OTHER Kiamichi RR diesel doin's

Again, I was up in Hugo, OK on family business (the saddest type- we laid
my wife's mother to rest), and in between the church luncheon and the
services, the boys & I went to look at trains.

The following diesels are all in storage:

Kiamichi:
GP9 901
GP9 905 (actually a GP7 with fuel racks set to push 1750 hp out
of the prime mover- it was set that way by Katy, and Kiamichi just
left 'em there)
GP10 1002 (ex-Conrail GP9, not rebuilt by Kiamichi, missing
handrails)
GP10 1003 (ex-CR, short hood chopped & control stand turned 180
degrees for short-hood-forward operation)
GP10 1005
GP35 3501
GP35 3502 (both ex-DQ&E)
GP38 3814 (ex-MKT 304, missing main generator)
Kyle:
GP35E 2505 (ex-SP)

Except for the 3814, all the above have 567 prime movers. I had heard
rumors that Rail America was getting rid of most, if not all, 567-
powered EMDs- wonder what will happen to the four GP35Ms Kiamichi rosters.....

On the ready track:
Georgia Southwestern GP40 4026
Indiana & Ohio 4031 & 4033
Missouri & North Arkansas GP40 4013
Kiamichi GP38 3811 (ex-MKT 301)

The scrap GP7, GP7R and F3A slug KRR got from the KCS back in Jan.
1990 are off the property. The pass. cars for the Hugo Heritage RR
are parked by the carshops.

Sorry, no pics to pass along- funeral issues came first that day.

 

1001 is a GP10 (one of six) acquired from Conrail. Built in 03/56, as the NYC GP9 7396, this engine was later the Penn Central 7396. Conrail later had the motor as the 7396 and in '78 had it rebuilt into a GP10 and renumbered to the 7553. Kiamichi chopped the nose on this and four other GP10s it acquired (it had acquired six total) and rearranged the control stand for short-hood-forward operation (NYC's GP9s were delivered for long-hood-forward running). 1001 first went to the Eastern Alabama Ry. along with mate 1002, then was delivered to the E&N. AFAIK, the 1002 is still on EARY property. 1003-1006 are still on Kiamichi property.

With 1004 not rebuilt by Kiamihci, and RA's policy of getting rid of most 567-powered locomotives, it'll be interesting to see what happens to the 1003-1006.

[ 13. February 2003, 21:22: Message edited by: friscobob ]

 

Here's some info from DGNO employee James Bradley:
RAILTEX LOCOMOTIVE POLICY:
In the beginning when RailTex began acquiring railroads, locomotives were purchased on the second hand market. Each road leased their locomotives from the parent company, a revenue source for RailTex. The first road was AUNW, they picked their own number and paint scheme. From then on each road was allowed to pick their own color scheme. RailTex policy then was to retain the original owners numbers. This lasted until 1997 when it was decided a unified numbering system and paint scheme would work better with so many units being transferred from one road to another. Red and gray was the choice and numbering would be matched to EMD models. Example, GP40's 4000's.
Only about half of RailTex's fleet was ever converted to the new numbering system when Rail America bought RailTex. Most units in red were painted that way when leased in fleets from VMV for new start ups. Others have been repainted when major repairs sent them to the backshop. MNA was the originator of the red scheme, so their units did not need repainting. Most lines could not afford to spend money on paint, so most units have remained in the prior roads paint. The new red units have a removeable nameplate under the number so units can change ownership easily.
The only policy change coming so far from new owner Rail America is that all 645 powered units owned have been sold to LLPX, Locomotive Leasing Partners, Inc. and then leased back. Most 567 powered units will soon be gone from the properties, as RA prefers to lease rather than own.


This would explain all the diesels stashed here & there in Hugo.