New Orleans Public Belt

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Revised: 10 May 2023 Photograph by: Jim Kleeman
Info from: Richard Adams and Many Others AAR Mark: NOPB
Road No. Model (& Date) Bldr Nmbr Notes
1001 SW1000 (8/71) EMD - 8/71 Ex-NOPB 105
1504 MP1500D MPI (See Note 1)
1505 MP1500D MPI Leased from MPEX
1732 GP16 (10/56) EMD 23632 Ex-SAL GP9 1961
2000 GP38-2 (7/72) EMD 7354-47 Leased GMTX 2195 < LLPX 2317 < UP < EMD < CR 7966 < nee PC 7986
2001 GP38-2 (8/69) EMD 34957 Leased GMTX 2334 < LLPX 2272 IC 3060 < IC 3122 < ex-IC GP40 3060
2002 GP38-2 (7/69) EMD 35364 Leased GMTX 2681 < LLPX 2032 < CSX 1969 < CR 7735 < nee PC 7735
2003 GP38-2 (8/69) EMD 35367 Leased GMTX 2616 < CR 7738 < nee PC 7738
2004 GP38-2 (7/69) EMD 35363 Leased GMTX 2615 < CR 7734 < nee PC 7734
2005 GP38-2 (3/71) EMD 36967 Leased GMTX 2620 < CR 7912 < nee PC 7912
2006 GP38-2 (2/66) EMD 31472 Ex-GMTX 2327 < LLPX 2262 < IC 3100 < IC 3008 < nee ICG 3008
2007 GP38-2 (7/70) EMD 36805 Ex-GMTX 2676 < MQT 2676 < CR 7674 < PC 2014 < nee PRSL 2014
2008 (2nd) MP1500D (--) MPI 766063-13 Re-#d from 1501:1
2008 (3rd) GP38-2 (8/69) 34964 EX-GMTX 2331 < LLPX 2266 < ICG GP38-2 3125 < ICG 3067 < nee IC GP40 3067
2009 GP38-2 (6/69) 35314 EX-GMTX 2612 < CSX 1954 < CR 7685 < nee PC 7685
3001 GP40 (9/71) EMD 38502 Ex-B&O 4022
8708 SW900 (9/61) EMD 26811 Ex-Rdg 1508
Past Locomotive Dispositions
41 VO660 (12/41) BLW 64196 Sold or scrapped
42 - 43 VO660 (3/42) BLW 64241 & 42 Sold or scrapped
44 - 46 DS44-660 (11-12/46) BLW 73038-73040 Sold or scrapped
47 - 49 DS44-66 (02/49) BLW 73895 TO 97 Sold or scrapped
50 - 51 S8 (5/51) BLW 75251 & 52 Sold or scrapped
60 - 61 S12 (12/55) BLW 76120 & 21 Sold or scrapped
101, 103 & 104 SW1000 (7-8/71) EMD 37388 & 90-92 #101 went to EJ&E 459 and #103 became WAMX 1702
105 & 106 SW1000 (8/71) EMD 37392 & 93 #105 re-#d to 1001 and sold; and #106 became WAMX 1701
(3002) GP40 (9/67) EMD 33459 Sold to NCRC; ex-L&N 3020
(1501 & 1502) SW1500 (8/71) EMD 7310-1 & 2 Went to SSRX; ex-NOPB 151 & 152
(1503) SW1500 (8/71) EMD 4618-1 Went to SSRX; ex-NOPB 153
(3003) GP40 (5/70) EMD 35920 Sold to NCRC; ex-Point Comfort & Northern 3000 < CSX 6773 < SBD 6773 < nee SCL 1619
4001 & 4002 C40-8 GE -- Ex-GECX 9114 & 9115 < LTEX 8750 & 8751 < nee NS 8750 & 8751
4003 & 4004 C40-8 GE -- Ex-GECX 9120 & 9121 < LTEX 8759 & 8660 < nee NS 8759 & 8760

Note 1 -- Mark DeSoto provided the following research data:

  • NOPB 1504 MP1500D SN# 20759 Frame # 5409-4
  • Built as IC 9121(GP09) 12/55 - Entered svc with IC in 1956
  • Rebuilt as GP10 Aug/1970 and Renumbered as IC 8121(GP10) to CC&P as CC 8121(GP10)
  • Returned to IC in 1996 as IC 8121(GP10)
  • To Boise Locomotive, 3/17/97, which became (MPI) MotivePower Inc.
  • MPI Took frame 5409-4, SN# 20759 to build one of several Demonstrators (MP1500D) and registered as MPEX 1504

    • References:

  • American Shortline Railway Guide (by Edward A. Lewis - 1991
  • Eastern Coast Productions
  • Extra 2200 South (Jan./Feb. 1972)
  • LocoNotes II
  • MPI roster
  • RRpicturesarchive.net
  • TDS

    • Additional information provided by: Richard Adams, Mike Palmieri, Michael Richmond, and R. Craig

    Original Upload: 14 January 2006

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