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5, SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1951, #14107, FN 6249-2, as Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 8939, Class DES-16L. It was reclassified, Class ES-12m, in 1966 and transferred as Pittsburgh Chartiers &Youghiogheny 5 in October 1972. It was sold MWRX 5 in 1996 and sold as Burlington Junction RR 900.
14, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1942, #2864, FN E638-1, as Commonwealth Edison Co 14. It was later sold as DeBruce Grain Co 14 and sold as MWLX 14.
84, GP38-2, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1975, #756065-1, FN 756065-1, as Armco Steel Corp B-84. It was sold as Midwest Locomotive Work 84 in July 2007 and leased as Blackwell Northern Gateway RR MWLX 84.
91, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1940, #1074, FN E310-7, as Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9147. It became Burlington Northern 91, Class SW-1, in 1970 and retired in August 1983. It was sold to Midwest Locomotive in November 1983 and leased as Kansas City Power & Light Co 91. It was returned as MWLX 91 and renumbered 1940 in 2010.
136, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1957, #23124, FN 5527-2, as Wisconsin Central RR 2412.. It became Soo Line 2412 in January 1961 and went to I&M Rail Link as 116 in 1997. It was renumbered 136 in 1997 and went as Iowa Chicago & Eastern 136 in 2002. It was sold as MWLX 136 in 2008.
751, GP9m, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1957, #22881, FN 7540-1, as Minneapolis & St Louis 603. It became Chicago & North Western 603 and was rebuilt at Oelwein in May 1972 as 4304. It was retired on December 12, 1988, and sold as Fox River Valley RR 4304. It later became Wisconsin Central Ltd 4304. It was resold as Wisconsin & Southern RR 751 and sold to Midwest Locomotive Works and leased to Farmers Coop Co (Dows, IA) but apparently never relettered. It was traded in to Boone & Scenic Valley RR as 751 in February 2020.
1808, GP7Lu, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1951, #15706, FN 7012-16, United States Army 1836. It became Alaska RR 1836 in 1960 and was rebuilt as 1808 by Paducah in 1977. It was sold to Alaska Metal Recycling Co in September 1998 and sold to BDL Co in 1999. It was then sold to MWLX as 1808 in 1999 and then sold again as Econo Rail 1808 in 1999.
1809, GP7Lu, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1951, #15707, FN 7012-17, as USArmy 1837. It became ARR 1837 in April 1960. It was chop-nosed in 1965. In April 1977, it was rebuilt at Paducah and became 1809 on April 29, 1977. It was sold to Alaska Metal Recycling Co in September 1998 and sold to BDL Co as 1809 in 1999. It was then sold to MWLX as 1809 in 1999 and sold as Missouri Central RR 1809.
2017, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1953, #18555, FN 5288-2, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2850, Class 2650. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in August 1982 as 2017, Class 2015, and sold to National Railway Equipment in January 1997. It was sold as MWLX 2017 in 1999 and sold to Webb Asset Management as WAMX 1004 in 2008.
2034, GP20u, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1961, #26855, FN 7609-25, was built as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 1149, Class 1100. It became 3149, Class 3100, in 1970. It was rebuilt in March 1981 to 3049, Class 3000, and became Burlington Northern Santa Fe 2034, Class GP20, in June 1998. It was later sold as MWLX 2034 in May 2000 and sold as WAMX 2005 in June 2007.
2153, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1951, #12210, FN 5054-28, as AT&SF 2682, Class 2650. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in March 1979 as 2153, Class 2050, and was sold as Texas NorthEastern RR 2153 in September 1989. It was transferred as Carolina Piedmont RR 2153 in 1997 and later sold to MWLX as 2153. It was sold as Respondek Rail Corp 2153.
6972, SD40-2, was built by General Motors in May 1968, #A2296, FN C325-19, as Canadian National 5044, Class GF-30d, a SD40. It was retired on March 3, 1999, and rebuilt by Alstom as Burlington Northern Santa Fe 7312, Class SD40-2, in August 1999. It was renumbered 6972 in 2007 and sold as MWLX 6972.
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12/12/2021
3rd Sunday in Advent
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Memorial of Saint Colman of Glendalough
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Mom did.
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