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Late afternoon Toronto-bound Penn Central power on what I figure was the TH&B Starlite (I've forgotten) rolling thru Bayview as seen from up on the hillside. Units are PC 8086, 8012 and 2101. The paint looks relatively new on the 2101, which I think is a GP20. Info on this loco would be appreciated.
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Caption: Late afternoon Toronto-bound Penn Central power on what I figure was the TH&B Starlite (I've forgotten) rolling thru Bayview as seen from up on the hillside. Units are PC 8086, 8012 and 2101. The paint looks relatively new on the 2101, which I think is a GP20. Info on this loco would be appreciated.

Photographer:
A.W. Mooney [2364] (more) (contact)
Date: 02/00/1975 (search)
Railway: Penn Central (search)
Reporting Marks: PC 8086 (search)
Train Symbol: Starlite ? (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Oakville Sub. (search)
City/Town: Bayview Junction (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. cp5756
    April 16, 2026 at 6:34 pm

    If you have more PC/CR shots, PLEASE keep them coming!!!

  2. awmooney
    April 16, 2026 at 6:47 pm

    I wish!!! But most all of my early imagines were done with a camera that shot fixed at about 30th of a second.
    So, no good, really. Thanks for asking.

  3. Jakob Mueller
    April 17, 2026 at 8:09 pm

    So that is indeed a GP20. It is ex-NYC, and later these went to Conrail, keeping the same numbers the whole time. It is also fairly rare, as there were only 13 of these (2100-2112).

  4. awmooney
    April 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm

    Thanks, Jakob. I could not recall seeing a 2100-series unit before.

  5. Stephen C. Host
    April 20, 2026 at 1:40 pm

    CP5756,

    I know some fellers that have a collection of PC/CR stuff – John Eull continues to manage this collection, before him was Bruce Acheson and Bryce Lee (Rest In Peace to Bruce and Bryce). You can see a lot of it here:

    http://www.railpictures.ca/author/doug-page

    Doug page is still around too! Like I said he has an extensive collection as he photographed the Canada Southern frequently as he had a cottage near Canfield. 30-50 trains a day you are bound to see a few trains even in an hour.

  6. mercer
    April 28, 2026 at 3:32 pm

    NYC bought 15 GP20, initially 6100-6114; the 6106, 6109 were early wreck victims, so the remainder became NYC 2100-2112 for the PC renumbering plan which started a few years before the 1968 merger date. They were pretty ‘vanilla’ locos and hence were scrapped after CR took possession ( no dynamics, etc).
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