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Curt Beal's Collection
 
4/19/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP40-3Built As:DRGW 3080 (GP40)
Serial Number:32891Order No:7956
Frame Number:7956-12Built:2/1967
Notes:ex-WE, DRGW 3080
Other locos with this serial:  WE 3080(GP40) DRGW 3080(GP40) WE 304(GP40-3)
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WE 303 and 304
Title:  WE 303 and 304
Description:  Seen on the famous 160 feet high Banning Bridge, heading back towards Pittsburgh with mainly empty hopper cars.
Photo Date:  4/19/2010  Upload Date: 4/22/2010 10:02:55 PM
Location:  Banning, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  WE 303(GP40-3) WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  952   Comments: 1
WE 301 former Rio Grande (2)
Title:  WE 301 former Rio Grande (2)
Description:  The rear helper on a short 3-car train waiting for clearance to get onto the CSX line in Connellsville. Note the materials sitting on the bridge walkway. These tracks are getting maintenance soon. On the other end of the train is W&LE 304.
Photo Date:  5/23/2010  Upload Date: 5/23/2010 11:40:49 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Bridge
Locomotives:  WE 301(GP40-3) WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  735   Comments: 0
WE 304 (1)
Title:  WE 304 (1)
Description:  A short 4-car train makes its way through the rural Chaintown area, not far from Creek Hills. It is headed west from Connellsville to Rook. This was the rear helper.
Photo Date:  5/23/2010  Upload Date: 5/23/2010 11:38:23 PM
Location:  Chaintown, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
WE 301 and 304 (2)
Title:  WE 301 and 304 (2)
Description:  A short train of four PDRR boxcars leaves the Connellsville CSX Yard, headed westbound here but will eventually head northbound after interchanging with the W&LEs own track on the North End of Connellsville. Seen across the Youghiogheny River.
Photo Date:  6/7/2010  Upload Date: 6/10/2010 6:04:18 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  WE 301(GP40-3) WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  714   Comments: 1
WE 301 and 304 (3)
Title:  WE 301 and 304 (3)
Description:  I photographed this same pair of engines in Connellsville before but the sun wasnt shining so it didnt come out like this one did. Here they are headed eastbound on CSX tracks to go to the Connellsville Yard.
Photo Date:  6/7/2010  Upload Date: 6/10/2010 7:12:51 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  WE 301(GP40-3) WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  645   Comments: 1
WE 304 (2)
Title:  WE 304 (2)
Description:  This EMD GP40-3 was formerly DRGW 3080, built in February 1967. Rebuilt by the W&LE shops in Brewster, Ohio. This was the rear help on a short freight train tied down in Connellsville with no crew. On the trip back to Rook Yard, this one will be on the lead.
Photo Date:  3/17/2011  Upload Date: 3/17/2011 8:20:57 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  503   Comments: 0
WE 304 (3)
Title:  WE 304 (3)
Description:  Train Z564-08 is waiting for a new crew to go west out of Connellsville. This EMD GP40-3 was formerly DRGW 3080 GP40, built in February 1967. Rebuilt by the W&LE shops in Brewster, Ohio in September 2006. Here it sports a new orange safety beacon on the roof, as well as some colored leaves in its air intake.
Photo Date:  10/8/2012  Upload Date: 10/21/2012 6:21:12 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  144   Comments: 1
WE 304 (4)
Title:  WE 304 (4)
Description:  At rest on train Z565-14 on a beautiful spring day. Built as DRGW 3080 GP40 in February 1967. Acquired by Wheeling and Lake Erie in 2001. Rebuilt to a GP40-3 in September 2006.
Photo Date:  4/14/2013  Upload Date: 4/17/2013 4:20:10 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
WE 304 (5)
Title:  WE 304 (5)
Description:  At rest on train Z565-14 on a beautiful spring day. Built as DRGW 3080 GP40 in February 1967. Acquired by Wheeling and Lake Erie in 2001. Rebuilt to a GP40-3 in September 2006.
Photo Date:  4/14/2013  Upload Date: 4/17/2013 4:23:28 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
WE 304 (6)
Title:  WE 304 (6)
Description:  Bringing up the rear on train Z565-18 on a very hot and muggy summer evening.
Photo Date:  7/18/2013  Upload Date: 7/19/2013 7:59:16 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  WE 304(GP40-3)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
WE 304, 6385, 3067
Title:  WE 304, 6385, 3067
Description:  A GP40-3, SD40-2, and SD40-3 are heading up the grade out of Connellsville at milepost 1 with some LPG tank cars and two buffer cars.
Photo Date:  9/17/2017  Upload Date: 9/17/2017 2:50:29 PM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  Curt Beal
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WE 304(GP40-3) WE 6385(SD40-2) WE 3067(SD40-3)
Views:  211   Comments: 0


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