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Don's Rail Photos

Like so many other roads, the Santa Fe bought one prewar DL109. The only railroad to buy more than one was the New Haven. Some roads, including the Santa Fe also got one of the B Unit DL110s. There are those who feel this is one of the finest looking locomotives due to the long swept back nose. There might have been more built if World War II hadn't changed the locomotive market. EMD was granted the right by the government to build road units. Alco got the switchers.

50L, Class 50, was built in May 1941, #69339. It was scrapped, along with the B unit, on October 4, 1960.

After the war, road locomotive construction was resumed. The first passenger units were only 1750 HP as compared with the 2000 HP of the DL109 and DL110. I don't have pictures of the 51 which was rebuilt with General Motors power.

Then came the 2000 HP PA's.

51L, Class 51, was built in October 1946, #75000. It was rebuilt by Electro-Motive in 1955 and traded in to Electro-Motive in 1968.

52L, Class 52, was built in December 1946, #75003.  It was traded in to Electro-Motive in 1968.

53L, Class 52, was built in April 1947, #75315. It was traded in to Electro-Motive in 1968.

55L, Class 52, was built in June 1947, 75339. It was traded in to Electro-Motive in March 1969.

58L, Class 52, was built in August 1947, #74690. It was traded in to Electro-Motive in March 1969.

59L, Class 52, was built in October 1948, #76535. It later became Delaware & Hudson 16, Class P-20, in December 1967 and rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in 1974. It was later sold to the Nacionales de Mexico as 16 on October 13, 1978.  It was wrecked before 1982 and sold to Doyle McCormack.  He donated it to Smithsonian but it was never accepted.  It is now at the Museum of the American Railroad.

60L, Class 52, was built in November 1948, #76538.  It was sold as D&H 17, Class P-20, in December 1967 and rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in 1974.  It was sold as NdeM 17 on October 13, 1978 and is at preserved at Puebla Museum.

61L, Class 52, was built in November 1948, #76539.  It was wrecked at Anaheim, CA, on December 22, 1965, and retired in June 1968.  It was scrapped.

62L, Class 52, was built in December 1948, 76541.  It was as D&H 18 "G W Hockabay". Class P-20, ln December 18, 1967, and rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in 1974.  It was sold as NdeM 18 on October 13, 1978, and out of service before 1982,  It was sold to Doyle McCormack in 2002 and restored as New York Chicago & St Louis 190.  It was placed at Oregon Rail Heritage Center.

64L, Class 52, was built in November 1946, #75005, as 52B. It was renumbered 64L in May 1949 and was traded in to Electro-Motive in March, 1969.

66L, Class 52, was built in May 1947, #75318, as 54B. It was renumbered 66L in May 1949. It was sold to the D&H as 19, Class P-20, in December, 1967. Morrison-Knudsen rebuilt it in February, 1975. Later it became NdeM 19 on October 13, 1978, and is at preserved at Puebla Museum.

75L, Class 52, was built in October 1968, #76536, as 59B. It was Renumbered 75L in May 1949 and was traded in to Electro-Motive in March, 1969.