Checks can be sent to:  R. Donald Ross, 3821 Crater Lake Ct, Irving, TX 75062-4015

1340, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1952, #17630, FN 5219-7, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2819, Class 2650.  It was rebuilt at Cleburne in November 1978 as 2142, Class 2010.  It became Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1340, Class GP7, on December 22, 1999, and sold to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co.  It was sold as SSRX 1340.

1414, SD40-2, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1972, #7396-26, FN 7396-26, as Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific 3025, Class 30ERS6.  It was renumbered 155 in July 1973 and assigned Soo Line  6332 in 1985,  It was retired in August 1987 and sent to Morrison Knudsen where it was rebuilt as Nacionales de Mexico 13017 in 1988.  It became Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana 1414 in 1997 and sold as SSRX 1414.

1651, SD38-2, was built by General Motors in December 1975, #A3355, FN C384-2, as Northern Alberta Ry 402 "Pembina River".  It became Canadian National  5701, Class GF-620A, in 1981 and renumbered 1651 in 1996.  It was retired in August 2008 and sold to Progress Rail PRLX 1651 in 2008.  It was sold as SSRX 1651 in 2015 and sold to Cargill Inc CGRX 604 in 2015.

1873, GP9u was built by Electro-Motive in December 1955, #20758, FN 5409-3, as  Illinois Central 9120.  It was rebuilt at Paducah as 8389 in August 1970.  It became  U. S. Army  USAX 1873 and sold as SSRX 1873.

2378, MP15DC, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1979, #787185-4, FN 787185-4, as Southern Ry 2378.  It became Norfolk Southern 2378, Class MP15DC, in 1982 and sold as SSRX 2378.  It was leased as Salt Lake Garfield & Western D.S.12 in 2019.

4605, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1957, #22840, FN 5512-5, as Central Vermont 4551, Class GR-17j. It was transferred later to Grand Trunk Western as 4551, Class GR-17j.  It was rebuilt at Battle Creek as 4605, Class GR-417a, on October 5, 1989, and retired on January 6, 2003.  It was sold to Diesel Supply Corp as DSLZ 4605 in 2003 and sold to S&S Sales & Leasing as SSRX 4605 in October 2012 and leasing to Manning Rail Inc.

9525, GP38, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1969, #35169, FN 7185-6, as Gulf Mobile & Ohio 706. It became Illinois Central Gulf 9525 in 1962 and sold to Neosho Rail Service as 9525 in 1994. They sold it to Gulf Colorado & San Saba as 9525.  It was sold to S&S Locomotive as SSRX 9525 in December 2014.

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