friscobob
December 8th, 2003, 12:39 AM
Taken from the KCSHS mailing list, by Michael Hasbargen, editor:
Pardon me for cross-posting to several lists. I don't have the time to individually address blurbs for each list. Sorry.
>
> Many KCS fans are aware of the sudden and curious appearance of KCS 6083 several days ago. There has been some rather wild speculation that this is an omen that KCS is about to ingested by BNSF. Not true. No one mentioned, however, that the obvious might be underway instead - this is simply the
> first visible example of KCS's new 5-7 year plan to renumber the loco fleet. The
> dope comes
> from KCS CMO James Fisk today and this info is free to circulate.
> More specific
> details will be included in my final issue of the KCSHS The Crow.
> Yes, after
> over ten years of editing the society newsletter, after December I
> retire. Let
> me offer my sincere thanks and deep appreciation to these lists and
> all who
> have contributed bits of, as we say, Crow feed.
>
> KCS 6083 is indeed ex-KCS 685. It was repainted recently by a
> contractor at
> Port Arthur, outdoors, where the weather is warmer. Fisk
> acknowledges that it
> was a rush job, as some have described it. Simple deduction will
> reveal that
> the six-axle 3000 HP loco class (SD40-3) will be the new
> 6000-series. There are
> four gaps in the current roster - 635, 636, 693 and 694. So, I'm not
> going
> into the nitty gritty on the exact renumbering scheme, but the 635
> and 636 spaces
> will collapse so anything between 637 and 692 will add 6000 and
> subtract 2,
> and 695-699 will add 6000 and subtract four. I don't know where the
> 21 6600s
> are going to be inserted, but they will likely continue into the
> 6100-series.
>
> The new plan basically has the locos divided up by horsepower
> rating. The
> 1500-class will be the SW1500/MP15ACs, the 2000-class will be GP38s,
> the
> 3000-class will be GP40s, all four axle power.
>
> The six axle power will be renumbered differently, but there is a
> sensible
> pattern. All will have the horsepower rating doubled as such: the
> SD40s will be
> 6000-6100 class, the SD40X/SD50s will be 7000 class, the SD45T-2s
> will be 7200
> class, the SD60s will be 7600 class and the new ACs will become the
> new 8800
> class.
>
> The MidSouth geeps will remain untouched. There is some news here as
> well.
> 1043 and 1060 have just been sold to Alstom and are now on CNIC
> heading north,
> in Illinois now. 1032 and 1037 were leased to a refinery in East St.
> Louis for
> a long while and have been sent to KC, then Shreveport for
> preparation for
> return to service. They will head for Gulfport soon, to mingle with
> 1018, 1022
> 1081 and 1082. 1062 is now on its way back to Gulfport after a check
> up at
> Shreveport. That'll put SEVEN GP10s at Gulfport soon, and maybe the
> KCS grays will
> go away!!
>
> The executive Fs will also not change. I don't know about the slugs.
>
> And, now for the news - there are four (4) new roster additions
> expected any
> day now. KCS has acquired a few ex-UP/SP tunnel motors - three (3)
> SD40-T2s
> and one (1) SD45T-2. They are ungoing rehab at Midwest Equipment in
> East St.
> Louis now and will emerge in premium KCS paint with their new
> numbers. The 3000
> HP units will fall into the 6100-series and the 3600 HP unit will be
> in the
> 7200-series.
>
> So, this ought to keep the loco purists severely confused!! Enjoy!!
>
> Michael Hasbargen
> Editor KCSHS The Crow
Pardon me for cross-posting to several lists. I don't have the time to individually address blurbs for each list. Sorry.
>
> Many KCS fans are aware of the sudden and curious appearance of KCS 6083 several days ago. There has been some rather wild speculation that this is an omen that KCS is about to ingested by BNSF. Not true. No one mentioned, however, that the obvious might be underway instead - this is simply the
> first visible example of KCS's new 5-7 year plan to renumber the loco fleet. The
> dope comes
> from KCS CMO James Fisk today and this info is free to circulate.
> More specific
> details will be included in my final issue of the KCSHS The Crow.
> Yes, after
> over ten years of editing the society newsletter, after December I
> retire. Let
> me offer my sincere thanks and deep appreciation to these lists and
> all who
> have contributed bits of, as we say, Crow feed.
>
> KCS 6083 is indeed ex-KCS 685. It was repainted recently by a
> contractor at
> Port Arthur, outdoors, where the weather is warmer. Fisk
> acknowledges that it
> was a rush job, as some have described it. Simple deduction will
> reveal that
> the six-axle 3000 HP loco class (SD40-3) will be the new
> 6000-series. There are
> four gaps in the current roster - 635, 636, 693 and 694. So, I'm not
> going
> into the nitty gritty on the exact renumbering scheme, but the 635
> and 636 spaces
> will collapse so anything between 637 and 692 will add 6000 and
> subtract 2,
> and 695-699 will add 6000 and subtract four. I don't know where the
> 21 6600s
> are going to be inserted, but they will likely continue into the
> 6100-series.
>
> The new plan basically has the locos divided up by horsepower
> rating. The
> 1500-class will be the SW1500/MP15ACs, the 2000-class will be GP38s,
> the
> 3000-class will be GP40s, all four axle power.
>
> The six axle power will be renumbered differently, but there is a
> sensible
> pattern. All will have the horsepower rating doubled as such: the
> SD40s will be
> 6000-6100 class, the SD40X/SD50s will be 7000 class, the SD45T-2s
> will be 7200
> class, the SD60s will be 7600 class and the new ACs will become the
> new 8800
> class.
>
> The MidSouth geeps will remain untouched. There is some news here as
> well.
> 1043 and 1060 have just been sold to Alstom and are now on CNIC
> heading north,
> in Illinois now. 1032 and 1037 were leased to a refinery in East St.
> Louis for
> a long while and have been sent to KC, then Shreveport for
> preparation for
> return to service. They will head for Gulfport soon, to mingle with
> 1018, 1022
> 1081 and 1082. 1062 is now on its way back to Gulfport after a check
> up at
> Shreveport. That'll put SEVEN GP10s at Gulfport soon, and maybe the
> KCS grays will
> go away!!
>
> The executive Fs will also not change. I don't know about the slugs.
>
> And, now for the news - there are four (4) new roster additions
> expected any
> day now. KCS has acquired a few ex-UP/SP tunnel motors - three (3)
> SD40-T2s
> and one (1) SD45T-2. They are ungoing rehab at Midwest Equipment in
> East St.
> Louis now and will emerge in premium KCS paint with their new
> numbers. The 3000
> HP units will fall into the 6100-series and the 3600 HP unit will be
> in the
> 7200-series.
>
> So, this ought to keep the loco purists severely confused!! Enjoy!!
>
> Michael Hasbargen
> Editor KCSHS The Crow