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7, SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1951, #13212, as Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9269. It became Burlington Northern 160, Class SW-9, in 1970, and sold to OmniTrax. It was sold as Salt Lake Garfield & Western D.S.7 in November 1985 and sold as JRS 7 on July 19, 1988.
353, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1940, #1052, FN E304-2, as Delaware Lackawanna & Western 431. It became Erie Lackawanna 353, Class SE-6, in 1960 and sold as Andrew A Merrilees Ltd 353. It was sold as Simplot Chemicals 353 and returned to Merrilees in March 1977. It was sold as United Grain Growers Ltd 001 in March 1978 and donated to BC Transport Museum in June 1984.
No number, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in December 1941, #15030 , as New York Ontario & Western 103, Class D. It was sold as Fernwood Columbia & Gulf D5 in August 1950 and sold as Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern 503. It was sold as IREX 503 in 1969 and sold as Simplot Chemicals Co no number in 1973, It was scrapped by Brandon Scrap Iron in August 1987.
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