[RITSlist] CRI&P RS3 in Maine

[jmatrow at juno.com]

>From http://www.trainweb.org/trains/MECROS.HTM:

466     RS3     ALCO    78264    9/50   Ex-Rock Island 466; Leased from
GE
                                        in 11/65. The 466 was returned as
                                        unsatisfactory in 7/66.
469     RS3     ALCO    78291    9/50   Ex-Rock Island 469; Unit was
leased
                                        from GE in 11/65. GE added MU to
469
                                        before selling it to the MEC in
                                        1/67.  It was traded in on GP38
#263
                                        on 6/16/67.
Also of interest:
225     U25B    GE      35701    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #225; All of the
Rock
                                        Island U25B's acquired 6/80 via
                                        Greyhound Leasing.
226     U25B    GE      35702    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #226; #226 was
first
                                        U25B painted yellow in late 7/80.
227     U25B    GE      35703    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #227.
228     U25B    GE      35704    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #228.
229     U25B    GE      35705    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #229.
230     U25B    GE      35706    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #230.
231     U25B    GE      35707    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #231; Wrecked
1/25/87
                                        in Fitchburg,MA & scrapped on
site.
232     U25B    GE      35708    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #232.
233     U25B    GE      35709    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #233; Bought for
                                        parts & never ran.
234     U25B    GE      35710    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #234; The #234 was
                                        the only U25 to arrive in the RI
                                        Blue scheme.
235     U25B    GE      35711    9/65   Ex-Rock Island #235; Bought for
                                        parts & never ran.
236     U25B    GE      35712   10/65   Ex-Rock Island #236; Bought for
                                        parts & never ran.
237     U25B    GE      35713   10/65   Ex-Rock Island #237; Bought for
                                        parts & never ran.
238     U25B    GE      35714   10/65   Ex-Rock Island #238.and
especially:705     E7A     EMD     3366     6/46   705-711 had no dynamic
brakes or
                                        steam generators. 705-708 were a
                                        canceled Rock Island order and
                                        arrived in Rock Island paint.John
MatrowWichita KS

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