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Belton Grandview & Kansas City RR

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5 "Tommy" was built by Alco-Cooke in 1923, #65189, as stock.  It was sold as Okmulgee Northern 5 in December 1933 and sold to Sonken-Galamba Corp in 1958.  It was sold to Kansas City Railroad Museum and went to BGKC.

5, 25 Ton ML-8, was built by Plymouth on November 22, 1939, #4017, as American Car & Foundry Co 5.  It was sold as Shippers Car Line Corp 5 and donated to SHRX 5.

102, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1956, #22050, FN 5467-34, as Chesapeake & Ohio 6142, Class MRSE-17.  It was reclassified Class GP-9 in 1964 and sold as Huron & Eastern 102.  It was sold as Idaho Northern & Pacific 102 in November 1993 and returned as HESR 102 in 1994.  It was sold to Western Rail Inc as WRIX 102 in 1995 and sold as SHRX 102 in 1996.

1808 and 1818 were built by American Car & foundry in 1927 for the Wabash RR. They were acquired from the SHRX and rebuilt in 1993 with open sides which are glassed in during the winter.  They were assigned as Grapevine Vintage RR in 2005.

5031-B, E8Am, was built by Electo-Motive on June 20, 1940, #1034-2, FN E8005-A1, as Kansas City Southern 3, E3A. It was renumbered 23 in January 1942. It was wrecked and rebuilt in January 1952 as E8Am. It was painted white in 1969 and sold to the Chicago & North Western as 5031B in January 1970. It was delivered in April 1970. It was sold to Regional Transportation Authority on December 31, 1977, and assigned 411, but it was not renumbered. It was retired March 23, 1983, and sold to the SHRX in March 1985.  There is no other record I found after that time.

 

 

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