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UP20, 2000 HP, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1964, #29476, FN 7743-1, as Louisville & Nashville 1111, Class GP-35.  It later became Seaboard System 1111 and renumbered 4308.  It became CSX 4308, Class GP-35 and rebuilt by Republic Locomotive Co in August 1992, #492J300.  It was leased to Union Pacific on April 12, 1993, and returned on November 17, 1993.  It was sold to Georgetown RR and returned as LETX 20.  It was sold to DLCX. It was rebuilt as Peoria Locomotive Works  2000 and became Peoria & Pekin Union Ry 2000. It became Tazewell & Peoria RR 2000 in 2004. It was sold  to Northern Illinois & Western as NIWX 2000 and sold to J&L Consulting as JLCX 2000.

181, GP18, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1963, #27773, FN 5655-2, as Norfolk Southern Ry 2.  It was acquired by Southern Ry and rebuilt as 181 in 1974. It was retired in March 1986 and sold to Gibbs Railway Equipment in October 1986.  It was sold as Otter Tail Valley RR 181 and resold as DLCX 181 in 2007.

1202, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1954, #20059, as Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific 2024, Class 12E-S. It was renumbered 629 in 1959 and 705 in 1984. It became Soo Line 1210 in 1985 and was retired in May 1986. It was sold to Pielet Bros. and then sold as Wisconsin & Southern 1202.  It was sold as Indiana Box Car Co 1202 and resold as DLCX 1202.

2000, SD7u, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1953, #18307, as Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific 2221, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 521 in 1959 and rebuilt at West Milwaukee in November 1974 as 544, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6104 but was sold to Dakota Minnesota & Eastern as 545, "City of Mansfield", on September 5, 1986. It was sold to Indiana Rail Road as 545 in June 1999.  It was renumbered 2000 and sold as DLCX 2000 in September 2005.

4449, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1956, #21456, as Grand Trunk 1775. It was renumbered 4449 in 1956 and later transferred to Central Vermont as 4449, Class GR-17d. It was transferred to GTW and later rebuilt at Battle Creek in August 1989 as 4604.  It was retired on January 6, 2003, and sold as Diesel Locomotive Co DLCX 4604.

8308, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1954, #18821, FN 5307-25, as Illinois Central 9024.  It was rebuilt by Paducah in 1970 as 8103 and sold as Paducah & Louisville as 8103 in 1986.  It was rebuilt as 8308 and sold to Canac International Inc as CANX 8308 in 2002.  It was sold as DLCX 8308 in 2011.

 

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