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1503, RS2, Class DRS-1b, was built in March 1949, #76650. It was rebuilt Class DRS-1c with steam generator in 1953 and retired to Alco in 1959.
1504, RS2, Class DRS-1b, was built in March 1949, #76651. It was rebuilt Class DRS-1c with steam generator in 1953 and retired in 1959,
1507, RS3, Class DRS-1e, was built in May 1954, #80734. It was retired in 1972 and rebuilt as Erie Lackawanna 1057, Class MFSA-16D-4, on March 3, 1973. It was retired inOctober 1976.
1508, RS3, Class DRS-1e, was built in May 1954, #80735. It was retired in 1972 and leased to Erie Lackawanna between 1973 and 1974. It was sold as Delaware & Hudson 1508 in 1974 and renumbered 2nd 4075, Class RS-15, in 1976. It was sold to an individual who leased it to Steamtown in 1984. It was sold in auction to Ray Kammert in 1988 and leased as Western Maryland Scenic RR 199 in 1989. It was resold as Chesaning Central & Owosso 1508 in 1999. It was sold to Railroad Museum of New England in 2005.
1517, RS3, Class DRS-1e, was built in October 1954, #80756. It was retired in 1972 and sold to Naporano Iron & Metal in November 1972. It was sold and rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in 1974 as Detroit & Mackinac 975.
1518, RS3, Class DRS-1e, was built in April 1955, #81162. It was retired in May 1976.
1531, RS2, was built in March 1949, #76653. It was retired in October 1963 and sold to Schiavone.
1536, RS3, was built in January 1952, #79603.
1537, RS3, was built in January 1952, #79604.
1547, RS3, was built in August 1952, #80165, as Delaware & Hudson 1st 4075, Class DERS-60. It was reclassified as Class RS-15 in 1959 and leased as Providence & Worcester RR 162 in January 1973. It was returned as D&H 4075 and swapped as B&M 1547 in August 1974. It was sold as Pioneer Valley RR 1547 and sold to National Railway Historical Society Mohawk & Hudson Chapter. It was scrapped at Colonie, NY, on November 5, 2013.
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