West Chester RR operating former PRR West Chester branch between West Chester and Glen Mills has ex-B&O GP9 No. 6499. IIRC it came to WCRR as Ohio Central No. 99. The branch is owned by SEPTA and leased to the Borough of West Chester which sub-leases it to WCRR.

When SEPTA took over commuter service in the Philadelphia area it received two former PRR GP9s No. 7019 and No. 7028. These were later renumbered Nos. 90 and 91. They were later sold, sometime in the 90s IIRC, but I'm not sure where they ended up. Anybody remember seeing them?

I'm surprised that these two units from Utah have not been mentioned:
SP 3769, at the Utah State Railroad Museum, stripped on donation for display (no prime movers, no traction motors, all doors welded shut). The lowdown is on the museum roster I wrote a few year back: http://theunionstation.org/museums/utah-state-railroad-museum/spencer-s-eccles-rail-center/

And Utah Central Railway 201, chop nose, ex-Rarus Railway (beyond that I have no other information), still in use as a captive switcher at the Business Depot Ogden industrial park.

An ex-B&M unit dressed up as Maine Central Heritage unit. THis locmotive has been switching in Waterville for several weeks.

After a long hiatus, here's the next post with info on surviving GP7's/GP9's from the Hill Lines. More to come.

Correction for GN #661/BN #1813: rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose.

Correction for GN #664/BN #1816: rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose.

Correction for GN #667/BN #1819: rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose.

Correction for GN #669/BN #1821: rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose.

Correction for GN #677/BN #1829: rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose.

Additional info for GN #718/BN #1791: it was leased by the Fort Smith RR Co. (FSR) to the Arkansas-Oklahoma RR (AOK), along with fellow ex-BN GP9 #1902 (nee-NP #317), which is listed below.

Correction for NP #211/BN #1711: rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose.

Correction for NP #228/BN #1854: rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose.

Correction for NP #237/BN #1863: rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose.

Correction for NP #267/BN #1890: it was rebuilt 2/82 to #600:3, not #600:2.

Additional info for NP #273/BN #1721/MRL/#112: it was also transferred from the MRL to the SRY; last photo 6/08 in Maryhill, WA, was of the engine in transit. Still listed on SRY roster on The Diesel Shop, but no pictures of the #112 under SRY ownership; it is noted on The Diesel Shop as converted to a slug circa 2008.

NP Survivors, Continued:

GP9 Survivors, Part Two:

Order #5524, February 1957, 20 units, NP #285-#304, serials #22768-#22787, dynamic brake-equipped:

#286 to BN #1724, retired 7/83 and subsequently sold before 11/84 to MBTA #1922, later resold to Central New England (CNZR), last photo 12/13 in Bloomfield, CT.

#288 to BN #1726, retired 3/91 and subsequently sold before 11/03 to Tennessee Southern (TSRR), last photo 5/04 in Mount Pleasant, TN. No longer listed on roster on The Diesel Shop. No current info.

#290 to BN #1728, rebuilt 12/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1530:2, to BNSF #1530, stenciled GP28M-2, latest photo 7/16 in Fremont, NE.

#291 to BN #1729, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, later renumbered to #113, latest photo 7/16 in Laurel, MT.

#296 to BN #1734, rebuilt 12/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1526:2, to BNSF #1526, stenciled GP28-2, lastest photo 1/17 in Wishram, WA.

#298 to BN #1736, retired 2/90 and subsequently sold to Yadkin Valley (YVRR) #206, resold sometime before 5/06 to R.J. Corman (RJCR), rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, last photo 4/12 in Lexington, KY.

#300 to BN #1738, retired 4/86 and subsequently sold to Garden City Western RY Co. (GCW) #200, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, last photo of engine on GCW was taken 7/13 in Garden City, KS, "Fotaug Rafee" commented that the #200 is no longer on the roster, photo taken 12/16 in Evansville, IN, shows that it is now Valiant Management & Holdings, LLC (VMHX) #200.

#301 to BN #1739, retired 12/90 and subsequently sold to NREX, later resold to DAIR #23, last photo 4/12 in Hudson, SD. Still listed on roster on The Diesel Shop.

#303 to BN #1741, rebuilt 9/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1501:2, to BNSF #1501, latest photo 3/15 in Eola, IL.

#304 to BN #1742, to BNSF #1603:1, later retired and sold to LDCX #2011 and named Queen Anne Hill Express, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, assigned to the Port of Seattle's grain terminal/elevator along with LDCX #2010 (listed in earlier post). Besides the #2010 which I earlier reported as having seen at the elevator (and therefore confirming that it's still assigned there), I recently finally got a glimpse of the #2011 at the elevator.

Order #5504, February 1957, 12 units, NP #305-#316, serials #22708-#22719, dynamic brake-equipped:

#307 to BN #1745, rebuilt 12/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1514:2, to BNSF #1514, stenciled GP28-2, latest photo 2/17 in Irving, TX.

#308 to BN #1746, rebuilt 9/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1502:2, to BNSF #1502, stenciled GP28-2, latest photo 1/15 in Minneapolis.

#309 to BN #1747, rebuilt 3/93 by M-K to c-n GP28P #1594:2, to BNSF #1594:1, to #1544, stenciled GP28-2, latest photo 7/16 in Elk River, MN.

#311 to BN #1749, rebuilt 3/93 by M-K to c-n GP28P #1595:2, to BNSF #1595:1, to #1545, stenciled GP28P-2, latest photo 10/15 in Fort Scott, KS.

#313 to BN #1751, rebuilt 9/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1503:2, to BNSF #1503, latest photo 9/15 in Ada, OK.

#314 to BN #1752, rebuilt 3/93 by M-K to c-n GP28P #1591:2, to BNSF #1591:1, to #1541, stenciled GP28-2, latest photo 12/16 in Borea, WI.

#315 to BN #1753, retired 6/85 and acquired sometime before 12/07 by Pend Oreille Valley RR (POVA) as #102, latest photo 8/15 in Newport, WA.

#316 to BN #1754, retired 12/85 and subsequently sold sometime before 8/87 to Washington Central (WCRC) #302, to Columbia Basin RY (CBRW), latest photo 3/17 in Warden, WA.

Order #5505, July and August 1957, 28 units, NP #317-#344, serials #22720-#22747:

#317 to BN #1902, retired 10/87 and subsequently sold to FSR (via NREX?), leased to AOK, later resold to NYGL #1268, latest photo 5/16 in Passaic, NJ.

#318 to BN #1903, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, later renumbered to #105, later renumbered again to #135, assigned to IMRL, reassigned circa 6/08 to SRY, lastest photo 4/16 in New Westminster, BC.

#322 to BN #1907, retired 2/85 and subsequently sold to ILSX, rebuilt 8/85 with chopped nose, acquired sometime before 12/05 by ConAgra (CAGX), assigned to Martins Creek, PA, resold 12/07 to Big Dog Lines (BDLX), resold circa 10/11 to Ed Heck's Landisville RR (LVR), transferred 3/13 to Claremont Concord RR (CCRR) (also owned by Heck at the time); CCRR sold sometime in 2015 (May?) to Genesee & Wyoming, latest photo 2/17 in West Lebanon, NH.

#323 to BN #1908, rebuilt 5/82 to GP9B #601, to BNSF #1701:1, restenciled sometime between 3/12 and 4/12 as GN #1701, last photo 3/13 at Relco in Albia, IA.

#325 to BN #1910, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, to BNSF #1625:1, restenciled circa 2010 as GN #1625, sold sometime before 11/12 to NREX, time of last photo in Silvis, IL.

#326 to BN #1911, rebuilt 4/82 to GP9B #602:2, to BNSF #1702:1, sold sometime before 5/08 to Right Cooperative Association (RCA/RCAX), assigned to elevator in Wright, KS, latest photo 3/13. I don't know the reason behind the difference in spelling between the company name and the town name, or which reporting mark is correct.

#328 to BN #1913, to BNSF #1626:1, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, sold sometime before 8/00 to CBRW, latest photo 4/16 in Connell, WA.

#329 to BN #1914, rebuilt 12/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1531:2, to BNSF #1531, latest photo 5/16 in Sioux Falls, SD.

#330 to BN #1915, retired 7/86 and subsequently sold to ILSX #1369, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, assigned to elevator in Scranton, ND, latest photo 7/13.

#332 to BN #1917, rebuilt 12/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1523:2, painted for Operation Lifesaver, to BNSF #1523, latest photo 7/16 in Winnipeg, MB, was soon thereafter replaced by fellow GP28M #1519, which was rebuilt from a GN/BN GP5, which was rebuilt from an FTB.

#333 to BN #1918, retired 7/87 and subsequently sold to Leadville, Colorado & Southern (LCS), rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, latest photo 5/15 in Leadville.

#334 to BN #1919, retired 2/85 and subsequently sold to WCRC #301, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, acquired sometime before 1/09 by LaFarge North America, Inc./LaFarge Corp. (LAFX) as #1951, time of last photo.

#335 to BN #1920, rebuilt 9/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1507:2, to BNSF #1507, latest photo 8/14 in Sheridan, WY.

#336 to BN #1921, retired 7/83 and subsequently sold before 1/84 to MBTA, named The Pride of Charlestown/Billy "Zeke" Marsden, painted in B&M-style scheme, resold sometime between 2/00 and 8/03 to Plymouth & Lincoln RR Corp./Hobo RR (PLLX), latest photo 10/13 in Lincoln, NH.

#337 to BN #1922, to BNSF #1628:1, later retired and sold before 8/10 to Bruggere & Monson/Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX) #337, resold sometime between 9/10 and 4/11 to NWP #1922, latest photo 6/14 in Petaluma, CA.

#338 to BN #1923, rebuilt 9/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1505:2, to BNSF #1505, latest photo 12/15 in Winnipeg, MB.

#339 to BN #1924, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, later renumbered to #118, last photo 10/07 in Missoula.

#340 to BN #1925, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, later renumbered to #119, transferred sometime before 1/06 to SRY, latest photo 3/17 in Surrey, BC.

#341 to BN #1926, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, later renumbered to #120, latest photo 11/16 in Livingston.

#342 to BN #1927, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, later renumbered to #121, transferred in 6/08 to SRY, latest photo 7/16 in Burnaby, BC.

#343 to BN #1928, retired 6/86 and subsequently sold to Kentucky West Tennessee RY, Inc. (KWT) #302, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, rebuilt in circa 2009 to GP10 #1809, latest photo 5/16 in Paris, TN.

#344 to BN #1929, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, later renumbered to #122, transferred sometime before 4/06 to SRY, last photo 4/08 in New Westminster, BC.

Sources:

1. Charles Biel's BN, AT&SF, and BNSF photo website: http://www.trainpix.com/

___1a. BN roster sheets: http://www.trainpix.com/BN/ROSTER.HTM

___1b. BNSF roster sheets: http://www.trainpix.com/bnsf/ROSTER.HTM

2. The Diesel Shop: http://thedieselshop.us/

3. Railroad Picture Archives

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Utah Central Railway 201, chop nose, ex-Rarus Railway 201 began life as Western Maryland 44.

It is one of only three surviving Western Maryland 1st generation geeps. The other two are
GP9s 25 and 39, both owned by George's Creek Railway.

Correction for GN #680/BN #1832: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 7/82.

Correction for NP #210/BN #1710: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime between 6/89 and 9/99.

Correction for NP #273/BN #1721: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime between 6/89 and 5/03.

Correction for NP #280/BN #1897: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime between 4/92 and 9/05.

Correction for NP #291/BN #1729: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 7/93.

Correction for NP #318/BN #1903: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 9/93.

Correction for NP #339/BN #1924: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 2/05.

Correction for NP #340/BN #1925: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 1/00.

Correction for NP #341/BN #1926: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 9/87.

Correction for NP #342/BN #1927: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 7/82.

Correction for NP #344/BN #1929: rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 5/01.

NP Survivors, Continued:

GP9 Survivors, Part Three:

Order #5559, January 1958, 6 units, NP #345-#350, serials #24014-#24018, dynamic brake-equipped:

#347 to BN #1757, retired 7/83 and subsequently sold to Weyerhaeuser as #311, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, acquired sometime before 7/00 by Webb Asset Management (WAMX) as #9003, assigned to Eastern Idaho RR (Rupert, ID), reassigned sometime between 7/05 and 3/08 to Greensport Terminal/Industrial Park in Houston, latest photo 11/10.

#348 to BN #1758, rebuilt 12/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1529:2, to BNSF #1529, stenciled GP28-2, latest photo 5/16 in Big Lake, MN.

#349 to BN #1759, rebuilt 3/93 by M-K to c-n GP28P #1593:2, to BNSF #1593:1, to #1543, latest photo 2/17 in Minneapolis.

#350 to BN #1760, rebuilt 12/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1527:2, to BNSF #1527, stenciled GP28-2, latest photo 12/15 in Becker, MN.

Order #5561, January 1958, 7 units, NP #351-#357, serials #24020-#24026:

#351 to BN #1930, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, later renumbered to #123, latest photo 11/16 in Laurel, MT.

#352 to BN #1931, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, later renumbered to #106, assigned to IMRL, reassigned to SRY in 6/08 (time of last photo in Maryhill, WA).

#356 to BN #1935, retired and sold 5/86 to MRL, rebuilt at unknown date with chopped nose, later renumbered to #124, transferred sometime before 2/07 to SRY, latest photo 2/11 in Surrey, BC.

Order #5560, June and September 1958, 18 units, NP #358-#375, serials #24048-#24061 and #24472-#24475:

14 units (NP #358-#371, serials #24048-#24061) built in June 1958, and 4 units (NP #372-#375, serials #24472-#24475) built in September 1958.

#363 to BN #1942, rebuilt 11/92 by M-K to c-n GP28M #1516:2, to BNSF #1516, stenciled as GP28-2, latest photo 6/15 in Topeka.

#367 to BN #1946, retired and sold 10/87 to MRL, rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 1993, later renumbered to #125, last photo 5/11 in Pasco, WA, listed on The Diesel Shop as retired.

#368 to BN #1947, listed by Biel as retired in 12/85, but photos place it on the Cape Cod & Hyannis (CCH) in 7/82, rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 7/82, resold sometime before 7/89 to Mid-Michigan RR (MMRR) #24, resold in 2016 (June?), latest photo 4/17 in Genesee & Wyoming/Rail Link, Inc.'s Union Camp Yard in Franklin, VA (not far from G&W's Commonwealth RY, Inc. [same operation?]).

#369 to BN #1948, retired 2/85 and subsequently sold to Austin, Todd & Ladd RR Co. (ATL/ATLT), rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 7/85, latest photo 4/15 in Watonga, OK.

#370 to BN #1949, retired 3/83 and subsequently sold to Bloomer Shippers Connecting RR Co. (BLOL) #91, rebuilt with chopped nose sometime before 7/84, renumbered to #7591 sometime between 9/01 and 6/06, latest photo 6/16 in Gibson City, IL.

#372 to BN #1951, rebuilt 4/93 by M-K to c-n GP28P #1597:2, to BNSF #1597:1, to #1547, stenciled as GP28-2P, latest photo 8/15 in Kansas City.

Sources:

1. Charles Biel's BN, AT&SF, and BNSF photo website: http://www.trainpix.com/

___1a. BN roster sheets: http://www.trainpix.com/BN/ROSTER.HTM

___1b. BNSF roster sheets: http://www.trainpix.com/bnsf/ROSTER.HTM

2. The Diesel Shop: http://thedieselshop.us/

3. Railroad Picture Archives: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/

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there are 2 gtw gp9's in michigan 4428 & 4433 they are owned by gllx 28 is in flint mi and 33 is over in wayland mi?

An update, there are now three GP9s in Utah. Heber Valley Historic Railroad purchased former Great Western 296, nee-Union Pacific, from a now-defunct museum in Boulder Colorado. On April 29 2017 it made its first revenue run after years of static display.

Update for GN #605/BN #1505:1/c-n GP10 #1405/NREX #408/IAIS #408/PWSX #408 - resold sometime between 6/05 and 9/09 to Progress Rail Service as PRSX #408, last photo 9/10 at Bill, WY. No current info.

Photo update for GN #608/BN #1508:1/c-n GP10 #1408/BNSF #1408:1 - still at LTEX, Lordstown, OH, as of 3/16.

Photo update for GN #611/BN #1511:1/c-n GP10 #1411/BNSF #1411:1/Northern Lines (NLR) #1411 - latest photo 10/17 at Waite Park, MN.

Photo update for GN #618/BN #1518:1/c-n GP10 #1418/BNSF #1418:1/ILSX #1418/#1345 - now leased to the Mineral Range RR, latest photo 7/17 at Ishpeming, MI.

Photo update for GN #622/BN #1522:1/Potlatch Forest Ind. #1522/ICG GP10 #8465/IC/PREX #1000 - still assigned to the Elkhart & Western, latest photo 7/17 at Elkhart, IN.

Photo update for GN #628/BN #1528:1/c-n GP10 #1422/BNSF #1422:1 - still at NREX, Silvis, IL, as of 5/16.

Update for GN #646: to BN #1546:1, rebuilt 7/74 to c-n GP10 #1403, to BNSF #1403:1, retired 1/01, sold to NREX as #SC02, stored at Waycross, GA, sometime before 3/15, then renumbered (back) to #1403, and leased to the Heart of Georgia RR, latest photo 10/16 at Cordele, GA.

Photo update for GN #651/BN #1551:1/Colorado & Eastern #1551/Kyle RR #1551/Great Smoky Mountains RR #1551/Ogeechee RY #1551/Heart of Georgia RR #1807 - latest photo 10/16 at Americus, GA.

Photo update for GN #657/BN #1809/Central Montana Rail, Inc. (CM) #1809 - latest photo 12/15 at Moccasin, MT.

Photo update for GN #658/BN #1810/CM #1810 - latest photo 11/15 at Moccasin, MT.

Photo update for GN #664/BN #1816/BNSF #1611:1/Gulf Coast Rail Services/EFX #1611/Temco Corp. (TMLX) #1611 - latest photo 7/16 at Port of Tacoma elevator, Tacoma, WA.

Update for GN #670/BN #1822/GE Credit/Copper Basin RY (CBRY) #205 - was sold in 2013 to Foster Townsend Rail Logistics (FTRL or FTRX), along with CBRY #206 (ex-BN #1867, nee-NP #244) and #207 (ex-BN #1893, nee-NP #276). But a photo of FTRX #205 from 10/13 lists it as, and photographic evidence concurs, that it is ex-NCCX #6400, exx-BN #1975, nee-SP&S #150. In contrast, the latest photo of FTRX #205 was taken in 5/17 in Toledo, OH (with the ex-CBRY #206, as FTRX #206, and repainted blue), and this #205 is clearly the ex-CBRY #205.

Photo update for GN #676/BN #1828/ILSX #1363/St. Croix Valley RR Co. (SCXY) #1363 - latest photo 3/17 in North Branch, MN.

Photo update for GN #680/BN #1832/MRL #1832/#103/#127 - latest photo 6/17 in Livingston, MT.

Update for GN #681/BN #1833/MRL #1833/#117 - sold at unknown date to S&S Sales & Leasing (also referenced as S&S Shortline) as SSRX #117, latest photo 2/16 in Kansas City, KS. SSRX also acquired from MRL GP9 #116, which is nee-M&StL #706, blt. 10/58, order #5580, serial #24761.

Photo update for GN #684/BN #1836/c-n GP28M #1532:2/BNSF #1532 - latest photo 8/17 at Fridley, MN.

Photo update for GN #685/BN #1837/Simon & Sons/Repco #1837/City of Prineville RY (COP) #1837 - latest photo 6/17 in Prineville, OR.

Photo update for GN #686/BN #1838/CM #1838 - latest photo 11/16 at Denton, MT.

Photo update for GN #687/BN #1839/c-n GP28M #1513:2/BNSF #1513 - latest photo 2/17 in Vancouver, WA.

Photo update for GN #690/BN #1763/c-n GP28M #1500:2/BNSF #1500 - latest photo 12/16 in Rochelle, IL.

Photo update for GN #693/BN #1766/GE Credit/Hillsdale County RY Co. (HCRC) #1766/Indiana Northeastern (IN) #1766/#1602:2 - latest photo 10/16 in Edon, OH.

Photo update for GN #701/BN #1774/c-n GP28M #1509:2/BNSF #1509 - latest photo 7/17 in St. Louis.

Photo update for GN #710/BN #1783/c-n GP28M #1510:2/BNSF #1510 - latest photo 8/16 in Kansas City, MO.

Photo update for GN #714/BN #1787/c-n GP28M #1512:2/BNSF #1512 - latest photo 6/17 in Vancouver, WA.

Photo update for GN #718/BN #1791/NREX #1791/Fort Smith RR (FSR) #1791/leased to Arkansas-Oklahoma RR (along with #1902, ex-BN #1902, nee-NP #317)/New York & Greenwood Lake RY (NYGL) #1267 - latest photo 5/16 in Passaic, NJ.

Photo update for GN FTA #251A/GP9 #726/BN #1799/c-n GP28M #1508:2/BNSF #1508 - latest photo 1/17 in Vancouver, WA.

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The CNYHS reports that NYC 5740 has been scrapped: https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll29/id/481

Of the other NYC GP7 and GP9 units listed earlier in the thread, I'm not aware of any others owned by a museum or a historical society. I'd be happy to be corrected.

NP 368/BN 1947 ran out of Grand Rapids, MI for a number of years on the GRE as #24. When I caught word that it was going up for sale I tried to purchase it but somebody else either had deeper pockets or new somebody. That was a darn nice unit. Owned by a paper mill or something out east now. Miss seeing that old girl around.

Former Hampton and Branchville GP-9s 686 and 859, both still having their original N&W numbers, are now on the Naugatuck Railroad in CT. 686 is in service, after a fair amount of TLC. 859 will follow 686 through the shop, hopefully as soon as the 'all clear' is given for this pandemic.

Naugatuck Railroad 686, built 1959 as N&W 686, then Hampton & Branchville 686, then loco dealer Power Rail in Monroe, Ga. In service at NAUG as of 12-2019. Unit is in an N&W-inspired "quick black paint" job.

NAUG 859, same pedigree info as above. Both units built with 26-L brake, dynamic brake, and dual control stands. Dynamics disabled before we got 'em, one control stand removed in Georgia before shipping. Cosmetically quite ugly, but good mechanical and electrical bones (Exane low-voltage rewire on both, about 12 years ago). Both units now short-hood forward. They will NOT be chopped.

Both ordered as Y-6b killers; put in service by N&W at Naugatuck, WVa., of all places.

Howard P.

859 reminds me of how 872 and 885 looked when we found them at the mine in WV. They are now ELKR 4 and 5, and like 859, both are 1959 ex- N&W GP-9's with dual stands, 26L brake, dynamics, good wheels, etc. 885 even has a 567D engine. Traction motors are D-77's. N&W took good care of their units and these also have good bones although the mine we bought them from didn't, and when I saw them last summer they were obviously out-of-service (Elk River Railroad is only storing cars now), and are being cannibalized with headlights gone, etc. Too bad!
Also present are ELKR #1,2 and 3. #1 and 2 are ex- GP-9's converted by VMV to -10's, while 3 is an ex- GP-7 (ex-IT 1750) converted to a -10.
Ned

NAUG 686 is like driving a reliable and comfortable old pick-up truck. Given the choice, I’ll run the GP over the U-boat, especially in the rain. The u-boat is no fun in the rain. The walkways, steps, and cab doors are better too. Great job by our mechanical staff in getting her back into service! It’s much appreciated.