LOCONOTES NO. 295


ECRX 2501 GP35 29 Jan 14 LaPorte, Texas, Trans Global Solutions, Inc. (G. Laux) EMDX 92 from MACar in Kansas City, Mo., to EMD LaGrange, Ill., frame, cab, d/brakes (M. Gillings)


EMD 1201 at Avondale, Colo., test track 18 Jan 13 1209 same location 7 Jan 13 (K. Rethwisch) EMDX 1211 & 1212 at LaJunta, Colo., with BNSF 9130, 9131 and GECX 3000 for test Trinidad, CO late 4/14 (K. Middleton)


ER=Econo Rail 7225 ex GT at Sherman, Texas, 27 Apr 14 (D. Krebs)


FURX 3003, 8097 at VMV 19 Apr 14 (SD40-2 Reporter)


GATX/GAHT #1 SW600 Hearne, Texas, 8 Mar 14 (K. King)


Gateway Rail Services GP7 4452 ex CNW at Madison, Ill., 10 Apr 14 (M. Mautner) GECX 3000 Evolution Series “Next Fuel” with BNSF 5815 and fuel tender BNSF 933500 at Willard, Ohio, 24 Apr 14 (S. Sponseller)


GLLX 4433 ex GTW Grand Rapids, Mich., to Moltonvil, N.C. (K. Borg)


GMTX 66 SW1001 on CSXT New Orleans, La., on CSXT 27 Mar 14 from Waycross, Ga., to Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico, via KCS (M. Palmieri) GMTX 157 out VMV late 3/14 (SD40-2 Reporter) GMTX 162, 166 SW1500 on CSXT New Orleans, La., 24 Mar 14 from Freeport, Texas, to Central Florida ILC Winter Haven, Fla., (M. Palmieri) GMTX 163 SW1500 used at ADM, the Alco S2 #1 ex Mfg Rly 210 is out of service (SD40-2 Reporter) GMTX 212 ex UPY 1273 MP15DC northbound on CN Stevens Point, Wis., 15 Apr 14 to Canexus in Brunderheim, Alb. (C. Whittaker) GMTX 415 GP15-1 bill from Baytown, Texas, Rescar-Exxon/Mobil Refinery to Dow Chemical at Prentiss, Alb., outbound from Houston, Texas, late 4/14 (Indust Rails)


GMTX 2199 ex NREX ex CSXT 2739 ex CR/PC 8104 at Willimantic, Conn., 6 Apr 14 (J. Jadczak)


GMTX 2203, 2223 in red-white-blue and Texas map at Mid America Car in Kansas City, Mo., 31 Mar 14;the 2203 was PC 7945 to CR to EMD 745 to GMTX (M. Murray) (B. Helsel) GMTX 2256 with FTRX 1345 MP15DC at Granite City, Ill., 2 Feb 14 (S. Gillam)


GMTX 2694, 2695 on UP train MSSNP-13 N. Platte, Neb., 13 Feb 14 (M. Pohlman)


GMTX 5000 & 5001 MP15 slug set on NS at Conway, Penn., 12 Apr 14; at PAR E. Deerfield, Mass., 16 Apr 14 (D. Baer) (M. Mautner) GSLX=Silcott 511 Alco S-1 on NS Columbus, Ohio, from Kansas 3 Apr 14, at Bellevue, Ohio, 4 April 14 (T. Holland) (SD40-2 Reporter) Helm Leasing sold to Wells Fargo Bank which is the owner of First Union Rail FURX late 15 Apr/14; Long Haul Holding Corp. is parent company of Helm (D. Santos) (D. Strack) HLCX 1072 at Hearne, Texas, 2 Mar 13 (G. Laux) HLCX 1093 at N. Platte, Neb., 24 & 25 Mar 14 (M. Pohlman)


HLCX 1840 ex UP 360 GP38-2 (S.G. White) HLCX 3804 GP38-2 at Metro East Inds 22 Apr 14 (J. Horton)


HLCX 3839 on UP N. Platte, Neb., 25 Jan 14 train ICBNP-24 (M. Pohlman) HLCX 6217 to ILSX, Partial Term of Security Interest (STB 4 Apr 14)


HLCX 7167 at Sherman, Texas, 1 Sept 13 (D. Krebs) IBCX /Vermillion Vly 4029 GP9RM named “Alice” at Olin, Ind., 11/13;past units include CRL 59, IBCX 616, 813 ex DMIR, 1726, 5620, 8310, 8325 some ex PAL (J. Berryhill) ILSX 1386, 1388 at Dimmitt, Texas, 8 Mar 13 (O. Junges)


ILSX 1395 green-white-yellow on CP LaCrosse, Wis., 17 Mar 14 (D. Weber)


JLCX 4004 GP9 at Montreal 1 Jan 14 (R. Marchi) JRWX 111 PL500 switcher Memorandum of Railcar Lease Agreement, lessee Horsehead Corp., 4955 Steubenville Pike, Suite 405, Pittsburgh, Penn., 15205. Lessor is Wells Fargo Equip ment Finance Minneapolis, Minn. (STB 2 Apr 14)


KLWX 2250 model KLW20B Demo from Alliance, Neb., BNSF 14 Apr 14 to Jacksonville, Fla., noted Silsbee, Texas, 15 Apr 14 (M. St. Aubin)


LLPX 2014 GP15-1 ex CFNR 108 ex CNW 4419 also marked for Little Rock Port Authority, at Mid America Car in Kansas City, Mo., 30 Mar 14 and 5 Apr 14 (L.Brandenburg) (M. Mautner) LLPX 2256 at Metro East Inds 25 Apr 14 (J. Horton) LOCX 1205 SW10 to Specialty Loco Services in Baytown, Texas, (Indust Rails)


LOSX 146 SW9 on CSXT New Orleans, La., 18 Mar 14 from Plaquemine, La., to VLS Recovery Services in Fitzgerald, Ga., (M. Palmieri) LRSX 906 GP9 Georgia Pacific at Muskogee, Okla., 23 Mar 13 (G. Laux)


Metro East Inds, E. St. Louis, Ill., 16 Apr 14 had the MMID SD40-3’s and BAYL 3400 (M. Mautner) MPEX 3308, 3309, 3310 Boise, Idaho, to Galveston, Texas, on UP N. Platte, Neb., train MNPPB-30 30 Jan 14 (M. Pohlman)


MPRX=Motive Power Equipment Solutions 15 NW2 at Waycross, Ga., 1 Feb 14 from Mt. Dora, Fla. (A. Williams, Jr.)


MVPX 2803 ex UP at ALS Gateway Yard 12 Apr 14; from Clearing, Ill., to Houston, Texas, for Industrial Terminals LP for over seas (J. Horton) (S. Thomas)


MVPX 4026 from Metro East Inds to Progress Rail Tacoma, Wash., billed EMD LaGrange, Ill.; at N. Platte, Neb., 10 Feb 14 to 9 Mar 14, waybill dated 4 Feb 14 (M. Pohlman) MVPX 4139 ex NJT at S. Kearny, N.J., 19 Apr 14 going to MPI Boise, Idaho. (M. W.Sullivan) MVPX 9373 Sherman, Texas, 19 Jan 14 (D. Krebs) MWLX 824 SW1 in blue and white east of Liberal, Kan., 11 Apr 14; ex Agrex 824 Elm Creek, Neb. (S. Gillam)


MWLX=Midwest Loco Service 1703 also marked Coke at Pasco, Wash., 7 Apr 14 from Cherry Pt, Wash./Blaine, Wash., going to Kansas City, Mo., (R. Olson)


NREX 30 ex INRD 30 to Elmendorf, Texas, (M. Murray) (SD40-2 Reporter)


NREX 1133 VMV outside gate ~10 Apr 14 model 2GS, bare metal, no windows (SD40-2 Reporter)


NREX 1405 nee Georgia Power 1405 at Exel, Inc. Eddyville, Ky., 21 Mar 14 (STB 6/12) (SD40-2 Reporter)


NREX 2863 SD40T2 cab and frame with trucks at Madison, Ill., 24 Mar 14 (S. Gillam) NREX 3513, 3514 SW1200 at Mt. Vernon, Ill., 23 Jan12 (Z. Walters)


NREX 4200 at VMV 25 Mar 14 4203 at Mt. Vernon, Ill., 19 Feb 14 both may go to Kenya NREX 8219 ex IC/ICG 8219, old loaner now Marathon at VMV 15 Apr 14; still transit to Marathon in Robinson, Ill., 29 Apr 14 (SD40-2 Reporter)


OLWX=Ohio Loco Works Lorain, Ohio, 28 April 14 yard slug 1024 ex CP 1024 ex 1275 ex 8130, plate marked Weston 3-29-85; also here is SSRX 1553 ex Wheeling Pitts Steel (F. Stuckmann)


PREX 107 has #850 stamped into frame right front, noted at Defiance, Ohio; this NW2 was orig GN 5306 to 106 to BN 454 to NW12 #5; the orig f/n was E219-5 5/39 (S. Deemer) (R. Keller)


PRLX 428 GP40 ex HATX 428 at Paducah, Ky., 28 Mar 14 going to Tacoma, Wash. (SD40-2 Reporter)


PRLX 711 SW9 nee AN 711 Mojave, Calif., airport area in all red 22 Mar 14 (R. Morgan) PRLX 1145 SW1500 used in the “Lone Ranger” movie,


leased to Harbor Rail Services at


Sugarland, Texas, and worked for Nalco Chemical. (Indust Rails)


PRLX 1243 SW1200 ex TRRA at DuQuoin, Ill., 5 Apr 14 (C. Bodkin)


PRLX 3608, 3632 SW1000 at Paducah, Ky., 28 Mar 14 to go to MEI for paint; the 3632 was at DuQuoin, Ill., 5 Apr 14 in primer (SD40-2 Reporter) (C. Bodkin)


PRLX 8149 SD60M ex BNSF leased back to BNSF 29 Mar 14 noted Greenwich, Ohio, (T. Holland) Progress Rail Mayfield, Ky., 4 Apr 14 power noted UP SD90MAC-H 8525, 8538, 8543, 8547, 8548, 8552, 8553, 8561 many others scrapped. Many ex UP 2800 series r/b SD45T2 being cut up. (SD40-2 Reporter)


Quality Rail Service to work on PRLX 1243 ex TRRA and BNSF 3632 which were on TRRA Madison, Ill., 10 Apr 14. (M. Mautner) RLCX 918 at GE Railcar at Texarkana, Ark., 25 Mar 14 orig built as RT 100 to CWRO 100 to JTPX 108 to RLCX 918 (J. Cherry)


RSSX 7, 8, 1206, 1220, 8951 used at Ingredion ex Corn Prods in Bedford Park, Ill., (Indust Rails) RS 1206 SW1200, 8951 SW9 at CPC Chicago plus two other units 19 Apr 14 (J. Friedmann) RSSX 3766 at Columbus, Ohio, 22 Jan 14 (T. Holland)


RS 4451 GP7 ex WTJR orig SLSF 562 at Midwest Loco Kansas City, Mo., area 7 Apr 14 (M.Mautner)


RSSX 5605 SW1500 at East Enid, Okla., 10 Aug 13 (M. Pohlman)


RTEX 96 SW1500 ex L&C 96 Road & Rail Services Brewton, AL from San Antonio, Texas, ;the RTEX is based at Monroe, Ga., (D. Krueger) Savage 3612 is now SSRX –in Utah (R. Ballard) SMTX=Solvents & Metals Inc 201, 203, ex CBRW at Pasco, WA, from SVGX Yakima, Wash., to Progress Rail Tacoma, Wash., noted 21 Apr 14; the SMTX is based in Houston, Texas. (R. Strodtz)


SSRX=S&S Shortline Leasing LLC SW600 1281 Boral Material Technologies to Mt. Pleasant, Texas, noted at Ft. Worth, Texas, 23 Mar 14 from Peavey at Cozad, Neb.; orig CNW 1281; waybill dated 7 Mar 14 from Kansas City, Mo.; bill S&S Management Consulting (R. Gutierrez) (M. Pohlman)


TANX F40 243, 287, 319, 372, 400, 411 to LTE Lordstown, Ohio, 28 Mar 14 from Quebec for Space Center storage of LTE (Frank Vollhardt, Jr.)


TANX 1212 Monsanto black and silver at CSXT Rose Lake Yard 24 Mar 14;UP to CSXT train Q332-26 for 26 Mar 14, at Avon Yard, Ind., 27 Mar 14 from Monsanto Soda Springs, Idaho, to VTG Rail in


Girard, Ohio, Original Coos


Bay Lbr 1202 to GA Pacific 1202 to VSO 473 to Blue Circle Cement 1 to LaFarge to MBCX 310 to RTEX Monroe, Ga., to TANX 1212; new waybill for Markwest Energy at Hopedale, Ohio, to join TANX 911.Waybill dated 3 Mar 14 , bill Monsanto St.Louis, MO (SD40-2 Reporter) (M. Pohlman) (M. Mautner) (B. Mercer)


Titan Rail Inc. Memo of Forbearance Agreement , PPL Group, LLC Leander, Titan Rail Inc , Borrower covering


locomotives TANX 243,


287, 315, 319, 372, 376/463, 400, 411, 650, 651, 911, 951/21, 1211, 1212, 1251, 1511, 1711/792, 1751/2022, 294/V34, 311/V35, 316/V36 (STB 21 Apr 14)


TP=Tractive Power Corp 56 Goat 56, 000 lb tractive effort, has one SD40 truck N. Vancouver, B.C., 9 Apr 14 to Parrish & Heinbecker at Cloverdale, BC;parts from CP 5805 used (Frank Donnelly) (D. Stowe)


USRP 2806, 2807 GP49 ex ARR at CSXT Rose Lake in E. St. Louis, Ill., 20 Mar 14


USRP 6217 SD40-2 on ALS Gateway yard 12 Apr 14 going to ILSX (J. Horton)


VMV 24 Apr 14 release GMTX 2214 Heart of Texas RR going to Lometa, Texas; release 25 Apr 14 GMTX 2166 GP38-2 b/n 756112-5 ! for Memphis, Tenn. Background not available (SD40-2 Reporter)


WAMX 3531 ex BNSF 2621 f/n 7809-38 (K. Middleton)


WAMX 3806? ex WSOR at Metro East Inds 26 Mar 14 (M. Mautner)


WAMX 3811, 3812, 3819, 3820 at Salina, Kan., 4 Aug 13 at Central Kansas yard


WAMX 4001, 4008 eastbound grain train Ness City, 19


Kan., 10 Aug 13


WAMX 4127 & 4138 SKOL at Cherryvale, Kan., 5 Aug 13, the 4138 has a nose decal SKOL (M. Pohlman)


WAMX 4200 SD40-2 ex CITX 3094 lettered for Swan Ranch Railroad in Wyoming; noted 6 Apr 14 on BNSF N. Kansas City, Mo., (M. Mautner)


MASS TRANSIT


AMTK 270, 293, 302 listed for sale by Ozark Mt.Railcar 4/14 (Add)


AMTK 599 2GS12B-R at Willard, Ohio, 30 Mar 14; at Newton Falls, Ohio, 1 April 14 (T. Boylan) CFRX=Sun Rail 101 MP32PH-Q ex MARC GP40WH-2 nee a GP40 at Winter Park, Fla., 3/14;start up set for 5/14 (K. Andrusia) CFR 106 out N. Platte, Neb., 25 Mar 14 to FCEN Plymouth, Fla., waybill dated 19 Mar 14 (M. Pohlman)


MBTA 1016 scrap late 4/14 (D. Hutchinson) MBTX/MBTA 2003 outbound from DOT Avondale, Colo., on UP 23 Mar 14 Greeley, Colo. (D. Santos)


MPEX/GOT 660 N. Platte, Neb., 10 Mar 14 waybill 28 Feb 14; 661 N. Platte, Neb., 5 Mar 14 waybill 14 Feb 14, 662 N. Platte, Neb., 10 Mar 14 waybill 27 Feb 14.


MPEX/GOT 663 out of N. Platte, Neb., 31 Mar 14 on MNPPR-30 ;second report has 1 Apr 14 outbound N. Platte, Neb., waybill dated 21 Mar 14;at Oakville, Ont., 23 Apr 14 (M. Pohlman) NJT 4020 nose damage Garfield, N.J., 21 June 13, no change 4/14


NJT 4138 GP40FH-2 for sale by Motive Power Resources (Railswap)


Siemens in Sacramento, Calif., has orders for 32 4400hp with an option on 225 for the states of Illinois, California, Michigan, Washington, Missouri. Delivery starting in 2016 (S.G. White) VRE V23 owned by Kanawha River Terminal is now Sun Coke Energy Partners in Ceredo, W. Va., (T. Mack)


MUSEUMS-PRESERVATION


Bay Creek Railway has a 1913 built interurban car #316 built by St.Louis Car used as a dining car. Self-propelled ex Texas Electric Railway, trucked out from Cape Charles, Va., 11 Mar 14 (T. Moriarty)


Blue Ridge Scenic in Blue Ridge, Ga., has a GP #4631 (The Short Line) Kentucky Utilities, Ghent, Ky., GE 45 ton 29935 6/49 open for donation to a museum. (D. Dallner)


LTEX ex Geneva Works Baldwins long stored at Provo, Utah, are sold to a fan in Salt Lake City, Utah, one to be parted out and one to the Ogden, Utah, Museum (R. Ballard) NC&STL 710 GP7 at Copper Hill, Tenn. (The Short Line)


OGEX=Oklahoma Gas & Electric 123 Porter built in 1943 ex U.S. Army 5006 at Oklahoma Railway Museum


OKRX=Oklahoma Railway Museum 301 GE 45 ton ex DCF and Bucklin 301 19 July 08 Oklahoma City, Okla. (J. Dyer)


Rail America-WTLR 91 GP7 fenced and boarded up at Dodge City, Kan., 10 Aug 13 (M. Pohlman)


Texas State Railroad at Rusk, Texas, area used Magma Arizona 7 in filming “Revolution” late 3/14 and early 4/14 (E. Knoob) TVRM 117 NW2 at Chatt, Tenn., ex Central Soya ex Chevron 117 from Mississippi. (J. Trew) US Army 1265 on SERA Jamestown, Calif., with additional markings of MC6007 and AMCTEAD which shows it was used at the Tooele AD, Utah. (D.F.Strong/Baker)


US Army fenced display 4036 at Collegedale, Tenn., 4/06 (R. Duncan Sr.)


US Army 5197 2-8-0 Lima restored at Wansford, UK (R. Tarling)


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