CR 7498 in Elizabethport NJ. Conrail received four GP-18's from the Lehigh Valley to join the April, 1976 roster as CR series 7496-7499. The 1,800hp GP-9 replacements, built between December 1959 and November 1963, were powered by EMD's normally aspirated 567D1 16 cylinder prime mover.

Conrail was the largest Class 1 railroad in North America to own the 1,500hp GP15-1 road switcher, with 100 units arriving on the system in late 1979 and being assigned series CR 1600-1699. Conrail received only four GP18's from the Lehigh Valley (LV 302-305) and assigned them to the series CR 7496-7499.

Jan 10, 2025 · CR GP18 7499 rests in the Elizabethport service line in February, 1979.

Oct 18, 2019 · Conrail GP18 locomotive train engine photos, plus Lehigh Valley.

CR 7498, an Ex-Lehigh Valley GP-18 takes a rest in the yard. Ex-LV that was rebuilt, recent repaint. See how many other "gems" you can spot in this crowd, besides the obvious ones in the front row. That GP18 was just one of 3 CR owned at the time.

Athearn ATHG30724 GP18 CR Conrail #7499 with DCC & Sound Tsunami2 HO Scale. Detailed Information CR FEATURES: Ex LV #305, faded paint effect with CR patched markings; Lehigh Valley was folded into the U.S. government’s bailout of Penn Central and became a founding member of Conrail in 1976.

The EMD GP18 began production in late 1959 and was based on the builder’s extraordinarily successful GP9, although the latter model was still in production at the time. The GP18 is considered the last of the builder’s “first generation” models.

CR Features: Ex LV #305, faded paint effect with CR patched markings; Lehigh Valley was folded into the U.S. government’s bailout of Penn Central and became a founding member of Conrail in 1976. The collection of four GP18s went on from Lehigh Valley to serve Conrail as its 7496-7499.

CR FEATURES: Ex LV #305, faded paint effect with CR patched markings; Lehigh Valley was folded into the U.S. government’s bailout of Penn Central and became a founding member of Conrail in 1976. The collection of four GP18s went on …

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