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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:8/14/1976 - 10/20/1982
Album Info:Fairly nice collection of older photos and slides of Conrail GP7's taken during the late 1970's to early 1980's. Most were by unknown photograpahers.
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CR GP7 #5839
Title:  CR GP7 #5839
Description:  Originally built by EMD in October of 1953 as RDG GP7 #633, the loco was renumbered first to CR 5835 aafter landing on the Conrail rosterand later renumbered to CR 5839. Final disposition was not found. The photo was taken at the massive Richard R. Young Yard in Elkhart, IN.No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  8/14/1976  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:32 AM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5839(GP7)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
CR GP7 #5921
Title:  CR GP7 #5921
Description:  Spotted at the Burckeye Yard in Columbus, OH by an unknown rail fan, this EMD GP7 was built in December of 1950 as ERIE 1401. The loco tehn became EL-1401 after the merger. , On the Conrail roster, the loco became CR 5921. It was painted in the Conrail blue scheme on 3/11/1977. Final disposition is unknown. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  11/19/1977  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:38 AM
Location:  Buckeye Yard, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5921(GP7)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
CR GP7 #5862
Title:  CR GP7 #5862
Description:  Built by EMD in September of 1953 as PRR GP7 #8562, it was renumbered to Penn Central 5862 after the PRR collapse. When PC then collapsed, it moved to Conrail and received the CR 5862 reporting mark. No final disposition was found. No photographer was listed for the photo. ohi
Photo Date:  3/28/1978  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:34 AM
Location:  Sharonville, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5862(GP7)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
CR GP7 #5865 & #5844
Title:  CR GP7 #5865 & #5844
Description:  Originally built by EMD in September of 1953 as PRR GP7 8565, it moved to the PC roster as their PC 5865 and then onto Conrail as CR 5865. The photo was taken near Morgan Tower in Quincy, OH with CR 5844 as first trailing loco. No final disposition was found and no photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  7/29/1978  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:36 AM
Location:  Quincy, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5865(GP7) CR 5844(GP7)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
CR GP7 #5981
Title:  CR GP7 #5981
Description:  Looking very much used, this former EL GP7 was sitting in the Juniata Yard in Altoona, PA, awaiting it's fate. Originally built by EMD in September of 1952 as ERIE 1243, it went on to the EL roster as EL #1243, When it moved over to the Convrail roster, it became CR #5981. Unfortunately, the loco was scrapped just a few months after the photo was taken by an unnknown photographer. This may have been the last image of it before being scrapped in Ausut of 1979.
Photo Date:  5/1/1979  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:41 AM
Location:  Altoona (Juniata), PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5981(GP7)
Views:  8   Comments: 0
Conrail GP7 5695
Title:  Conrail GP7 5695
Description:  Originally built at NYC GP7 5695 in March of 1952, it moved through the Penn Central and Conrail with the same number. No final disposition after Conrail was found. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  2/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:28 AM
Location:  Altoona (Juniata), PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PC 5695(GP7) CR 5695(GP7) NYC 5695(GP7)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
CR GP7 #5802
Title:  CR GP7 #5802
Description:  Conrail GP7 #5802 was built by EMD in 1953 originally as NYC #5802. It rolled over to the Penn Central roster as PC 5802 - you can still see the "mating worms" loco on the front side. It moved over to Conrail after the collapse of PC and it still retained the same number. . The earliest CR stenciling was done in May of 1977. Final disposition was not found. No photographer or exact day in February, 1980 was listed.
Photo Date:  2/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:31 AM
Location:  Altoona (Juniata), PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5802(GP7)
Views:  13   Comments: 0
CR GP7 #5708
Title:  CR GP7 #5708
Description:  Built by EMD in March of 1952 as NYC GP7 #5708, the locomotive moved through the Penn Central and Conrail rosters retaining the same number. .The loco was finally given the Conrail blue paint scheme on 12/24/1981. Final disposition was not found. No photographer or exact day in March, 1980 was listed.
Photo Date:  3/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:30 AM
Location:  Altoona (Juniata), PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5708(GP7)
Views:  12   Comments: 0
CR GP7 #5987 - Help with location
Title:  CR GP7 #5987 - Help with location
Description:  Built by EMD in August of 1951 originally as DLW #953, the loco was renumbered after the Erie Lackawanna merger to EL 1272. When the loco moved over to the Conrail roster, it was renumbered CR 5987. Final disposition is unknown. No photographer, date or location was listed for the photo. Does anyone recognize this yard and engine shop? It looks familiar to me but I just can't pull the location out of my memory yet.
Photo Date:  6/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:42 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5987(GP7)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
CR GP7 #5864
Title:  CR GP7 #5864
Description:  Interesting vantage point and great background sky in this photo taken by rail fan Frank Spieles. Built by EMD in August of 1952 as PRR GP7 8505, it rolled through the Penn Central roster and then onto the Conrail one where it was renumbered CR 5864. No final disposition was found.
Photo Date:  10/20/1982  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:35 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5864(GP7)
Views:  14   Comments: 0


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