The first two locomotives were released from Huntington’s Shops on Feb. 14 and were assigned to local train service between Huntington and Russell, Ky. The GP38-3s will be numbered in the 2000 series while the GP40-3s will be numbered in the 6500 series.
No. 2000 is former GP38-2 No. 2751, and No. 6500 is former GP40-2 No. 6349.
The Huntington shops are expected to produce 22 four-axle rebuilds in 2014, according to a source close to the railroad.