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Lafarge Corporation
1, 70 Ton, was built by General Electric on December 1956, #32679, as Lehigh Portland Cement Co 1. The plant became LaFarge Cement Co 1. It was donated to the local Lions Club and operated by Pend Oreille Valley as POVA 103 in 1998. It was sold to Almanor RR but never relettered. When Almanor abandoned, it was sold as Oregon Shortline LLC 70 in November 2011.
1, SW900, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1958, #24573, FN 4418-1, as Missouri Portland Cement Co 1. It became LaFarge Cement Co 1.
1951, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1957, #22737, as Northern Pacific 334. It became Burlington Northern 1919, Class GP-9, in 1970 and sold as Coast Engine & Equipment Co 301 in February 1985. It was sold as Washington Central RR 301 "Sally" in 1986 and sold to Burlington Northern Santa Fe in 1996 but not used. It was sold to Livingston Rebuild Center in June 1997 and retired in November 13, 2000. It was sold Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co and sold as LFCCo 1951 in January 2009.
20052, 100 Ton, was built by General Electric in September 1964, #35093, as Cyclops Steel Corp, Empire-Detroit Steel Div 6. It became Armco Steel Corp Empire-Detroit Steel Div 1. It was sold as LFC 20052.
"Old No 9", SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1952, #17224, FN 6438-1, as Monessen Southwestern RR 25. It was sold as Sharon Steel Co 16 and sold to Larry's. Truck Equipment. It was sold as Caparo Steel Co in December 1998 and became Lafarge "Old Number 9".
No number, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in December 1942, #17732, as United States Army 7422. It was sold to J W Bailes Co no number and resold Becker Sand & Gravel Co no number. It was sold as Gifford-Hill Cement Co 10-930 and became Blue Circle Cement Co no number. It became Lafarge Corp no number and became Argos Cement Co no number.
No number, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in September 1961, #33932. It was Atlantic Cement Co and became Blue Circle Cement Inc in 1985. It was taken over by Lafarge Corp in 2005.
No number, 60 Ton, was built by General Electric.
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