This was the first GP35 that Penn Central purchased. It's still in its PC livery, but got its CR stencils.
Location: Philadelphia, PA (Frankford Junction)
Photo Date: 5-3-83
Photographer: John Bondura     Added: June 4, 2002

In the early 1990's, Conrail had removed this unit's prime mover and all internal equipment so it could be used to stage grade crossing collisions during Operation Lifesaver events. The locomotive was rebuilt in the Juniata shops, where all valuable components, including the horns, were removed. The unit then received a fresh coat of blue paint and the Operation Lifesaver scheme. On November 10, 1999, Norfolk Southern shipped CR 2255 to RailRhodes in GA, where it joined other vintage diesels in retirement.
Location: Reading, PA
Photo Date: 3-22-99
Photographer: Craig Zeni     Added: November 8, 2019

Cab signal box has been removed. Conrail 2256 was former Penn Central/Pennsylvania Railroad 2256.
Location: Macedonia, OH
Photo Date: 8-21-92
Photographer: Arnie Morscher     Added: January 8, 1999

Former Penn Central 2259 (Pennsylvania 2259) in CR stencils.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: George Elwood     Added: November 4, 2018

Conrail GP35 2263 (ex-PC 2263, former-PRR 2263) with 'Conrail' spelled out on the nose in place of the usual 'CR' stencils.
Location: Youngstown, OH
Photo Date: 12-79
Photographer: Roger Durfee     Added: December 17, 2007

The nose of the unit had been damaged and a tarp placed across it.
Location: Enola, PA
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: Robert Russell     Added: October 3, 1999

The original Penn Central number remains on the cab sides since this unit had the same road number under Penn Central as Conrail. CR stencils were applied to the nose and rear, but the side PC logos were painted black without any CR stencils.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: George Elwood     Added: November 4, 2018

Conrail 2268 (former Penn Central 2268) and recently acquired Conrail B30-7R 2034 (former Monongahela 2304) are at Ashtabula Harbor Yard. 2268 is less than a year from being retired, while 2034 has been in Conrail blue for less than a year.
Location: Ashtabula, OH (Ashtabula Harbor Yard)
Photo Date: 10-17-94
Photographer: Dave Trenn     Added: January 25, 2019

As often happened, the black paint used to block out the old logos has worn off but the white CR stencils remain intact.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: George Elwood     Added: November 4, 2018

It's only two months since the Conrail merger and Penn Central 2316 GP35 sits in its original colors under what I assume is an old New Haven coaling dock.
Location: New Haven, CT
Photo Date: 6-76
Photographer: Steve Geisler     Added: October 23, 2020

One of the last surviving GP35's sits in the Ashtabula storage line.
Location: Ashtabula, OH
Photo Date: 9-26-92
Photographer: Dave Trenn     Added: January 21, 2004

Two years later, and the 'Conpaii' misspelling is still present on the unit's nose.
Location: Conway, PA
Photo Date: 6-4-94
Photographer: Arnie Morscher     Added: November 4, 2018

Conrail GP35 2369 (ex-PC 2369, former-NYC 2369, nee-NYC 6125) with no dynamic brakes.
Location: Cleveland, OH (Collinwood Yard)
Photo Date: 12-79
Photographer: Roger Durfee     Added: December 17, 2007

An easy spotting feature for former New York Central GP35's is the missing dynamic brake blister on the long hood, such as on this unit. Again, we have another of the many Conrail paint scheme variations. This unit doesn't have a Conrail logo on the long hood. It was painted in 1977 like this and lasted without a logo until at least January 1980. Several other GP35's were like this.
Location: Cleveland, OH
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: George Elwood     Added: May 12, 1999

Another former NYC/PC GP35 with its logo painted out and CR stencils added. All former PC/NYC GP35's (Conrail 2371-2399) did not have dynamic brakes. The exception to this is Conrail 2399, which did have dynamics. All former Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, and Reading Company units were equipped with dynamics.
Location: Croxton, NJ
Photo Date: 7-76
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

Conrail 2392 is former Penn Central 2392 (NYC 2392 / NYC 6149).
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: George Elwood     Added: November 4, 2018

Sitting in the deadline.
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: 4-25-93
Photographer: Arnie Morscher     Added: November 4, 2018

Conrail GP35 2398 (ex-PC 2398, former-NYC 2398, nee-NYC 6155) without dynamic brakes still has its Penn Central numbers but CR stencils.
Location: Macedonia, OH (Motor Yard)
Photo Date: 12-78
Photographer: Roger Durfee     Added: December 17, 2007

Built as GP35 demonstrator EMD 1964 in February 1964, Conrail GP35 2399 (ex-PC 2399, ex-NYC 2399, ex-NYC 6156, ex-EMD 5561, ex-EMD 1964) sits at Collinwood, OH. Roger says it's not the best lighting on this unit, but it's the only ex-NYC GP35 with dynamic brakes because it was a demo unit, so he took it anyway. It would turn out to be the only time he ever saw this unit, so he's glad he took the shot.
Location: Cleveland, OH (Collinwood Yard)
Photo Date: 4-79
Photographer: Roger Durfee     Added: December 17, 2007

The black painted on this former Reading Company GP35 3620, same number under Conrail, has worn off fairly quickly, exposing the old logos and numbers.
Location: Meadows, NJ
Photo Date: 6-78
Photographer: Bob Dobrowolski     Added: August 20, 1998

Even though Conrail kept the Reading GP35's in their original numbering scheme, Conrail paint crews often painted over the old numbers on the long hood. As you can see from other CR-stenciled Reading units on this page, usually the entire number got painted out. But former Reading 3626 only got a partial paint job and CR stencil. This unit used to roam eastern PA quite often during the late 1970's.
Location: West Reading, PA (Lebanon Valley Jct.)
Photo Date: 6-77
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: May 27, 1998

The blue paint is rubbing off and the old Reading Company logos are coming through on Conrail 3626 (former Reading Company 3626).
Location: Ashtabula, OH
Photo Date: 11-22-92
Photographer: Dave Trenn     Added: July 7, 2005

xRDG 3630 sits with xPC 3029 and PC 2647.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: 9-17-77
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

Location: Bethlehem, PA
Photo Date: 8-25-76
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

Another bizarre CR-stencil repaint of a former Reading locomotive. Also note the unpainted Conrail cab signal box retrofitted onto the short hood.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: 3-19-78
Photographer: Arnie Morscher     Added: June 11, 2000

Location: Croxton, NJ
Photo Date: 1-15-79
Photographer: Bob Dobrowolski     Added: August 20, 1998

A black and white shot of xRDG 3635 and Conrail 2227 coming though the Allentown hump yard. Location: Allentown, PA
Photo Date: 3-31-83
Photographer: John Prock     Added: September 8, 2003

Fully repainted former Reading Company GP35 3637 with added cab signal box.
Location: Elizabethport, NJ
Photo Date: 8-6-77
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: December 13, 1999

Location: Harrington Park, NJ
Photo Date: 4-78
Photographer: Bob Benjamin     Added: February 20, 2004

Former RDG 3643 has its new Conrail cab signal box applied.
Location: Meadows, NJ
Photo Date: 6-78
Photographer: Bob Dobrowolski     Added: August 20, 1998

Looks like the cab signal box was added and later removed somewhere along the line.
Location: Cleveland, OH (Collinwood Yard)
Photo Date: 4-27-93
Photographer: Arnie Morscher     Added: January 8, 1999

xRDG 3650 has a new Conrail cab signal box.
Location: Chicago, IL
Photo Date: 8-5-78
Photographer: Bob Dobrowolski     Added: September 19, 1998

Location: Kearny, NJ
Photo Date: 2-6-77
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

Another fully repainted former Reading GP35 with added cab signal box and plow.
Location: Kingston, NY
Photo Date: 6-3-79
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

The 3654 began life as Reading 3654 before Conrail painted it blue. Notice that the standard Reading Company rain gutters above the engineer's cab have been removed from the roof, but you can see where Conrail patched over it.
Location: Olean, NY
Photo Date: 2-12-83
Photographer: Kevin DeGroff     Added: April 11, 2002

The engine is still in its original Erie Lackawanna paint and numbers, but the Conrail crews have placed a brand new, unpainted cab signal box on the front walkway. The EL units were originally not equipped with such equipment. Part of Erie Lackawanna's Bicentennial SDP45 is in the background.
Location: Croxton, NJ
Photo Date: 10-11-76
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

Another Conrail GP35 without the logo on the long hood, this time on former Erie Lackawanna 2557.
Location: Croxton, NJ
Photo Date: 7-6-76
Photographer: John Durant     Added: November 24, 1998

A former Erie Lackawanna unit (EL 2558) is hooked up to the Search Test Center for some troubleshooting.
Location: Cleveland, OH
Photo Date: 5-78
Photographer: Roger Durfee     Added: July 12, 2003

An unaltered Erie Lackawanna GP35 2560 and Penn Central U25B 2535 sit under the sanding towers at Croxton.
Location: Croxton, NJ
Photo Date: 11-14-76
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

Location: Unknown
Photo Date: 8-76
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

Conrail 3669 is former Erie Lackawanna 2563.
Location: Olean, NY
Photo Date: 4-7-84
Photographer: Kevin DeGroff     Added: April 11, 2002

Location: Kearny, NJ
Photo Date: 10-11-76
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

The cover just behind the cab was designed to protect the air filters from sucking in diesel exhaust, thereby extending the life of the filter. Such filters are common on western roads such as Santa Fe. Erie Lackawanna was one of the few to use them in the East.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: Walt Gay     Added: November 4, 2018

Conrail 3675 (CR-stenciled former Erie Lackawanna 2569) and Conrail GP38-2 8195 are westbound on track 1.
Location: Perry, OH
Photo Date: 3-16-80
Photographer: Dave Trenn     Added: August 7, 2021

Conrail 3675 (CR-stenciled former EL 2569). Note the high placement of the Conrail logos on the nose and long hood.
Location: Cleveland, OH
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: George Elwood     Added: May 7, 1999

Location: Kearny, NJ
Photo Date: 10-10-77
Photographer: Joe Testagrose     Added: May 29, 2020

Former Erie Lackawanna 3684 never made it into blue paint, since it was stored while still in its original colors.
Location: Selkirk, NY
Photo Date: ?-85
Photographer: Scott Wisner     Added: May 26, 2004