Black River Rail System

Black River & Western and

Belvidiere & Delaware River Valley

All-Time Diesel Fleet

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Updated: 28 Sept. 2017 Photo by: Eric Augatis
AAR Mark: BRW / BDRV Roster by: John Komanesky and Jim Hager
Road No. Bldr/Model Bldr No. Bldr Date Notes
BRW 1 Mack 12-Ton -- 1927 Static display Ringoes; ex-Bigelow Carpet < Crucible Steel
BRW 41 ATSF CF7 -- 3/78 Scrapped; ex-BM&R 2419 < ex-ATSF CF7 2419 < nee ATSF 326L (b/n 17435, b/d 12/52)
BRW 42 ATSF CF7 -- 2/78 Ex-NREX < ATSF CF7 2421 < nee ATSF F7A 252C (b/n 13788, b/d 5/51); to Maryland & Delaware 2632
BRW 50 Dav. 50-Ton 2/25 -- Retired; ex-Delaware Valley Quarries
BRW 56 Alco T6 83860 3/58 Ex-CR 9847 < PC 8427 < nee PRR 8427; to PREX 101 > Georges Creek 101
BRW 57 Alco RS1 76216 12/48 Ex-New Hope & Ivyland 57 < nee Washington Terminal 57; to private owner
BRW 58 Alco RS1 79055 8/51 Scrapped; ex-BRW 211 < Devco 211 < SOO 211 < Sydney & Louisberg 2364 < nee Wisc. Central 2364
BRW 204 Alco RS1 79055 6/1947 Scrapped; ex-Devco 204 < Sydney & Louisberg 219 < MtSL 219 < nee MtSL 547
BRW 211 Alco RS1 75390 8/1951 Scrapped; see BR&W 58
BRW 400 EMD SW1 -- 2/1943 Ex-Export Everglades Terminal 400; sold to private owner
BRW 400(2nd) GE 44-Ton 30854 12/50 Ex-Long Island RR 400; to Valley RR 400
BDRV 752 EMD GP9 21428 2/56 Nickname: "Harold"; active; ex-Clarendon & < Pittsford 752 < BN 1879 < nee NP 256
BDRV 780 EMD GP7u 8879 4/50 Ex-Amtrak 780 < L&N 394 < MP 75 < nee C&EI 210
BRW 782 EMD GP7u 10546 1/50 Ex-Amtrak 782 < L&N 496 < L&N 1705 < nee NC&StL 705; to VLIX
BRW 820 EMD NW2 7464 11/49 Ex-BVRY 8202 < CR 9228 < E-L 421 < nee Erie RR 421; to Miller Milling
BDVR 908 EMD SW8m 14027 8/51 Nickname: "Hazelton Man"; active lease; ex-MDDE 802 < CRL 101 < CR 8670 < nee LV 256
BDVR 915 EMD SW900 -- -- Ex-Wimington & Western 915 < Everett 915 < Gulf States Steel 915 < Republic Steel 915 < River Terminal 97
BDRV 1202 EMD SW1200 21168 1/56 Ex-RBMN 1202 < CR 9366 < PC 9183 < nee NH 643
BDRV 1539-1540 EMD SW1500 72649-6 & 7 5/73 Derated; ex-Dominion Terminal 2-3 < nee P&LE 1539-1540; #1540 sold to Burlington Jct
BRW 1554 Alco RS3 72649-6 & 7 4/53 Ex-CNJ 1554; to Hawk Mountain Chapter NRHS (now DL 1554)
BDRV 1848 EMD GP9 19553 6/54 Ex-GMRC 1848 < nee BAR 76; Winchester & Western 848
BDRV 1849 EMD GP9 20310 6/55 Active lease; ex-GMRC 1849, BN 1849, nee-NP 223
BDRV 1850 EMD GP9 22564 11/56 Ex-VRS/GMRC 803 < GMRC 1850 < nee C&O 6181
BRW 1853 EMD GP9 24771 10/58 Nickname: "Nicholas Burenga Jr."; ex-Texas Mexican 853
BDRV 1854 EMD GP8 18653 9/53 Actice lease; ex-Everett RR 5428(2nd) < Conrail 5428 < CR 5874 < PC 5874 < nee-PRR 8574 (the last surviving PRR GP7)
BDRV 1856 EMD GP10 20900 10/58 Active lease; ex-New England Southern 566/2556 < Conrail 7566 < CR GP9 7311 < PC/NYC 7311 < nee NYC 5911
BDRV 1889 EMD GP9u A570 2/1954 Active lease; ex-Canadian Pacific 1689 < nee Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo 402
BRW 7079 GE 65-Tonner 13085 4/41 Ex-US Army 7079; sold to Octoraro 9 > Anthricate 9
BDRV 8142 GMD SW1200RS A1742 5/59 Nickname: Jane; active lease; ex-Canadian Pacific 8142
BRW 8159 GMD SW1200RS A1905 ?/60 Nickname: "Pinky"; ex-Canadian Pacific 8159
BRW 9581 GMD SD9m 20445 3/55 Ex-NS 58 < NS 198 < Southern 202 < nee Central of Georgia 202
* * * Motor Cars * * *
BRW 55 Brill Motor Car -- 1930 Out of Service; ex-Valley RR 55 < Remington Arms 121 < nee Sperry Rail 116
BRW 4666 Brill Motor Car -- -- Sold to private owner; ex-New Hope & Ivyland 4666 < nee PRR 4666
* * * Steam Engines * * *
BRW 14 Porter 0-6-0 -- 1920 Privately owned; ex-Brooklyn East District Terminal 14
BRW 148 Alco 4-6-2 -- 1920 Ex-US Sugar 148 < nee Florida East Coast 148; to private owner
BRW 565 Alco 2-6-0 -- -- Sold to private owner; ex-Danville & Mt.Morris 565 < nee Lackawanna 565
* * * Notes * * *
Abbreviations:
  • BAR - Bangor & Aroostook
  • BN - Burlington Northern
  • C&EI - Chicago & Eastern Illinois
  • GMRC - Green Mountain RR
  • L&N - Louisville & Nashville
  • MP - Missouri Pacific
  • NH - New Haven
  • NP - Northern Pacific
  • PC - Penn Central
  • PRR - Pennsylvania RR
  • RBMN - Reading Blue Mountain & Northern

Additional information/updates provided by: Richard Adams, Jeff Bricker (LocoNotes), Ron Chouinard (LocoNotes), Vince Vaccarella and Bob Van Derveer

New: 23 May 2009


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