Florida East Coast 448 and 449 (Operation Lifesaver) in North Little Rock, AR April 27, 2010. (Thanks to AH for the heads up)


FEC 449, GP40-3, was built in September 1968, #34334, as PC 3157, Class EF-30. It became Conrail 3157, Class GP-40, in April 1976 and was sold to D&RGW as 3157 on November 1, 1983. It was renumbered 3145, Class EF430D-3, on June 20, 1984. It was retired in December 1992 and sold to Omnitrax. It was sold to EIRR as 3145 in November 1944 and then rebuilt as a GP40-3 by National Railway Equipment Co in 1999 as FEC 449. (Photo by Ken Ziegenbein, information courtesy of Don's Rail Photos-Don Ross Group, http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr962.htm)


FEC 448, GP40-3, was built in September 1968. #34333, as PC 3156, Class EF-30, GP40.  It became Conrail 3156, Class GP-40, in April 1976 and sold as Denver & Rio Grande Western 3156 on November 21, 1983.  It was renumbered 3144, Class EF430D-3, on April 18, 1984.  It was sold as OmniTrax 3144 in December 1993 and assigned as Eastern Idaho RR  3144 in November 1994.  It was rebuilt and sold as FEC 448, GP40-3, in 1998. (Photo by Ken Ziegenbein, information courtesy of Don's Rail Photos-Don Ross Group, http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr962.htm)

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