Juniata Diesel Conversions
GP38/GP38AC to GP38-2
for Norfolk Southern


80 units
Detailed Information for this rebuild program in PDF format

Rebuilt From		Rebuilt As		Rbld	Notes
NS 4108 GP38AC		NS 5501 GP38-2		 8/00	Entered service 11/00
NS 2778 GP38		NS 5502 GP38-2		 1/01
NS 2818 GP38		NS 5503 GP38-2		 1/01
NS 4104 GP38AC		NS 5504 GP38-2		 2/01	Received NS 5531's engine in late 2012
NS 4116 GP38AC		NS 5505 GP38-2		 2/01
NS 4119 GP38AC		NS 5506 GP38-2		 3/01
NS 4118 GP38AC		NS 5507 GP38-2		 4/01
NS 2800 GP38		NS 5508 GP38-2		 5/01
NS 2801 GP38		NS 5509 GP38-2		 4/01
NS 4159 GP38AC		NS 5510 GP38-2		 5/01
NS 4125 GP38AC		NS 5511 GP38-2		 6/01
NS 4101 GP38AC		NS 5512 GP38-2		 6/01
NS 2757 GP38		NS 5513 GP38-2		 7/01
NS 2862 GP38AC		NS 5514 GP38-2		 7/01
NS 2861 GP38AC		NS 5515 GP38-2		 8/01
NS 2882 GP38AC		NS 5516 GP38-2		 8/01	Derailed onto engineer side 11/2013
NS 2857 GP38AC		NS 5517 GP38-2		 9/01
NS 2746 GP38		NS 5518 GP38-2		 9/01
NS 2822 GP38		NS 5519 GP38-2		10/01
NS 4140 GP38AC		NS 5520 GP38-2		10/01
NS 2905 GP38		NS 5521 GP38-2		11/01
NS 2848 GP38AC		NS 5522 GP38-2		11/01
NS 2876 GP38AC		NS 5523 GP38-2		12/01
NS 2798 GP38		NS 5524 GP38-2		12/01
NS 2825 GP38AC		NS 5525 GP38-2		 1/02
NS 2875 GP38AC		NS 5526 GP38-2		 2/02
NS 4121 GP38AC		NS 5527 GP38-2		 2/02
NS 2730 GP38		NS 5528 GP38-2		 2/02
NS 2855 GP38AC		NS 5529 GP38-2		 3/02
NS 4113 GP38AC		NS 5530 GP38-2		 4/02
NS 2752 GP38		NS 5531 GP38-2		 3/02	Grade crossing accident in 2004; scrapped 12/2012
NS 2759 GP38		NS 5532 GP38-2		 4/02
NS 2865 GP38AC		NS 5533 GP38-2		 4/02
NS 4115 GP38AC		NS 5534 GP38-2		 4/02
NS 4141 GP38AC		NS 5535 GP38-2		 5/02
NS 4151 GP38AC		NS 5536 GP38-2		 5/02
NS 2850 GP38AC		NS 5537 GP38-2		 5/02
NS 2870 GP38AC		NS 5538 GP38-2		 6/02
NS 2877 GP38AC		NS 5539 GP38-2		 6/02
NS 2858 GP38AC		NS 5540 GP38-2		 6/02
NS 4143 GP38AC		NS 5541 GP38-2		 7/02
NS 2738 GP38		NS 5542 GP38-2		 7/02
NS 4146 GP38AC		NS 5543 GP38-2		 8/02
NS 4153 GP38AC		NS 5544 GP38-2		 8/02	to RJ Corman in early 2023
NS 2853 GP38AC		NS 5545 GP38-2		 8/02
NS 2840 GP38AC		NS 5546 GP38-2		 9/02
NS 2749 GP38		NS 5547 GP38-2		 9/02
NS 2819 GP38		NS 5548 GP38-2		10/02
NS 2794 GP38		NS 5549 GP38-2		10/02	to Continental Grain & Barge 8/2023
NS 2786 GP38		NS 5550 GP38-2		10/02
NS 2727 GP38		NS 5551 GP38-2		11/02
NS 2859 GP38AC		NS 5552 GP38-2		10/02
NS 2770 GP38		NS 5553 GP38-2		11/02	First locomotive to receive new NS paint scheme
NS 2804 GP38		NS 5554 GP38-2		12/02
NS 2744 GP38		NS 5555 GP38-2		12/02	to BPRR 2191
NS 2841 GP38AC		NS 5556 GP38-2		 1/03
NS 4147 GP38AC		NS 5557 GP38-2		 1/03
NS 2808 GP38AC		NS 5558 GP38-2		 1/03	to RJ Corman in early 2023
NS 2836 GP38AC		NS 5559 GP38-2		 2/03	to RJ Corman in early 2023
NS 4149 GP38AC		NS 5560 GP38-2		 2/03
NS 4102 GP38AC		NS 5561 GP38-2		 2/03	to RJ Corman in early 2023
NS 4139 GP38AC		NS 5562 GP38-2		 3/03	to RJ Corman in early 2023
NS 4137 GP38AC		NS 5563 GP38-2		 3/03
NS 4109 GP38AC		NS 5564 GP38-2		 3/03
NS 4120 GP38AC		NS 5565 GP38-2		 4/03
NS 4156 GP38AC		NS 5566 GP38-2		 4/03
NS 2806 GP38		NS 5567 GP38-2		 4/03
NS 2783 GP38		NS 5568 GP38-2		 5/03
NS 2751 GP38		NS 5569 GP38-2		 6/03
NS 2906 GP38		NS 5570 GP38-2		 6/03
NS 2750 GP38		NS 5571 GP38-2		 7/03
NS 2755 GP38		NS 5572 GP38-2		 8/03	to RJ Corman in early 2023
NS 4114 GP38AC		NS 5573 GP38-2		 8/03	to RJ Corman in early 2023
NS 2729 GP38		NS 5574 GP38-2		 9/03
NS 4145 GP38AC		NS 5575 GP38-2		10/03
NS 2753 GP38		NS 5576 GP38-2		11/03
NS 2809 GP38		NS 5577 GP38-2		11/03
NS 2815 GP38		NS 5578 GP38-2		12/03	to RJ Corman in early 2023
NS 2898 GP38		NS 5579 GP38-2		12/03	Old cab donated to RR Museum of PA
NS 2725 GP38		NS 5580 GP38-2		 1/04	to RJ Corman in early 2023

This rebuild program was financed by First Union Rail and the units were leased back to NS until 2013

Work Done:
- New cab, nose, and control stand installed, original long hood retained w/ some modification
- Air conditioner installed
- Upgraded to Dash2 specifications
- DC generators in GP38s replaced with the AR10 alternators
- Extended range dynamic brake added to units that didn't already have it
- Long hood forward units changed to short hood forward

Notes:
All units to FURX same number in 2014 except the scrapped NS 5531

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