GMTX 2204 • New York NY • 06/25/24

            What appears to be a New York & Atlantic locomotive is actually a GATX Rail Locomotive Group leaser, GMTX 2204.  This GP38-2 was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as Penn Central 7947 in May 1972.  With the formation of Consolidated Rail Corporation, or Conrail for short (a mega-merger of seven eastern railroads), on April 1, 1976, this diesel became CR 7947.  Eventually, CR sold off some older power, and CR 7947 was acquired by the leasing division of builder EMD, becoming EMDX 747.  Later still, this Geep was sold to GATX Rail Locomotive Group as part of their extensive fleet of diesels available for lease to railroads in need to some additional power, and was numbered GMTX 2204.  Unlike its blue brethren with which it is working New York & Atlantic’s Fresh Pond Yard (GMTX 2127 and 2200), GMTX 2204 received a full NYA paint job, most likely because it is on a long-term lease to the New York City-based railroad.  This trio of  GP38-2s were switching freight cars in NYA’s Fresh Pond Yard in the city’s borough of Queens.  (New York, New York – June 25, 2024). Photographed on railroad property with permission and full PPE.
   

Taken in: United States / New York / Fresh Pond Junction (show map)

Taken on: June 25, 2024

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Camera: Nikon Z 7, f/6.3, 1/320 sec, 28mm (=30mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 7
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	28mm (35mm equivalent: 30mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.9 (Macintosh)
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