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Don's Rail Photos

530, Class 17.5E-RS6, was built in January 1954, #18769, FN 5287-1, as 2224. It was renumbered 530 in 1959 and 500 in 1975. It was retired in January 1981 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft Co. It later became Western Railroad Builders 500 in July 1984 who renumbered it 101 in 1985.

532, Class 17.5E-RS6, was built in January 1954, #18771, FN 5287-3, as 2226. It was renumbered 532 in 1959 and 503 in 1975. It was retired in May 1980 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft Co.

533, Class 17.5E-RS6, was built in January 1954, #18772, FN 5287-4, as 2227. It was renumbered 533 in 1959 and 504 in 1975. It was retired in May 1980 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft Co. in October 1980.

535, Class 20E-RS6, was built in January 1954, #18774, FN 5287-6, as 2229, Class 17.5E-RS6. It was renumbered 535 in 1959 and rebuilt in October 1974 as 554, Class 20E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6113 in 1985, but was not renumbered before it became Dakota Minnesota & Eastern RR 554 in January 1987.

538, Class 17.5E-RS6, was built in February 1954, #18777, FN 5287-9, as 2232. It was renumbered 538 in 1959 and 506 in 1975. It was leased to the Wisconsin & Southern as 506 in 1980 and returned in 1981 when it was retired and sold to Chrome Crankshaft Co.  It was sold as Dakota Southern Ry 506.

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5/27/2021

Memorial of Saint André-Hubert Fournet

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Choose Life.

Mom did.

For there are three ways of performing an act of mercy: the merciful word, by forgiving and by comforting; secondly, if you can offer no word, then pray -- that too is mercy; and thirdly deeds of mercy.

--Saint Faustina Kowalska