Today we look at a regular on the Hitop branch, PC GP-7 #5628. Built for NYC by EMD in 1952 as original class drs-4e, and re-classified ers-15 and numbered 5628. These GP-7’s had a 16-567b engine in them, with 1500 horsepower. The 5628 obviously became PC 5628 at merger time, and at the time of the initial start-up of ConRail, became CR 5628. No information is available at this time when 5628 was officially retired, sold and/or scrapped. The locomotive on the branch currently is a regular fixture in the area, with occasional trips up to the shop at Buckeye yard in Columbus, Ohio for periodic inspections…
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I have been a railfan since the age of 6, and a modeler since the age of fourteen. This is my first fully (well not quite) completed model railroad. I fell in love with trains early in life, ride them when I can, have volunteered on many steam fan trips and have ridden many more steam excursion trips, have belonged to several model rr clubs, and did a stint as a brakeman/conductor on a midwest regional railroad. My layout was published in Model Railroader magazine in 2016. I hope all of you enjoy the ride here on my sites! I now have the second blog/website up for my other hobby: wargaming with Flames Of War. I have been involved in wargaming off and on since my teens......
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