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2482, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1968, #33613, FN 7087-2, as St Louis South-Western 2482, Class ES415C-1. It was sold National Railway Equipment Co 2482 and later RA 2482. It was sold to Andersons Inc as AEX 100010 in August 2013.
2687, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1973. #72631-6, FN 72631-6, was Southern Pacific 2687, Class ES415-6. It was sold as NRE 2687 and later RA 2687.
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Virginia Southern RR
174, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1954, #19476, FN 5334-5, as Texas & New Orleans 244, Class DF-601. It was renumbered Southern Pacific 3415, Class EF418-2, in 1966 and rebuilt on July 18, 1972, as 3359, Class EF418E-2. It was sold to Wilson Railway Supply on March 28, 1988, as shop switcher 1 and renumbered 60. It was sold as Intermountain Transportation Services 174 in 1989 and sold to Railtex as Austin & Northwestern 174. It was transferred as Dallas Garland & Northwestern 174 in May 1996 and transferred as Virginia Southern 174. 244, Class DF-601.
178. GP9, was built General Motors in May 1960, #A1816, as Cartier RR 3. It was renumbered 53 in 1960 and later as IW 178. It later was VSO 178 in 1990 and later Grand Rapids & Southern RR 178 and Godrich-Exeter RR 178 "Paulina". It then became DGNO in August 1997. Disposition has been lost.
200, GP40, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1968, #34083, as Missouri-Kansas-Texas 200. It was assigned Union Pacific 506 but was retired on October 9, 1992, and sold to National Ry Equipment Co. They sold it to VSO as 200 and transferred as Georgia Southwestern 4005. It was transferred as Alabama & Gulf Coast 4005 in 2004 and sold to Bro-Tex International Metals in October 2011.
512, GP40, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1968, #34089, as MKT 206. It became UP 512 on October 10, 1990, and sold to Missouri & Northern Arkansas as 512 in December 1993. It later became VSO as 512 and later Godrich-Exeter 4046.
618, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1956, #22424, as Baltimore & Ohio 3425, Class RSE-9C. It was renumbered as 6618, Class PSE-2. It was rebuilt as Class FSE-4 in 1958 and reclassified Class GP-9 in 1965. It was sold on April 21, 1987, to Steel Processing Corp. Then it was sold on February 16, 1988, to Mid Michigan RR as 618. It was transferred in 1989 to North Carolina & Virginia RR as 618 and then to VSO as 618 in November 1989. It was scrapped in June 1996.
2008, GP38, was built by Electro-Motive in November
1969, #36010, FN 7240-10, as
2185, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1952, #16383, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2736, Class 2650. It was rebuilt by Cleburne in February 1980 as 2185, Class 2050. It became Georgia Southwestern as 2185 in September 1989 and later as VSO as 2185 in 1998.
3080, GP40, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1969, #34845, as Baltimore & Ohio 3722, Class GP-40. It was returned as General American Transportation Co 3722 on May 17, 1984. It was rebuilt at Livingston in 1984 and rebuilt at Livingston in June 16, 1989, as Burlington Northern 3080, Class GP-40G. It was retired on February 28, 1992, and returned to GATX. It was leased as VSO 3080 in June 1993 and transferred as Godrich-Exeter RR 3080 in January 1994. It was transferred as New England Central 3080 in May 1995 and renumbered 4048 in 1999. It was rebuilt at Juniata by Railpower in March 2013, #RP178-005, as Dallas Garland & NorthEastern 146, RP20BD.
3808, GP38M-2, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1969, #35248, FN 7189-3, as Southern Ry 2718, GP38. It was sold as Locomotive Leasing Partners 2001 and rebuilt by VMV Enterprises as NEC 3808 in 1998. It was transferred as Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia RR 3808 and transferred as 3808. It was transferred as Georgia Southwestern RR 3808 and transferred as VSO 3808. It was sold as Vermont Ry 3808 in 2011 and renumbered 207 in January 2013.
3841, GP38M, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1967, #32620, as Seaboard Air Line RR 641, a GP40. In July 1967 it became Seaboard Coast Line 1556 and later Seaboard System 1556. It was later renumbered 6711 and then became CSX Transportation 6711, Class GP-40. It was sold as Missouri & North Arkansas 4211 and rebuilt as Chesapeake & Albemarle 3841, a GP38M. It was transferred as VSO 3841 and sold to Bro-Tex International Metals in October 2011.
3842, GP38M, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1967, #32960,
as SAL 647. In
July 1967 it became SCL 1562 and later SBD 1562. It was later renumbered
6717 and then became CSX 6717, Class GP-40. It was sold as M&NA 4217 and rebuilt as
CA 3842, a GP38M.
5076, GP38, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1967, #33709, as Chesapeake & Ohio 3878, Class GP-38. It was later 2078 and then became CSX Transportation 2078, Class GP-38. It was sold to National Railway Equipment Co and sold to VSO as 5078. It was transferred to Georgia Southwestern as 3813.
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