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Magazine Articles:
  • "EMD's GP-30," Warren L. Calloway. Diesel Era. May/June 95, 39-52.
    Detailed overview of the locomotive and owners. Brief mention of CR and predecessors. Roster.
    • PRR 2205
    • RDG 5504, 5516
    • NYC 6121

  • "EMD GP-30: Part 3--Phase 2 Long Cab," Staff, Dave Peck. Mainline Modeler. July 89, 52-57.
    No real proto info is given. HO diagrams of GP-30 Ph2. B&W photos of several roads, plus Ph1 and Ph2 roster.
    • xPRR(PC) 2238



Books:
  • Conrail Motive Power Review: Volume 1, Gordon Lloyd, Jr. & Louis A. Marre. Interurban Press, 1992.
    Covers Conrail motive power between 1976 and 1986. Includes an overview of Conrail's unique problems with inheriting a diverse locomotive fleet. Does a year-by-year analysis of new arrivals, retirements, and other issues. Only covers locomotives in series 1000-5499. Detailed roster for series covered. Currently out of print.
    • CR 2178, 04/26/81, p67
    • xRDG 2183, 03/03/77, p66
    • xRDG 2183 (retired 1983), 04/26/81, p67
    • CR 2189, 09/17/78, p67
    • xPC 2192, 07/02/77, p67
    • xPC 2203, 07/02/77, p90
    • xPC 2205, 07/02/77, p90
    • CR 2211, 1981, p68
    • CR 2212 (has oddly spaced nums), 09/29/84, p68
    • CR 2224, 1981, p64
    • CR 2227, 1981, p64

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