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Wabash Valley RR

This was a short lived short line which operated over former Pennsylvania RR trackage out of Decatur between 1978 and 1982. It was owned by Morrison-Knudsen Corp.

201, C420, was built by Alco in December 1963, #84723, as Long Island RR 201, Class AGP-20msc. It was wrecked on January 24, 1971, and rebuilt. It was later sold to Vermont Northern RR as 201 and further sold to WVRR as 201.

202, C420, was built by Alco in December 1963, #84724, as LIRR 202, Class AGP-20msc.  It was sold to VNRR as 202 and further sold to WVRR as 202.  It was sold as PV Commodity Systems 202 in April 1978 and sold as Western Canada Steel 202 in June 1985.

1801, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive on November 10, 1942, #1744, FN E489-7, as Chicago & North Western 1214. It was renumbered 617 on July 27, 1971, and retired on September 13, 1978. It was sold to Wilson-Cramer Locomotive on April 11, 1979, and sold to Wabash Valley RR as 1801 in September 1979.

1802, SW1, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1947, #4746, FN 827-4, as Southern Ry 2010. It was renumbered 1013 in December 1972 and sold to Wabash Valley RR as 1802 in 1978. Later it was sold to Mid-America Car Co and then leased to Cadillac & Lake City as 82. It was later returned to Mid-America Car as 82.

4101, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1951, #14577. FN 5120-5, as Pittburgh & Lake Erie 5682, Class DRSP-4g. It was rebuilt as Class DRS-4g and became Class ERS-15 in 1966. It was renumbered 1529 on December 1971. It later was sold to MK as WV 4101 in November 1977.. It then was rebuilt by MK in 1979 as WV 4301. It then became MK 4301 and later to Rail Link-Ottawa Valley as 4301.

4102, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1951, #14576, FN 5120-4, as P&LE 5681, Class DRSP-4g. It was rrebuilt as Class DRS-4g and became Class ERS-15 in 1966. It was renumbered 1530 on December 1971. It later was sold to MK as WV 4102 in November 1977. It then was rebuilt by MK in 1979 as WV 4302. It then became MK 4302 and later to RL-OV as 4302.

 

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