Why publish a Penn Central Diesel Spotter's Guide? Readers of PC RAILroADER magazine and of the PC SYSTEM BI-ANNUAL recognized the need
for a compact handy guide before the editor. Their feedback and remarks reflected the need for a reference in the car during their train 1-vatching rather than taking along their PC SYSTD1 BI-ANNUAL. The Penn Central has the largest diesel fleet in the United States and by far the largest variety of builder models of any railroado With in excess of sixty different models the railroad buff has a handy quick reference to identify currently active Penn Central motive power. It does not include electric power and does
not account. for units retired within a block of numbers. For data on retirements, wrecks, renumberings, etc. refer to the PC SYSTEM BI-ANNUAL
and PC RAILroADER news magazine. The PC DIESEL SPOTTER'S GUIDE is arranged in sequential order from lowest to highest road numbers. A system-wide through freight train index has been provided for those listening to the Penn Central radio frequency to identify a particular train's point of origin and termination. Also a log has been provided to permit you to keep your own record of locomotive sightings.
Words of thanks are due to the contributors of the photographs used in the PC DIESEL SPOTTER'S GUIDE for their assistance.
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EMDF7
PC Class EF15a 1500HP
100 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units remaining are numbered 1482 - 1879.
F-units are found in Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Columbus areas.
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The GarysjJay Potter Collection
ALCODL721
PC Class AF20 2000HP
24 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbered 2021 - 2044.
DL-721 (RS32) are found in central and upstate N.Y.
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Lee Hastm~n/Jay Potter Collection
ALCOC-430
PC Class AF30 3000HP
10 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units n1Jfl\bered 2050 - 2059.
C-430' 5 are found
in Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton,W. Va.
All aredistinguished by their Aleo Hiadhesion tru'Cks.
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Jay potter
EMDGP20
PC Class EF20
2000HP
13 units on roster as of 3-1-1974-
Units numbered 2100 -2112 GP-20's are concentrated in upstate New York area.
None have dynamic brake blisters_
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Kerry L. Jury
EMDGP30
PC Class EF30 2250HP 62 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbered 2188 - 2249
Units 2188 - 2197 are not equipped with dynamic braking.
GP-30ts are concentrated in eastern Fa, New York, northern Ohio and Conn.
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Martin S. Zak
EMDGP35
PC Class EF25 2500HP
147 units on roster c..S of 3-1-1974-
Units numbered 2250 - 2399.
Uni ts 2369 - 2399 are not equipped
wi t h dynami c b rdking.
GP-351s are spread throughout the system and operate in the system pool.
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Jay Potter
ALCODL640
PC Class AF24 2400HP
15 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbe red
2400 - 2414.
DL-640's (RS27) are found in we st.e m and central Pa ,
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Jay Potter
ALCOC424
PC Class AF24a
2l()OHP
1 unit on roster as of 3-1-1974." . Unit numbered 2415 PC's lone C424 works in the western and central Pennsylvania area.
Gary Daniels
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ALCOC425
PC Class AF25 2500HP
41 units on roster as of 3-1-1974-
Units numbered 2416 - 2459.
C425's concentrated in western, central Fa. and New England areas.
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Jay potter
GE U25B
PC Class GF25
2500HP
152 units on roster as of 3-1-1974-
Units numbered 2500 - 2685
U25' s are spread through out the system operating in the system pool. The greater concentration of U25's are found along the great lakes and upstate New York.
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J. W. Hulsman
GE U23B
PC Class GF22 2250HP
95 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbered 2700 - 2794.
U23B's concentrated in Ohio area with units traveling to various po i.rrt s on system.
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Jay Potter
GE U28B
PC CLaae GF28
2800HP
2 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbered 2822, 2823 U28BIS move in the large concentration of GE power along the great lakes and into New York.
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Jerome Rosenfeld
GE U30B
PC Class GF30 3000HP
60 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units nwnbered 2830 - 2889 U30B's are concentrated on lines along great lakes and New York.
2858 and 2859 have been up- . graded to 3300HP.
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Gary Daniels
GE U33B
PC Class GF33 3300HP
81 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbered 2890 - 20/10.
U33B1s are found along great lakes area and New York.
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Martin Za'k./Jay potter Collection
EMDGP40
PC Class EFJO 3000HP 273 units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbered 3000 - 3274.
GP40's operate in system pool and are found through out system.
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Bill Vollaner Collection
EMD F7 B-UNITS
PC Class EF15a
1500HP
11 B~ts on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbered 3437 - 3547 F7B's are concentrated in northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania area.
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Mark Dobronski
EMD GP9 B-UNITS
PC Class EF17 1750HP
40 B-units on roster as of 3-1-1974.
Units numbered 3800 - 3839.
GP9B's are found at various yards throughout the system in yard, hump and local service.
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Martin Zak
EMDE8
PC Class EP22 225Df-lP
A total of 105 units (35 with PC logo and 70 with AMTRAK) are on the roster as of 3-1-1974.
E- Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation F- Fairbanks, Morse and Company
G- General Electric Company
L- Lima-Hamilton Corporation
2. Second letter (and third letter where used) designates service:
F- Road freight unit with streamlined (covered wagon) carbody, low-nose road switcher car body, or "B" unit road switcher carbody; equipped with multiple unit connections.
P- Road passenger with streamlined (covered wagon) carbody; equipped with multiple unit connections and steam generators.
FP- Road passenger or road freight with streamlined (covered wagon) carbody or low-nose road switcher carbody; equipped with multiple unit connections and steam generators.
RS- Switcher type carbody with high speed trucks; horse power limi IS for four traction motors from 1000 to 2000
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3.
horsepower and six traction motors from 1500 to 2400 horsepower.
S- Yard switcher.
Numerals indicate engine horsepower in nearest lowest hundred, i.e., 1750 horsepower would be 17, 2250 horsepower would be 22, and 2750 horsepower would be 27.
Final letter, or letters (all small letters), indicates special features as follows:
a- Change in original design. Major modification over "non-a" model such as six-wheel trucks or engine model change.
m- Multiple unit equipped. Used for yard switchers only as all other locomotives, except "X" designated locomotives, are eq ui p ped.
s- Steam generator equipped. (Used for RS only as P and FP types are equipped with steam generators; and F and S types do not have steam generators.)
x- Road switcher locomotives not equipped with MU control. (This letter will be dropped when locomotives are phased out.)
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M-6 Cedar Hill Boston NS-3 Cedar Hill Se Ik i r k
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MB-l Massena Buffalo NS-7 Lout sv Ll l e Lnd Lanapo l i s
MC-2 Toledo Detroit NS-8 Indianapolis Lou i svt lIe
MC-4 Detroit Se Ik i r k NY-2 Chicago BI Selkirk
MC-6 Cincinnati Detroit NY-4 Chicago B1 Se lkirk
MC-6A Cincinnati Toledo NY-6 E. St. Louis Selkirk
MC-8 Toledo Detroit NY-10 Chicago Rotte.rdam Jet.
NY-12 Elkhart Se lkirk
MD-6 Potoma.c Yard Meadows
HD-13 Meadows PotOmac Yard
l®-116 Potomac Yard Camden OAC-7 Columbus Cincinnatt
MD-117 Camden Potomac Yard OC-l Columbus Elkhart
ME-8 Marion Elkha,t OC-8 Columbus Cleveland
ML-9 Little Ferry Detroit OD- 2 Columbus Dickinson
ML-12 Detroit DeWitt OD-8 Columbus DeW{ t t
MLN-7 Detroit Cincinnati OE-2 Columbus Enola
MO_7 Cleveland Columbus OE-8 Columbus Enola
MPX-I Indianapolis E. St. Louis 01-3 Columbus I nd Lana po li s
MV-12 Montreal Selki,k
OLN-7 Columbus Cincinnati
NC-l Elkhart Be ns e nv I lie OM-8 Columbus Cleve land
NCB-l Indianapolis E. St. LouL. ONF-8 Columbus Niagara Fa 11s
NCB-IA Lnd i a napo l is E. St. Louis OP-6 Columbus Scu 11y
ND-4 Elkhart Detroic OP-8 Columbus Conway
NE-l Providence Potomac Yard 01-7 Columbus Toledo
NE-2 Pocomac Yard Selkirk OV_8 Columbus Se Lk i r k
NE-3 Se lkirk Potomac Yard 0101-5 Columbus Ef Fne r TP&W
NE_4 Potomac Yard Boston
NE-74 Maybrook Boston P-3 Greenville Enola
NE-97 Boston Maybrook P-5 liarsimus Cove Enola
NG-I Cedar Hill Selkirk P-7 Phi Lad e Lpb t a Enola
NG-3 Oak Point DeWitt P-9 Camden Enola
NH-2 Selkirk Cedar Hi 11 PC-l Youngstown P&LE Elkhart
NH-4 Se IkLrk Cedar Hill PC-3 Conway E::.:.Lart
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TV-13 Boston Chicago vo-s Selkirk Co l ur-bu s
VP-2 Selkirk Providence
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TV-t4 Chicago Boston vt :« Selkirk Pl"'ovidence
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TV-16 Ka Lamaz oo North Bergen
TV-16A DeWit t North Bergen
TV·17 Cleveland Cincinnati 1-18-5 DeWi t t Nia.gara fa 115
TV-18 Cincinnati Cleveland IJPB·4 Conway Potomac Yard
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TV-20 Chica~c Me-adm-IS WVT-S Dickinson Avon
TV-22 Harrisburg Baltimore
TV-21 11eadows Pot cmac Yard
TV-23A Meadows Potomac Yard YB-8 Youngstown P&LE Buffalo
TV_24 Potomac Yard Meadows YH-l York Har-r t s burg
TV-25 Ba It imoe e Detroit YT -3 YOungstown P&LE To ledo
TV-25D Balt.imore Harrisburg
TV-26 Detroit Baltimore
TV-28 PotOmac Yard Meadows
TV-29 Port Newark Harrisburg
TV-45 Buffa 10 Chicago
TV-51 Detroit Chicago
TV-52 Chicago Detroi t 7 1