Penn Central Locomotive Photo Archive - the RS3s & RS3Ms

Penn Central Locomotive
Photo Archive
the RS2, RS3 & RS3M

RS-2

LOCATION

DATE

PHOTO BY

5229 W. Springfield MA Dec 24, 1974 Hans Kuring

RS-3

LOCATION

DATE

PHOTO BY

5233 Holyoke May 1974 Joseph Snopek

5257

5306

5307 Cleveland OH Nov 20, 1976 John Benson

5318

5326 Rochester NY Jim Hebner

5431 Danbury CT March 10, 1974 Hans Kuring

5468 Buffalo NY 4/13/1976

5475 Springfield MA Feb 26, 1977 Joseph Snopek

5483 Branchville CT May 7, 1973 Hans Kuring

5483 Branchville CT May 7, 1973 Hans Kuring

5487 New Haven CT Sept 19, 1973
Hans Kuring

5504 Syracuse NY 9/9/1972

5509 Brewster NY March 10, 1974
Hans Kuring

5513 Harv Kahn

5515 Harv Kahn

5516

5531 Readsville MA
Sept 1969
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep

5585
Boston MA
note the Red C

5590 Danbury CT Jan12, 1974
Hans Kuring

5593 New Haven CT

5593 Danbury CT Jan 6, 1975
Hans Kuring

5593 Brewster NY Nov 20, 1976
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep

Penn Central embarked on an RS3 rebuilding program starting in 1972. RS3's were rebuilt using EMD 567 prime
movers and fan assemblies taken from retired E8s. Many of the rebuilt units were easily identified by the boxy
structure built on the top of the long hood to obtain the higher clearance required to lift out the power assemblies
on the EMD prime movers. The rebuilds were done at the DeWitt (Syracuse), NY, shops and Altoona, resulting in
the units being nicknamed "DeWitt Geeps".
Conrail continued this rebuild program until 1978.

RS-3M

Location & information

Date

Photo Credit

9951 Baltimore MD May 14, 1977 James P Marcus

9950

9953 Wilson NY
on the west end of the Hojack Line
July 6, 1974
Jim Hebner

9953 Wilson NY
on the west end of the Hojack Line
July 6, 1974
Jim Hebner

9953 Williamson NY Dec 29, 1975
Jim Hebner

9953 Rochester NY May 7, 1977 Jim Hebner

9955 Danbury CT
Dec 7, 1975
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

9956

9960

9961 Rochester NY
Sept 19, 1976
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

9963 Buffalo NY May 1977 from the
collection of
Albert Phleep

9965 Buffalo, NY
rebuilt from PC 5241, originally NYC 8241 Dec 12, 1977 Arnold Morscher

9969
Harmon NY
August 3, 1975
Alen Miller

9969 New York NY
West 72nd St yard
August 8, 1975
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

9969
Danbury CT
August 1978
Ed Blackman

9972
Hartford CT
April 29, 1979
Ralph Phillips

9973
West Springfiled MA
former NH 522
former PC 5532
March 5, 1977
Clayton F. Sherry

9980 Danbury CT
Dec 15, 1975
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

73600 Altoona PA
an interesting part of the RS-3M story - how do you transport old E-unit 567 engines fron Altoona to Dewitt - in an old F7 B unit
May 14, 1977
David Hamley
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

PC# Rebuild Date Rebuild Shop Former # Notes

9950 April 1972 Altoona PC 5477 NH535 no short hood

9951 July 1973 Altoona PC5230
NYC 8230 low short hood

9952 July 1973 Dewitt PC 5240
NYC 8240

9953 September 1973 Dewitt PC 5242
NYC 8242

9954 November 1973 Dewitt PC 5227

9955 December 1973 Dewitt PC 5526
NH 519

9956 January 1974 Dewitt PC 5470
PRR 8470

9957 March 1974 Dewitt PC 5342
NYC 8342

9958 April 1974 Dewitt PC5260
PRR 5538
PRR 8838

9959 May 1974 Wilmington PC 5400
PRR 8600

9960 May 1974 Dewitt PC 5589
NH 546

9961 June 1974 Dewitt PC 5228
NYC 8228

9962 July 1974 Dewitt PC 5487
NH 556

9963 Sept 1974 Dewitt PC 5257
NYC 8247

9964 August 1974 Dewitt PC 5243
NYC 8243

9965 October 1974 Dewitt PC 5241
NYC 8241

9966 November 1974 Dewitt PC 5318
NYC 8318

9967 December 1974 Wilmington PC 5555
PRR 8855

9968 December 1974 Dewitt PC 5333
NYC 8333

9969 January1975 Dewitt PC 5288
NYC 8288

9970 February 1975 Dewitt PC 5403
PRR 8603

9971 March 1975 Dewitt PC 5238
NYC 8238

9972 April 1975 Dewitt PC 5464
PRR 8464

9973 May 1975 Dewitt PC 5532
NH 522

9974 November 1975 Dewitt / Wilmington PC 5328
NYC 8328

9975 June 1975 Dewitt PC 5578
PRR 8478

9976 July 1975 Dewitt PC 5508
NYC 8266

9977 September 1975 Dewitt PC 5290 NYC 9280

9978 October 1975 Dewitt PC 5405
PRR 8605

9979 November 1975 Dewitt PC 554
NH 530

9980 December 1975 Dewitt PC 5590
NH 549

9981 Jan 1976 Dewitt PC 5585
NH 541

9982
February 1976
Dewitt
PC 5364 NYC 8847

9983 March 1976 Dewitt PC5596 NH559

Completed by Conrail

9984 April 1976 Dewitt PC 5260
NYC 8260

9985 May 1976 Dewitt PC5439
NH 543

9986 June 1976 Dewitt PC 5239 NYC 8239

9987 August 1976 Dewitt PC 5327
NYC 8327

9988 Sept 1976 Dewitt PC5362
PRR 5542
PRR 8842

There were more by Conrail

RS-3M

Location & information

Date

Photo Credit

9951 Baltimore MD May 14, 1977 James P Marcus

9953 Wilson NY
on the west end of the Hojack Line
July 6, 1974
Jim Hebner

9953 Wilson NY
on the west end of the Hojack Line
July 6, 1974
Jim Hebner

9953 Williamson NY Dec 29, 1975
Jim Hebner

9953 Rochester NY May 7, 1977

9955 Danbury CT
Dec 7, 1975
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

9961 Rochester NY
Sept 19, 1976
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

9965
Arnold Morscher

9969
Harmon NY
August 3, 1975
Alen Miller

9969 New York NY
West 72nd St yard
August 8, 1975
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

9969
Danbury CT
August 1978
Ed Blackman

9972
Hartford CT
April 29, 1979
Ralph Phillips

9973
West Springfiled MA
former NH 522
former PC 5532
March 5, 1977
Clayton F. Sherry

9980 Danbury CT
Dec 15, 1975
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

73600 Altoona PA
an interesting part of the RS-3M story - how do you transport old E-unit 567 engines fron Altoona to Dewitt - in an old F7 B unit
May 14, 1977
David Hamley
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner