Conrail No. 5052

Conrail 5052 (1983+)
Overview -
Propulsion:	Diesel Electric
History -
Name:	Conrail 5052 (1983+)
Designer:	GE
Former Liveries:	Conrail
Sibling Locomotives:	CR 5000-5059
Manufacturing Details:
(b/n) Builder's No.	5052
Build Date:	December 1983
Re-Builder:	CSX
Re-Builder's No:	5805
Date Rebuilt:	1998
Service:
Operator:	Conrail/CSX
Former Operators:	Conrail
No.	5805
Former Numbers:	5052
Years in Operation:	39+
Total Produced:	1
Total Operational:	1
Total Scrapped:	0
Total Preserved:	1
Fleet No's:	5052, 5805
Disposition:	Active
Wheel Arrangement:
Configuration Name:	CR 5052
Operation:
Total Weight:	140 tons
Performance Statistics:
Horsepower:	3600
Maximum Speed:	70 mph
Dimensions:
Total Length:	62 ft

Conrail No. 5052 was a B36-7 built in 1983. 5052 was the middle engine in the Chase, Maryland train collision which destroyed its cab. 11 years after being repaired at Juniata Shops in Altoona, PA, it was converted into CSX 5805. Afterwards in 2017 it was repainted into Conrail livery. Then it was sold again to Estrada de ferro Vitoria-Minas, where it was regauged to 1000mm gauge tracks and renumbered again as BB36-7 No. 744, It still operates to this day.

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