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Owner: Conrail
Model:GE C30-7ABuilt As:CR 6553 (C30-7A)
Serial Number:44542Order No:1841CR
Frame Number:Built:5/1984
Other locos with this serial:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
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NHSE
Title:  NHSE
Description:  Westbound NHSE through the first big cut at the "new location" just west of MP 129.
Photo Date:  5/24/1985  Upload Date: 7/27/2006 9:33:25 AM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6559(C30-7A) CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  793   Comments: 0
Overcast and damp, but busy, 09:25, BOEL
Title:  Overcast and damp, but busy, 09:25, BOEL
Description:  It will take 10 minutes for BOEL to pass this location and we have to wait until he passes, since the vehicle is parked on the other side of the tracks. We'll STILL beat him to Washington, 3 1/2 miles further on.
Photo Date:  6/8/1985  Upload Date: 7/31/2006 11:10:34 AM
Location:  Becket, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6554(C30-7A)
Views:  600   Comments: 0
Overcast and damp, but busy, 09:50, BOEL
Title:  Overcast and damp, but busy, 09:50, BOEL
Description:  Shoulda' stayed on the other side of the tracks.
Photo Date:  6/8/1985  Upload Date: 7/31/2006 11:12:17 AM
Location:  Washington, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6554(C30-7A)
Views:  662   Comments: 0
SEPW
Title:  SEPW
Description:  SEPW begins his ascent of Washington Hill out of North Adams Junction at 19:46.
Photo Date:  7/13/1985  Upload Date: 8/16/2006 1:23:51 PM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  600   Comments: 0
SEPW
Title:  SEPW
Description:  SEPW charging up the grade out of Pittsfield.
Photo Date:  7/13/1985  Upload Date: 8/16/2006 1:24:51 PM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  600   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description:  SEBO-B passing MP 126 in Chester.
Photo Date:  7/20/1985  Upload Date: 8/24/2006 5:28:14 PM
Location:  Chester, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
Westbound
Title:  Westbound
Description:  A westbound, probably SPSE, rolls under the bridge at the top of the grade on the B&A behind typical Boston Line power.
Photo Date:  8/13/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2014 1:45:03 AM
Location:  Washington, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6560(C30-7A) CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6554(C30-7A)
Views:  721   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description:  Nov 1985 - State Line Tunnel near Canaan NY - CR 6553 GE C30-7A Serial # 44542 Blt. 5/1984
Photo Date:  11/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/15/2024 11:20:46 PM
Location:  Canaan, NY
Author:  Peter Consigli
Categories:  Roster,Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
Pittsfield at night
Title:  Pittsfield at night
Description:  FRSEs power sits at the yard office on the former B&A
Photo Date:  1/14/1986  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 4:02:16 PM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Night,Yard,Station,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  509   Comments: 2
CR 6553 in the Middlefield Gorge on the B&A
Title:  CR 6553 in the Middlefield Gorge on the B&A
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/25/1986  Upload Date: 1/27/2012 11:10:26 PM
Location:  Bancroft, MA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
MBSE
Title:  MBSE
Description:  The sun finally comes out in the late afternoon for MBSE at Huntington.
Photo Date:  1/3/1987  Upload Date: 2/12/2006 9:54:55 PM
Location:  Huntington, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
Working in the dark
Title:  Working in the dark
Description:  The power for FRSE is sitting at the yard office in Pittsfield, as the crew gets its paperwork together for their pck up. Eight units have the train in hand tonight, though I'm guessing the last four are in tow to Selkirk for servicing, almost home with their trip to Selkirk.
Photo Date:  4/16/1988  Upload Date: 7/8/2015 4:51:04 AM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Night,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6560(C30-7A) CR 2015(B23-7) CR 6551(C30-7A) CR 1900(B23-7) CR 6622(C36-7) CR 1913(B23-7) CR 8621(SW8)
Views:  1083   Comments: 0
(1) SEMB-2X
Title:  (1) SEMB-2X
Description:  Eastbound SEMB-2X charges through North Adams Jct., gaining momentum for the 6 mile climb up the west slope of Washington Hill.
Photo Date:  5/12/1988  Upload Date: 6/7/2006 3:09:41 PM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
(2) SEMB-2X
Title:  (2) SEMB-2X
Description:  Eastbound SEMB-2X charges through North Adams Jct., gaining momentum for the 6 mile climb up the west slope of Washington Hill.
Photo Date:  5/12/1988  Upload Date: 6/7/2006 3:10:37 PM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
(3) SEMB-2X
Title:  (3) SEMB-2X
Description:  Eastbound SEMB-2X charges through North Adams Jct., gaining momentum for the 6 mile climb up the west slope of Washington Hill.
Photo Date:  5/12/1988  Upload Date: 6/7/2006 3:11:47 PM
Location:  Pittsfield, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  432   Comments: 0
Working the yard
Title:  Working the yard
Description:  PWSEs power crosses the CV at Palmer as it works the Palmer yard east of the crossing.
Photo Date:  5/30/1988  Upload Date: 7/19/2015 2:54:44 AM
Location:  Palmer, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6555(C30-7A) CR 6568(C30-7A) CR 6617(C32-8)
Views:  712   Comments: 1
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/15/1989  Upload Date: 9/15/2022 2:32:25 AM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
CR 6553 with a manifest
Title:  CR 6553 with a manifest
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  5/6/1989  Upload Date: 12/14/2023 11:16:20 PM
Location:  West Trenton, NJ
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6573(C30-7A)
Views:  209   Comments: 1
CR 6553 leads a freight
Title:  CR 6553 leads a freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1990  Upload Date: 3/2/2003 11:48:54 PM
Location:  Unknown, MA
Author:  Harry Frye
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  740   Comments: 0
CR 6553 leads other GE and lots of boxcars
Title:  CR 6553 leads other GE and lots of boxcars
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1990  Upload Date: 3/2/2003 11:48:54 PM
Location:  Unknown, MA
Author:  Harry Frye
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  685   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1990  Upload Date: 3/2/2003 11:48:54 PM
Location:  Unknown, MA
Author:  Harry Frye
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  616   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description:  TV-6 passing the Washington depot site at mile 137.65.
Photo Date:  2/17/1990  Upload Date: 12/1/2005 10:19:49 PM
Location:  Washington, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  438   Comments: 0
CR 1941 is about to pass beneath the Route 625 bridge
Title:  CR 1941 is about to pass beneath the Route 625 bridge
Description:  CR 1941 would become NS PRRX 4042 and CR 6553 would become NS PRRX 8092. Both are now retired.
Photo Date:  5/3/1992  Upload Date: 4/20/2020 10:29:55 AM
Location:  Jutland, NJ
Author:  Thom Horvath
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 1941(B23-7) CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  387   Comments: 2
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description:  CR 6553 heads west at pace past CP Quaker (west of Collinwood) on a summer evening
Photo Date:  6/17/1993  Upload Date: 10/7/2017 9:01:49 PM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description:  CR 6553 heads west at pace past CP Quaker (west of Collinwood) on a summer evening
Photo Date:  6/17/1993  Upload Date: 10/7/2017 9:02:35 PM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6550(C30-7A)
Views:  535   Comments: 0
ELSE past the station
Title:  ELSE past the station
Description:  ELSE passes the Amtrak station at Depew with 80 cars as it heads out of Frontier and on to Selkirk
Photo Date:  5/27/1994  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 2:33:34 AM
Location:  Depew, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6038(C40-8)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
SV-80W
Title:  SV-80W
Description:  SV-80W leaves Dalton and enters Hinsdale as he passes MP 143.
Photo Date:  10/7/1994  Upload Date: 10/25/2006 7:49:27 PM
Location:  Hinsdale, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
SV-80W
Title:  SV-80W
Description:  SV-80W leaves Dalton and enters Hinsdale as he passes MP 143. MASS Rt. 8 at right.
Photo Date:  10/7/1994  Upload Date: 10/25/2006 7:51:57 PM
Location:  Hinsdale, MA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
CR 6553 on a chilly day
Title:  CR 6553 on a chilly day
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  2/4/1995  Upload Date: 1/11/2025 12:31:16 PM
Location:  Springfield, ME
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A) CR 6585(C30-7A)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description:  UBO EB at CP113
Photo Date:  10/5/1996  Upload Date: 11/30/2014 7:11:00 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description:  Westbound on St Louis line near Haley tower
Photo Date:  4/12/1997  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 8:56:43 PM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Brian Knight
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/27/1999  Upload Date: 6/18/2011 7:24:51 AM
Location:  Framingham Center (s, MA
Author:  Dick Leonhardt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
CR 6553
Title:  CR 6553
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/27/1999  Upload Date: 6/18/2011 7:25:51 AM
Location:  Framingham Center (s, MA
Author:  Dick Leonhardt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6553(C30-7A)
Views:  328   Comments: 0

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