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the GP40PH, GP-40 and GP-40-2


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As of August 1998, GP40PH (formerly designated. GP40TC) The 199 was the first to undergo rebuilding at Wilmington, Delaware to work train specifications. The 199 is got a new turbocharger , ditch lights and a new cab signal unit. the 192 and 193 are to get a similar rebuild that the 199 got; the 199's front plate has been removed.  The 197 and 194 are still in the Boston work train pool and 195 was taken out of storage at Beech Grove and assigned to the Fort Worth area of Texas to switch express box cars. GP40PH 198 is operable but has many problems that need to be fixed and therefore has been assigned to Beech Grove as a shop unit
Location &  Information
 Date
 Photo Credit
 Philadelphia PA
30th Street Station
 Dec 12, 1998
 Stan Feldman
 New Orleans LA
 April 28, 1992
 Bob Carter
 New Brunswick NJ
 June 19, 1999
 Jeff Lubchansky
  Chicago IL
 April 19, 1989
 Paul Hunnell
Chicago IL
 June 1990
 Bill Hakkarinen
Natick MA
 March 16, 2000
 Dick Leonhardt
 Framingham MA
 Aug 27, 2000
 Dick Leonhardt
 Chicago IL
 March 25, 1989
 Paul Hunnell
 Dallas TX
 Nov 6, 1998
 Bob Carter
 Ft Worth TX
Tower 55
 June 6, 1999
 David Hawkins
 Ft Worth TX
Tower 55
 June 6, 1999
 David Hawkins
Sagnaw Tx
helping out the BNSF
3rd unit of 3
 Dec 23, 2000
 Craig Palmer
Charlottesville VA
#50 The Cardinal - one of the weirdest Amtrak Loco lash up I've seen... 657 is trailing
 Dec 2, 1992
 Garland R Harper

196

  Chicago IL

 June 1993

 Bill Hakkarinen
   Chicago IL
 Sept 18, 1994
 Glen Beans
 Worcester MA
 Sept 17, 2000
 Dick Leonhardt
 Worcester MA
 Oct 28, 2000
 Dick Leonhardt
 Chicago IL
 August 1989
 Bill Hakkarinen
 Macedon NY
 April 1994
 Jeff Oswald
198
 Bayview Jct.
 Mar 11, 1992
 Alex Simins
 New Brunswick NJ
 August 8, 1999
 Jeff Lubchansky
 199
Wilmington DE
JUST BACK FROM BEAR WITH SOME EQUIPMENT READY FOR SERVICE. FEB 5, 2000.
Feb 5, 2000
Jeff Lubchansky
 199
 Harrisburg PA
used to switch express
Box & MHC
Oct 12, 2000
 Jim Hebner 
 199
 Harrisburg PA
Oct 15, 2000
Jim Hebner 

Renumbered 520-527 to make way for the new P-42's

June 2004 NORFOLK SOUTHERN TO REBUILD LOCOMOTIVES FOR AMTRAK
Norfolk Southern has received a contract from Amtrak for 8 GP38H-3 locomotives. These locomotives will be rebuilt at the Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, PA. The rebuilt Amtrak locomotives will carry Amtrak road numbers 520-527. These "new" locomotives will be converted from the cores of retired GP40TC's.

  Location & Information  Date  Photo Credit
 520 Wilmington DE
now a GP38H-3		  Nov 2004  Steve Roberts
   521  Juniata Shops
Altoona PA		  Oct 17, 2004   Jim Hebner 
   521  Juniata Shops
Altoona PA		  Oct 17, 2004   Jim Hebner 
   521  Juniata Shops
Altoona PA		  Oct 17, 2004   Jim Hebner 
 521  Juniata Shops
Altoona PA		  Oct 17, 2004   Jim Hebner 
 522  taken from a moving ACELA - a glimpse of the new GP-38H3 #522  Aug 15, 2006  Bill Hakkarinen
 
522
Woodbridge NJ
June 10, 2007
Randy Kotuby
         
  523  Wilmington Shops  Jan 2006  Lee Adams
 525  Albany/Rensselaer Shops  Sept 23, 2001  Jim Hebner 
 525 Boston MA
old #197 which has been renumbered to 525		  Aug 11, 2001  Ralph Carter
  525  Wilmington Shops  Jan 2006  Lee Adams
 526 Olmstead Falls OH   Paul Duda

The other GP-40s (650-664) came from Helm leasing. They had no head end power but
were able to pass HEP thru and were regeared for high speed service

Acquired 1984-1991 they came from CR, Soo (Milw) B&M, and IC

They were returned to Helm leasing

   GP-40
GP-40-2		  Information  Date  Photo Credit
 650  New Orleans LA  Aug 31, 1991  Bob Carter
   650  New Orleans LA
nose close up		  Aug 31, 1991  Bob Carter
 651  New Orleans LA  June 29, 1991  Bob Carter
   651   New Orleans LA
nose close up		  June 29, 1991  Bob Carter
 652  Danville VA
on a six hour late
train 20		    Garland R Harper
 653   Ft Worth TX  June 1, 1991  MC Wikman
 653  New Orleans LA  June 22, 1991  Bob Carter
   653  New Orleans LA
nose close up		  June 22, 1991  Bob Carter
653  Raton NM
third unit on the westbound
Southwest Chief		  August 1994  Jim Hebner
655  Chicago IL  June 1993  Bill Hakkarinen
Charlottesville VA
The Cardinal
one of the weirdest Amtrak Loco lash up I've se en... 196 is leading
 Dec 2, 1992
 Garland R Harper
663  Ft Worth TX  May 1991  MC Wikman

the ex Amtrak units after being returned to Helm
 HLCX 4201  Welland ONT  March 20, 1999  L Hodges
HLCX 4410  HLCX #4410 (ex-Amtrak #659) - GP40CLC -
Guelph Junction Ont		  June 1998   Brian D. Switzer
 HLCX 4410  with 4409, 4406
at Galt ONT		  Jan 1999  Brian D. Switzer

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This archive was first accessed August 1996