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RDG 633 - Reading Co
Title:  RDG 633 - Reading Co
Description:  A proud crew takes a moment to pose for the unknown photographer. This 1500 hp unit was delivered by EMD on10/1953 (serial number 18748) and worked switching for Reading. After the bankrupcy/merger, it continued as first Conrail #5835, then renumbered to #5439. In 1978, it was rebuilt to a GP8. It was finally retired 4/11/91 and sold to Midwesat Metallics for scrap in 1996. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1968  Upload Date: 8/26/2013 6:11:52 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
Colorful RDG road switchers near 16th St.
Title:  Colorful RDG road switchers near 16th St.
Description:  Photo by H. Westenberger
Photo Date:  6/14/1969  Upload Date: 3/26/2013 5:31:29 PM
Location:  Lebanon, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  689   Comments: 0
Reading GP7 #633
Title:  Reading GP7 #633
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency
Photo Date:  10/1/1972  Upload Date: 4/12/2006 8:35:17 PM
Location:  Rutherford Heights, PA
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  858   Comments: 0
Reading GP7s #633 & #631
Title:  Reading GP7s #633 & #631
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Coming off the Reading & Columbia Branch.
Photo Date:  2/1/1973  Upload Date: 11/14/2006 6:36:24 AM
Location:  Sinking Spring, PA
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7) RDG 631(GP7)
Views:  1049   Comments: 2
Reading Alco RS3s #606 & #633
Title:  Reading Alco RS3s #606 & #633
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Coming off the Reading & Columbia Branch.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 11/17/2006 9:05:28 PM
Location:  Sinking Spring, PA
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 606(GP7) RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  1105   Comments: 1
Reading GP7 #633
Title:  Reading GP7 #633
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Coming off the Columbia Branch.
Photo Date:  6/1/1973  Upload Date: 4/8/2006 10:25:06 PM
Location:  Sinking Spring, PA
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  872   Comments: 0
rdg 633
Title:  rdg 633
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1973  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 8:08:23 PM
Location:  Tamaqua, PA
Author:  bob gottschall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  707   Comments: 1
rdg 633
Title:  rdg 633
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/1/1974  Upload Date: 9/16/2011 7:45:21 PM
Location:  Lebanon, PA
Author:  bob gottschall
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  604   Comments: 0
RDG 633
Title:  RDG 633
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/1/1974  Upload Date: 9/16/2011 7:32:46 PM
Location:  Lebanon, PA
Author:  bob gottschall
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  654   Comments: 0
Penn Central 7621
Title:  Penn Central 7621
Description:  An ALCO RS11 at Morrisville, PA, in August 1976 photographed from a passing Amtrak train.
Photo Date:  8/11/1976  Upload Date: 8/27/2013 10:00:53 AM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  John Hepp
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  PC 7621(RS11) PC 6870(RSD12) RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  789   Comments: 0
CR GP30 2219
Title:  CR GP30 2219
Description:  CR GP30 2219 leads a mixed freight past RDG GP7 633 (CR 5835) at Abrams in February, 1977.
Photo Date:  2/12/1977  Upload Date: 7/23/2015 6:46:33 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7) CR 2219(GP30)
Views:  522   Comments: 0
RDG GP7 633
Title:  RDG GP7 633
Description:  Still in RDG paint, but not for long, GP-7 633 (CR 5835) idles at Abrams between yard assignments.
Photo Date:  2/12/1977  Upload Date: 7/23/2015 6:54:42 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
Former RDG GP7’s 635, 622, and 633
Title:  Former RDG GP7’s 635, 622, and 633
Description:  RDG GP7’s 635, 622, and 633 roll through Abrams yard on February 12, 1977.
Photo Date:  2/12/1977  Upload Date: 8/13/2017 2:54:09 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  RDG 635(GP7) RDG 622(GP7) RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  466   Comments: 0
RDG 633
Title:  RDG 633
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 8:40:50 AM
Location:  , PA
Author:  bob gottschall
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  RDG 633(GP7)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
CR GP8 5439
Title:  CR GP8 5439
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1980  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 7:38:28 AM
Location:  Sayre, PA
Author:  Alan Niebel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 5439(GP8)
Views:  498   Comments: 0
CR GP8 5439
Title:  CR GP8 5439
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1980  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 7:05:35 AM
Location:  Sayre, PA
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  CR 5439(GP8)
Views:  667   Comments: 2
CR 5439 "crosses" CNJ main
Title:  CR 5439 "crosses" CNJ main
Description:  CR 5439 heads towards Port Reading across the former CNJ mains at E-Port. The diamonds were removed about six months prior.
Photo Date:  7/28/1982  Upload Date: 5/22/2005 12:15:47 PM
Location:  Elizabethport, NJ
Author:  Donald Albertson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 5439(GP8)
Views:  1184   Comments: 1
CR 5455
Title:  CR 5455
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/1/1989  Upload Date: 5/13/2008 10:50:47 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 5455(GP8) CR 5457(GP8) CR 5445(GP8) CR 5439(GP8)
Views:  1422   Comments: 3
CR GP8 5439
Title:  CR GP8 5439
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/25/1994  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 7:40:24 AM
Location:  McCook, IL
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5439(GP8)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
CR GP7 5835
Title:  CR GP7 5835
Description:  In RDG 633 paint one week earlier, CR GP7 5835 is sandwiched between sister GP7 5828 (ex-RDG 626) and SW1500 2762 as they work Abrams yard. SW1500 2762 is due for renumbering to 9612 very soon.
Photo Date:  2/19/1977  Upload Date: 7/25/2015 4:17:53 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5835(GP7) CR 5828(GP7) RDG 2762(SW1500)
Views:  631   Comments: 0
Conrail GP7 5835
Title:  Conrail GP7 5835
Description:  Still in RDG colors, Conrail GP7 5835 works Abrams yard in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/4/1978  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 12:25:40 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 5835(GP7)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
Conrail GP7 5835
Title:  Conrail GP7 5835
Description:  Still in RDG colors, Conrail GP7 5835 works Abrams yard in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/4/1978  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 12:28:35 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 5835(GP7)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
Conrail GP7 5835
Title:  Conrail GP7 5835
Description:  Still in RDG colors, Conrail GP7 5835 works Abrams yard in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/4/1978  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 12:31:04 PM
Location:  King of Prussia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 5835(GP7)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
CR 5835
Title:  CR 5835
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/8/1978  Upload Date: 10/7/2010 11:42:25 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 5835(GP7) CR 2495(C424)
Views:  1114   Comments: 1
CR GP7 #5839
Title:  CR GP7 #5839
Description:  Originally built by EMD in October of 1953 as RDG GP7 #633, the loco was renumbered first to CR 5835 aafter landing on the Conrail rosterand later renumbered to CR 5839. Final disposition was not found. The photo was taken at the massive Richard R. Young Yard in Elkhart, IN.No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  8/14/1976  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:21:32 AM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 5839(GP7)
Views:  103   Comments: 0


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