CR SD40-2 #6508 - "Order Hooping"         
Stopped to receive order from the dispatcher via "hooping" up to the engineer is Conrail SD40-2 #6508. Built by EMD in September of 1979 for Conrail, the loco was later sent to the CSX roster as #8859 on the CR breakup. Pennsylvania rail fan Frank Spieles caught this rare "order hooping" moment.
Date: 5/1/1982 Location: Rockville, PA   Map Show Rockville on a rail map Views: 21 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CR 6508(SD40-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
CR SD40-2 #6508 - "Order Hooping"
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Steve Coraggio General Fantastic shot of the hooping up the orders to the train crew!!! Very cool catch of this event!!! 1/15/2025 8:14:10 PM

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