Over the past several years the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad has supplemented its motive power fleet by leasing locomotives from leasing firms LTEX and Horizon Rail.
Those units typically operate on the CVSR in whatever livery they came in and at best have a CVSR emblem attached to them.
Shown is a former BNSF GP30u leased from LTEX and that ran on the CVSR in 2013. Built for the Santa Fe as a GP30, BNSF never repainted this locomotive into its own colors or painted over the Santa Fe markings.
By the time LTEX 2436 reached the CVSR, those Santa Fe markings and heralds had been painted over. But otherwise, the 2436 still looked like a former Santa Fe engine.
This image was made on March 3, 2013, during a snow shower at Boston Mill station as the 2436 pulled a northbound National Park Scenic, running long hood forward.
On the south end of the train was LTEX GP15-1 No. 1420, which railfan photographers loved to hate because of its solid black livery. The 1420 would have a longer tenure on the CVSR than the 2436 and was still in service more than a year later.
Article and Photograph by Craig Sanders
Tags: Boston Mill, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, CVSR motive power, CVSR National Park Scenic, CVSR trains, former Santa Fe locomotives, GP30u, LTEX 2436, Santa Fe motive power, trains in snow
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