One of the three EMD Demo SD60 units that Conrail purchased in August 1984, but they did not appear on the roster until January 1986, during which time EMD continued using them as demo units, reducing the cost for Conrail when they officially came on the roster. The three EMD Demo units have standard class lights, the horn mounted on the cab instead of the long hood, the nose has the standard 2 grabs on the front and 2 grabs to the left side of the nose facing forward, and recessed (low clearance) radiator fans.
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 11-95
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 11-95
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Mike Stolter Added: April 25, 2006
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Mike Stolter Added: April 25, 2006
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Mike Stolter Added: April 25, 2006
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Mike Stolter Added: April 25, 2006
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Mike Stolter Added: April 25, 2006
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Mike Stolter Added: April 25, 2006
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Mike Stolter Added: April 25, 2006
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Mike Stolter Added: April 25, 2006
Location: Ashtabula, OH
Photo Date: 7-7-92
Photographer: Dave Trenn Added: June 18, 2004
Photo Date: 7-7-92
Photographer: Dave Trenn Added: June 18, 2004
Here we see the second EMD Demo unit from the rear. Note the standard class lights on the rear as well. Plus it had been repainted in the Quality scheme. All three demo units (6840-6842) were equipped with Hump Control, the only Conrail SD60's so equipped.
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 2-97
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 2-97
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
CR 6843 SD60, CR 6756 SD50, and a third SD unit are pulling a string of empty coal out of Ashtabula Harbor in 1992.
Location: Ashtabula, OH (Ashtabula Harbor Yard)
Photo Date: 8-6-92
Photographer: Dave Trenn Added: November 15, 2019
Location: Ashtabula, OH (Ashtabula Harbor Yard)
Photo Date: 8-6-92
Photographer: Dave Trenn Added: November 15, 2019
The tall battery box, the countersunk radiator fans, the three grab irons up the engineer side of the nose, and the FRA-approved class lights are unique to Conrail SD60's. The inertial intake grid also is countersunk on Conrail units. These were also the first Conrail units with white boards instead of the traditional black.
Location: Reading, PA (CP Belt)
Photo Date: 10-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Location: Reading, PA (CP Belt)
Photo Date: 10-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
You can see the taller than usual cab signal box on the front of 6847 as it leads PIBE (Pittsburgh-Conway East Yard, PA to Bethlehem, PA) along with an unidentified GP40-2.
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 3-31-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: June 10, 2022
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 3-31-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: June 10, 2022
Location: Allentown, PA
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: Reed Estabrook Added: February 19, 2005
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: Reed Estabrook Added: February 19, 2005
Location: Ashtabula, OH
Photo Date: 5-7-92
Photographer: Dave Trenn Added: January 31, 2006
Photo Date: 5-7-92
Photographer: Dave Trenn Added: January 31, 2006
CR 6851 is on the lead of westbound LMPI (Linden-Metuchen, NJ to Pittsburgh-Conway East Yard, PA) through Hershey.
Location: Hershey, PA
Photo Date: 2-20-99
Photographer: Kevin DeGroff Added: December 17, 2002
Location: Hershey, PA
Photo Date: 2-20-99
Photographer: Kevin DeGroff Added: December 17, 2002
6855 has the new white number boards.
Location: Cleveland, OH (Collinwood Yard)
Photo Date: 10-5-90
Photographer: Dave Trenn Added: January 31, 2006
Location: Cleveland, OH (Collinwood Yard)
Photo Date: 10-5-90
Photographer: Dave Trenn Added: January 31, 2006
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 8-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Photo Date: 8-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Location: Reading, PA (CP Belt)
Photo Date: 11-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Photo Date: 11-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Location: Duncannon, PA
Photo Date: 9-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Photo Date: 9-96
Photographer: Robert Waller Added: September 1, 2000
Location: Hummelstown, PA
Photo Date: 4-10-99
Photographer: Kevin DeGroff Added: September 1, 2000
Photo Date: 4-10-99
Photographer: Kevin DeGroff Added: September 1, 2000