroad on a general freight train in Connellsville. WE 111 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1997 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in May 2010. Built as DRGW 3045 in January 1965. has the name W.J. Holtman on the hood. He was president of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad in the 1980s. Many former executives from the DRGW are now on the W&LE. Also before this was painted last year it still had Rio Grande on the side. WE 105 was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in August 2001. Built as Southern 2655 in January 1965.
Photo Date:  6/2/2011  Upload Date: 6/12/2011 10:52:22 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  WE 111(GP35) WE 105(GP35)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
WE 105 (3)
Title:  WE 105 (3)
Description:  A train sits at the interchange with CSX in Connellsville awaiting a new crew. This high-hood was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in August 2001. Built as Southern 2655 GP35 in January 1965. Wheeling Lake Erie trains are no longer allowed to sit idle at this location because of complaints about noise. Last year this was being leased to the SWP Railroad.
Photo Date:  9/19/2012  Upload Date: 11/12/2012 4:48:27 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
WE 105 (4)
Title:  WE 105 (4)
Description:  A train sits at the interchange with CSX in Connellsville awaiting a new crew. This high-hood was acquired by the Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990 and rebuilt to a GP35-3 in August 2001. Built as Southern 2655 GP35 in January 1965. Wheeling Lake Erie trains are no longer allowed to sit idle at this location because of complaints about noise. Last year this was being leased to the SWP Railroad. Check out the old Alco trucks on this.
Photo Date:  9/19/2012  Upload Date: 11/12/2012 4:50:41 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35)
Views:  126   Comments: 1
WE 105, 6985. 6983
Title:  WE 105, 6985. 6983
Description:  A GP35 high hood is still going strong on this 56 car train heading West out of Connellsville.
Photo Date:  8/18/2020  Upload Date: 8/18/2020 11:22:23 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  WE 105(GP35) WE 6985(SD40-2) WE 6983(SD40-2)
Views:  148   Comments: 0


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