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1700 was built in July 1966, #31955, FN 5705-1. It was retired in July 1986 and sent to Pielet Brothers in December 1987.
1709 was built in July 1966, #31964, FN 7904-10, It was retired April 1985 and sold to General Electric. It was sent to Pielet Brothers in September 1985.
1718 was built in August 1966, #31973, FN 7904-19. It was retired in February 1988 and sold to Wisconsin Central Ltd as 1718 in July 1988.
1723 was built in September 1966, #31978, FN 7904-24. It was retired in February 1987 and sold to General Electric. It was sold to Gibbs Railway Equipment and sold to VMV Enterprises in April 1987.
1735 was built in May 1967, #32699, FN 7953-1. It was purchased as Springfield Terminal RR as 678 in October 1987. It was retired in July 1990 and scrapped in July 1993.
1744 was built in July 1967, #32708, FN 7988-6. It was retired in February 1988 and sold to WCLtd as 1744 in July 1988.
1745 was built in July 1967, #32709, FN 7988-7. It was retired in February 1988 and sold as WCLtd 1745 in July 1988. It was later sold to Larry's Truck Equipment as LTEX 1745.
1746 was built in July 1967, #32710, FN 7988-8. It was retired in February 1988 and sold to WCLtd as 1746 in July 1988.
1753 was built in August 1967, #32717, FN 7988-15. It was sold as ST as 679 in October 1987. It later was sold and rebuilt MK in 1994 as Southern Pacific 8681. It was assigned Union Pacific 4707 but was retired.
1758 was built in August 1967, #32722, FN 7988-19. It was sold as ST 680 in October 1987 and sold as LTE 680 in 1996. It was sold to Montana Rail Link and assigned 347 but not used.
1768 was built in February 1970, #35524, FN 7199-4. It became Wheeling & Lake Erie 1768. It was retired in September 1992 and traded in to EMD in July 1993 where it was rebuilt for the General Motors lease fleet. It was sold as Ohio Central 1768 and sold as Montana Rail-Link 342. It was sold and scrapped.
1769 was built in February 1970, #35525, FN 7199-5. It became W&LE 1769 and retired in September 1992, It was sold to Pielet Brothers in July 1993 and sold to M-K as 9534. It was sold as HLCX 7007. It was sold as WCLtd 6639 and sold to LTE.
1770 was built in February 1970, 35526, FN 7199-6. It was retired in September 1992 and sold to National Railway Equipment Co in December 1993. It was leased as Wheeling & Lake Erie 1770 and rebuilt by MK Rail on December 9, 1994, as SP 8661. It was assigned UP 4585 and became UP 2735 on May 9, 2001.
1779 was built in February 1970, #35535, FN 7999-15. It was sold as STRR 682 in October 1987 and sold as LTE 682 in 1996. It was sold to MRL as 346.
1813 was built in December 1969, #35569, FN 5745-24. It was sold to Tamper Corp as P8115-4 and renumbered as 3301. It was rebuilt by National Railway Equipment and rebuilt as Union Pacific 4759, Class SD40-2, on July 22, 1999. It was renumbered 2809 on December 18, 2001. It was retired on April 15, 2002, and returned to CIT Group as CEFX 2809. It was sold to Luminant as TXU 33026 in September 2012.
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