Stopped to receive order from the dispatcher via "hooping" up to the engineer is Conrail SD40-2 #6508. Built by EMD in September of 1979 for Conrail, the loco was later sent to the CSX roster as #8859 on the CR breakup. Pennsylvania rail fan Frank Spieles caught this rare "order hooping" moment. |
Date:
5/1/1982 |
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Rockville, PA Map ![Show Rockville on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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![CR SD40-2 #6508 - "Order Hooping"](/pictures\200338\CR%20SD40_2%206508%20orders%20frclr.jpg) |
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This picture is part of album: Conrail SD40-2's |