ALL PHOTOS © JEFF LUBCHANSKY EXCEPT AS NOTED. REPRODUCTION BY ADVANCE PERMISSION ONLY HLCX CHECK OUT THE HELM ROSTER PAGE 420 EX UP C30-7 AT THE JUNIATA SHOPS FOR SOME HEAVY WORK BEFORE GOING INTO SERVICE FOR HELM. ALTOONA, PA, OCT 6, 2001. 504 EX UP C30-7 ON THE SAME LINE AS 420. ALTOONA, PA, OCT 6, 2001. 575 EX UP C36M. OAK ISLAND, NJ. SEPT 28, 2001. 576 SINCE UP IS PAINTING THEM JUST BEFORE SELLING THEM TO HELM, HELM MAY AS WELL ADOPT THE PAINT SCHEME. THINK THE WINGS WOULD FIT? OAK ISLAND, NJ. SEPT 10, 2000. 578 SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE GE'S GOING TO HLGX. SANFORD, FL. AUG 25, 2000. 586 OAK ISLAND, NJ. SEPT 10, 2000. 587 OAK ISLAND, NJ. MAY 31, 2000. 1416 OAK ISLAND, NJ. EX TFM 1416, NO HLCX MARKS. HAND HELD, ASA 800 FILM AND NO FLASH. (I DIDN'T GO THERE WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKING A PHOTO). NOV 1, 2000.FNM 13016, Milwaukee Road 160, Milwaukee Road 3030 GATX 900 was Union Pacific 3900.(CRTS). 1513  OAK ISLAND, NJ. SEPT 16, 2000. EX MP 704, MP 3004, PLMX 3004, MKCX 9055, HLCX 6302, TFM 1513. 3203 HLCX 3203 AT THE JUNIATA HEAVY REPAIR SHOP IN ALTOONA, PA. THIS UNIT NEEDS ALOT OF WORK. THE CAB HAD A SIGN INDICATING IT WAS UNSAFE. OCT 2, 1999. 3203 I HOPE THAT'S THE PRIMER. ALTOONA, PA, JAN 9, 2000. It is an SW1500 (with a cab from an older EMD switcher) which was sold to LTEX (Larry's Truck and Electric) this year. Unit is ex Kaiser International #LM002. (Bill Miller). CURRENTLY LTEX 3203. 3676  A RARE 4 AXLE HLCX. OAK ISLAND, FEB 26, 2000. EX IC 9542/ICG 9542/GM&O 723 (CRTS). 4002 THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT CSX'S GIANT UCETA YARD IN TAMPA FL. DEC 25, 1998, EX LN 3000, SBD 6797, CSX 6797. 4201  HLCX 4201 AT RICHMOND, VA. THE TRAIN WAS MOVING, THE WINDOWS WERE TINTED AND IT WAS THE REMNANTS OF A HURRICANE. SEPT 4, 1999.HLCX 4201, GP40-2 built 03/66 as a GP40, formerly HLCX 662, Amtrak 662, Soo Line 2007, Milwaukee Road 2007, originally built as Milwaukee Road 187.(CRTS-THANKS!).  4201  A BETTER VIEW. IT'S DUSK BUT YOU CAN SEE IT CLEARLY. LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE THE LONE RANGER WITHOUT HIS HAT. OAK ISLAND, NJ. FEB 9, 2000. GP40. EX MILW 187, MILW 2007, SOO 2007, AMT 662, HLCX 662 4300 GP40-X 4300 IN THE ST LUC YARD NOVEMBER 17, 1997. NOTICE THE SNOW. EX SP 7230 WITHOUT THE TUNNEL COWLS. SEE GP40X PAGE. 5015 HLCX 5015 IN RIDGEFIELD PK, NJ AT THE NYS&W ENGINE FACILITY. EX-CONRAIL?? JUNE 1997. PRR 6091, PC 6091, CR 6344, CRL 600. 5018 GP40. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MAY 31, 2000. EX PC 6280, CR 6280, CRL 603, 5024  SD 40, EX CRL 610, CR/PC 6274. OAK ISLAND, NJ. DEC 11, 1999. © JOSH LUBCHANSKY 5054 HLCX 5054. SHOT A MOVING TRAIN FROM A MOVING SUPERLINER CAR, THRU FRA GLASS WITH ASA 200 KODACHROME. WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? AUG 15, 1999 EX MKCX 9414, BN 6536 5055 OAK ISLAND, NJ. NOV 23, 1999. SD40 EX GUILFORD/MEC 600, DETROIT EDISON 003. 5056 HLCX 5056 ON THE FUEL PAD AT OAK ISLAND, NJ, AUGUST 10, 1999. SD40, EX DETROIT EDISON 006, EX GUILFORD MEC 604. (BILL MILLER) 6000 HLCX 6385, Soo Line 6385, and built as Milwaukee Road 195. OAK ISLAND, NJ. NOV 26, 1999. (CRTS) 6056 OAK ISLAND, NJ. MAY 9, 2000. EX HLCX 5008, EX KCS SD40 609 (CRTS) 6057 HLCX 6057 - OAK ISLAND, NJ. AUG 31,, 1999. PART OF A CSX CONSIST. EX HLCX 5007, EX KCS SD40 600 (CRTS) 6073  OAK ISLAND, NJ. OCT 12, 2000. SD40-3, EX CN&W 6544, EX CR/PC.PRR 6221. (CRTS) 6078  OAK ISLAND, NJ. APRIL 5, 2000. EX UP SD40 3007 (CRTS) 6079  HLCX 6079. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MARCH 24, 2000. NEWLY ACQUIRED. EX UP SD40-2 4061, EX MOPAC 3061 (CRTS). 6081 OAK ISLAND, NJ - NOV 23, 1999. EX HLCX 5000, UP 3099. 6082 HLCX 6082. OAK ISLAND, NJ, OCT 30, 1999. EX KCS 610. 6084 OAK ISLAND, NJ. MAY 23, 2000. SD40, EX HLCX 5011, EX HLCX 3006, EX UP 3006 (CRTS). 6085 OAK ISLAND, NJ, DEC 22, 1999. ex cn 5234 6135 SD40T-2. EX GECX/SP 8367. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MARCH 23, 2006. 6200 HLCX 6200 AT OAK ISLAND, NJ AUG 11. 1999. EX CN&W 6822 6203 HLCX SD40 -2 6203 AT OAK ISLAND, NJ. EX QUEBEC, NORTHSHORE & LABRADOR 241. NOTICE THE STEAM PIPES ON THE ROOF. JUNE 11, 1999. ©JOSH LUBCHANSKY 6204  SD40-2, EX BCRR 736, EX KENNECOTT COPPER 101, OAK ISLAND NJ. NOV 1, 2000, 10:00PM WITH FLASH AND OVERHEAD FLOODLIGHTS.(CRTS) 6213 HLCX 6213 - SD40-2. EX DM&E 6387, SOO 6387, MILW 200. OAK ISLAND, NJ AUG 25, 1999 6214  SD40-2 "B" UNIT. EX CRL 606, EX CR 6321, EX PC/PRR 6068. OAK ISLAND, NJ. FEB 22, 2000. AS OF 11/02/00 STILL IN THIS PAINT SCHEME. 6217 EX QUEBEC, NORTHSHORE & LABRADOR 242 AT CP CROXTON NEAR HOBOKEN, NJ. SEPT 7, 2000.

6218 HLCX 6218 SD40-2(EX QUEBEC, NORTHSHORE & LABRADOR 249) AT OAK ISLAND NJ. OWNED BY HELM, LEASED TO CP, IN SERVICE FOR CSX. IT IS LISTED AS AN SD40 BUT NOTICE THE STEAM PIPES AND VENTS AND THE SNOW GUARD ON THE AIR INTAKE AND BIG FUEL TANK. JULY 27-99. 6222 EX MKCX 9412, NRE 6338, BN/C&S 6338, C&S 878. OAK ISLAND, NJ. NOV 30, 1999.(CRTS). 6228 HLCX 6228. OAK ISLAND, NJ. OCT 28, 1999. DO YOU THINK WHITE WAS AN APPROPRIATE COLOR, CONSIDERING? HLCX 6228 was FNM 13033, M-K 162, MILW 162, MILW 3032 (THANKS CRTS) 6229  EX CP SD40. OAK ISLAND, NJ. FEB 26, 2001 6239  EX UP SD40-2 3378 FRAME # 766056-44.NASHVILLE, TN. SEPTEMBER 9, 2005. 6296 EX BN 7085. OAK ISLAND, NJ. DEC 2, 1999. 6305 SD40. EX MP 700, MP 3000, PLMX 3000, MPI 9048, TFM 1508. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MARCH 10, 2003. 6306 YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BELL WAS ON TOP OF THE CAB. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MARCH 26, 2000. EX CN 5128 (CRTS). 6308 LEASED TO CSX. UNIT UNDERGOING INSPECTION NEAR THE SERVICE TRACK AND BEHIND THE ROUNDHOUSE AT RADNOR YARD. NASHVILLE, TN. FEB 12, 2000. EX FNM 13059, EX MO-PAC 3045. (CRTS). 6401 EX HLCX 6224, MPI 9050, PLM 3058, MoPac 3058, MoPac 758(crts).OAK ISLAND, NJ. JUNE 20, 2000. 6405  OAK ISLAND, NJ. JUNE 20, 2000. EX SP 9010, SP 7483-2. 6503 SD45M-3 6503 AT OAK ISLAND NJ IN SERVICE FOR THE BNSF APRIL 20, 1998. EX NP 3639, BN 6481, CNW 6481. 6504  SD45. EX PRR/PC/CR 6214, CNW 6537. FRAME # 7993-35. OAK ISLAND, NJ. APRIL 27, 2005. 6507 SD45-3M. 6507: EX MKCX 9414/NRL 6536/BN 6536. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MAY 30, 2006. 6508 EX MKCX 9507, C&NW 6568, Burlington Northern 6449, Great Northern 419. OAK ISLAND, NJ. NOV 16, 1999 (CRTS) 6518  OAK ISLAND, NJ. MARCH 27, 2000. EX MKCX 9522, CSX/SBD 8935, SBD/SCL 2035 (CRTS). 6520  FORMER SD45 MKCX 6520, CSX 8944, SEABORD 8944, SEABOARD 3631, CLINCHFIELD 3631 & SCL 2044. NOW SD40M-3. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MAY 31, 2000. 6524  FORMER DRG&W SD45. NASHVILLE, TN. AUGUST 19, 2002. 6600 HLCX 6600 SD40M-3 - OAK ISLAND, NJ SEPT 3, 1999. THIS UNIT WAS A BEAUTY. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REBUILT. THEY USED IT AS LEAD POWER, EX CNW 6000, 6547,PRR 6224 7149  SD40-2.EX BN 7149. OAK ISLAND, NJ. OCTOBER 30, 2006. #786173-24. 7172  THE GREAT AMERICAN FREIGHT ENGINE PAINTED AS IT SHOULD BE. OAK ISLAND, NJ. SEPT 7, 2000. 7168  EX BN SD40-2 7163. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MARCH 6, 2006. 7175  DOUBLE-VISION EX BN SD40-2. NASHVILLE, TN. AUGUST 19, 2002. 7176  EX BN SD40-2.OAK ISLAND, NJ. MAY 17, 2000. 7205 EX BN SD40-2. NO HELM MARKINGS ON THE ENGINE. ON THIS DATE IT IS ON LEASE TO CSX. FEBRUARY 21, 2004. NORTH BERGEN, NJ. 7228  SD40-2. OAK ISLAND, NJ. SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. 8156  EX BN SD40-4. OAK ISLAND, NJ. JUNE 9, 2003. 8159  EX BN SD40-2. FRAME # 786256-70. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MARCH 27, 2003. 8160  SD40-2. EX BN 8160.#786256-71. OAK ISLAND, NJ. MARCH 23, 2006. 9006 SD45. EX SP 9013. EX MPI 9006. OAK ISLAND, NJ. FEBRUARY 22, 2006. 9009  PART OF POWER FOR Q-404. EX SP SD45 9007.DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN REBUILT. OAK ISLAND, NJ. SEPT 6, 2002.

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