RAILROAD SIGNALS of the U.S.

My Favorite Engines
the GP-30 and the E-33

This page covers my two favorite engines... GP-30's and E-33's, which was the New Haven's designation for the engine which started out life as a Virginian EL-C.... but I give the GP-30 a slight edge.

Not exactly sure why it became my favorite engine... maybe the different look to the lines...

Maybe because it was a most impressive engine to me when I first saw it come through Tyler Texas on the Cotton Belt in the early 60's...
Dunno....

 
An Indiana RR freight with high nose GP-30 #2252 heading east out of Kokomo, back in 1999 or so... notice the tilting target signal in the background.

Picture of a Spectrum HO model of the E-33.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is supposed to be the only engine that wore the colors of five Class 1 railroads: the Virginian, the Norfolk & Western, the New Haven, Penn Central, and finally Conrail.

NEW 1/10/2007
Last Updated: 22 Nov 2011