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Trinity Industries
This car builder has a number of locations with locomotives.
7, 45Ton, was built by General Electric in June 1942, #15290, for Cornhuscker Ordnance Plant. It became United States Army 7248 and became United States Navy 65-00531. It was sold as Quick Car Service 7 and became Tank Lining & Railcar Repair 7. It became TI 7
13, 65 Ton, was built by General Electric in June 1943, #17868, as USA 7882. It was sold as TI 13.
144, SW7, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1950, #10870, FN 6050-2, as Great Northern 12, Class SW-7. It became Burlington Northern 144, Class SW-7, in 1970, and retired in October 1985. It was sold as PLM Railcar Maintenance Corp 144 in September 1987 and became Trancisco Rail Services 144. The property was sold to TI in 1998 and 144 was apparently retired. It was scrapped in April 2006.
343, F40PH, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1980, #796379-12, FN 796379-12, as National Railway Passenger Corp 343. It was sold as R P Flynn Inc 343 and sold as Trinity 343. It was used for a movie, "Prison Break".
520, 65 Ton, was built by General Electric in June 1960, #33845, as Union Electric Co 1. It was sold as Missouri Central RR 520 in 1999 and sold as TI 520.
962, MP15, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1976, #756119-8, FN 756119-8, as United States Steel MinnTac 962 . It was sold as Trinity Industries as TLLX 962 in 1998 and sold as TECX 2002 (unknown). It was sold as Knoxville & Holston River RR 2002.
969, MP15, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1974, #74641-1, FN 74641-1, as Reading Co 2771, Class SWE-14. It became Consolidated Railroad Corp 9621, Class MP-15. It was sold to General American Transportation Co as GATX 9621 and sold as USSX 969. It was sold as TLLX 969 in 1998 and sold as Canadian Pacific 1444 in January 2003.
1317, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1952, #17467, FN 5200-20, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2812, Class 2650. It was rebuilt by Cleburne in August 1977 and rebuilt as 2102, Class 2050. It was later Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1317, Class GP-7, in January 10, 1997. It was sold as TLLX 1317 and resold as Northern Illinois & Wisconsin 1317. It was sold to Elkhart Grain Co in August 2002.
1633, GP-9, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1954, #19624, FN 5354-16, as Chicago Burlington & Quincy 285. It became Burlington Northern 1970, Class GP-9, in 1970 and became Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1633, Class GP-9, in June 1998. It was sold as TLLX 1663 in June 2000 and sold as Texas Rock Crusher Ry 102 in 2005. It was transferred as Texas North Western Ry 116 in 2007.
5105, C30-7, was built by General Electric in May 1980, #42897, as Burlington Northern 5105, Class C30-7. It was retired in February 2001 and sold as TLLX 5105.
Y-1252, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1953, #18109, FN 4228-4, as Chicago & North Western 1277. It was retired on January 13, 1978, and sold to Wilson-Cramer Locomotive on February 21, 1978. It was then sold to Fort Worth Railway Services as 1277 for their plant on the north side of Saginaw. FWRS was acquired by Trinity and the locomotive was renumbered Y-1252.
Y2572, 23 Ton, was built by General Electric. It was purchased from Nashville Bridge Co with apparently no number. It was sold to Rail Trusts Equipment Inc in 2009.
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