RS1 (Alco) 9185 & 9186 -- C&O 5114, 5115 80851, 80852 9/53 -- Alco S2

Dow Chemical

Locomotives

New: 19 September 2024 Deane Motis photo at Pt. Mann, B.C. on 22 February 1980
Reporting Mark: GWRS Compiled by: Gareth McDonald
Bldr Model Road No. Builder No. Date Notes
Cliffs-DOW Chemical / Ishpeming Michigan
GE 65-Ton 7 15666 11/42 Plant closed in 1969; locomotive transferred to ?? Ishpeming Steel ??
Dow - Midland, Michigan
GE 80-Ton 87 28387 11/45 Acquired new
88 28388 11/45 Acquired new; to Allegheny-Ludlum
89 30403 4/49 Acquired new; to Allegheny-Ludlum
89 30404 4/49 Acquired new; to Eli Lilly
91 30405 4/49 Acquired new; to Mansbach Metal Products
Alco RS1 100 73574 5/45 Ex-Gulf Mobil & Ohio 1109; to Mansbach Metal Products
Dow - Freeport, Texas
EMD GP9m 103 -- -- Leased from RailServ
285 -- -- Ex-Rail Link 285
EMD MP15T 957 866139-x 5/87 Leased from RailServ
EMD SW1001 1001 796375-1 & 2 12/80 Acquired new
1003 796375-3 12/80 Acquired new
100* & 1009 806039-1 & 2 12/80 Acquired new
Dow - Ft. Saskatchewan, Albert
Alco S6 1001 82881 11/56 Ex-Southern Pacific 107; to be scrapped
1002-1104 -- 11/56 Ex-??
EMD SW1000 1004 (2nd) 81811 -- Ex-MP 1165 (or 1265); to be scrapped
Alco RS11 1005 -- -- Ex--
1006 -- -- Ex--
Alco S6 1009 & 1010 81724, 81422 6/56, -- To be scrapped
Dow - Plaquemine, Louisiana
EMD CF7 2543 17317 10/52 Ex-Cargill 1 < Indiana RR 9 < nee ATSF F7A 46C>
Alco RS1 918580852 9/54 Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio 9185 < nee C&O 5114
90 -- 11/48 Ex-Baltimore & Ohio 9071
91 -- 81991 6/57 Ex-Baltimore & Ohio 9106
Abbreviations
  • Alco - American Locomotive Company
  • GE - General Electric
  • EMD - Electro-Motive Division
  • Plym - Plymouth Locomotive
  • Whit - Whitcomb Locomotive

Reference sources:

  • X2200 South Newsletter (various issues)
  • The Short Line Newsletter (various issues)
  • Flickr.com
  • Train Orders.com
  • LocoNotes.com

    Contributors: Ken Ardinger, Randy Keller, Bruce Mercer, Mark Nilges and Jay Reed


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