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1236, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in January 1953, #31874. It was donated to Utah State Railroad Museum in 1993.
1237, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in February 1953, #31875. It was donated to USRM in 1990 and leased as Utah Central Ry 1237 from September 1992 until April 1997. It was returned to USRM.
1243, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in February 1953, #31881. It was sold to Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR and painted as Baltimore & Ohio 20. This was the next higher number if there had been another engine.
1246, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in January 1953, #31870. It was assigned at Moody Field and donated to Fort Smith Trolley Museum.
1248, RS4TC, was built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton-Whitcomb in October 1953, #61203, as U. S. Army 1248. It was transferred as USAF 1248 and donated to Kirby Family Farm in 2016 and named "Sarge".
1249, RS4TC, was built by Lima-Hamilton-Hamilton in December 1953, #52703. It was donated to South Carolina Railroad Museum
1275, RS4TC, was built by Lima-Hamilton-Hamilton in February, #52703. It was donated to SCRM.
1600, 80 Ton, was built by General Electric in November 1951, #31035.
1604, 80 Ton, was built by General Electric in February 1952, #31177. It is at the Alaska Transportation Museum.
1607, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in March 1953, #31817. It was donated to Utah State Railroad Museum in 1990.
1673, S1, was built by Alco in October 1952, #69868. It becameUSA 1807 and sold to Michigan Transit Museum in 1979 as Clinton River Ry 1807
1718, MRS1, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1952, #15883, FN 7013-11, as USA 1818, Class D-MRS-1. It was shipped as Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais 1818 in 1953 and returned as USA 1818. It went to U. S. Navy 65-00574 and later Alaska RR 1718. It was transferred as USAF 1718 and retired in 1999. It is now at the Transportation Museum. Bernard Aubert built an O Gauge model of the engine.
1841, S12, was built by Baldwin in December 1952, #75703. It is at the Alaska Transportation Museum.
1842, S12, was built by Baldwin in December 1952, #75704. It is at the Alaska Transportation Museum.
7071, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in October 1942, #7071, as USA 7071. It was transferred to USAF and donated to Texas Transportation Museum in 1983.
7220, 45 Ton, was built by Davenport in February 1942, #2374, as Milan Ordnance Depot 1. It later became USA 7220 and later USAF 7220. It was sold to Hillsboro & Northeastern RR as 6 in 1947.
7310, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in July 1941, #13098, as Iowa Ordnance Plant 8-44. It became USA 7310 and became USAF 7310. It became United States Marine Corps 248236 and acquired by Western America Railroad Museum.
7441, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in November 1942, #17719, as USA 7441. It was transferred as USAF 7441 at March AFB and sold to Orange Empire Railway Museum.
7563, 35 Ton, was built by Davenport in 1943, #2458. It was sold to Matthews Co with no number and later given to the Illinois Railway Museum. It was restored as USAF 7563 and sold as Catskill Mountain RR 1.
7858, 60 Ton, was built by General Electric in June 1943, #17903. It was sold as Boone & Scenic Valley RR 2254 and repainted as "Fort Dodges Des Moines & Southern" 2254.
8050, RSD1, was built by Alco in February 1943, #70671, as U S Army 8050. It was transferred as U S Air Force 8050 and sold to Art Davis as ARDX 805.
8560, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in October 1944, #27698. It was sold as NezPerce RR 7115 in 1972 and became NezPerce-Pomeroy RR in March 1984.
8580, 80 Ton, was built by General Electric in 1944. It was retired in late 1970s and acquired by OERM.
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