Pataspsco & Back Rivers

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Revised: 10 June 2011 IInfo by: R. Craig
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Road No. Builder Nmbr Model & Date Notes
6 EMD 35118 SW1500 - 10/67 Ex-Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac
12-19 BLW Slug Built form BLW switchers
56 Alco HH660 -
101-103 EMD 634-636 SC - 1/37 Sold to Bethlehem Steel (Burns Harbor) #5, 1 and 3, then to Republic Steel #5,1 and 3; ex-PBR 51-53
104 EMD 698 SW - 8/37 Sold to Bethlehem Steel (Burns Harbor) 4; ex-PBR 61
105(1st) EMD 699 SW - 8/37 Sold to Steelton & Highspire 26, then to Bethlehem Steel (Burns Harbor) 7, and lastly to RLCX 913; nee PBR 61
105(2nd) EMD 618 SC - 11/36 Sold to Bethlehem Steel (Burns Harbor) 6; ex-Steelton & Highspire 22 (33), nee South Buffalo 52(1st)
107 EMD 633 SC - 1/37 Sold to Bethlehem Steel (Burns Harbor) 6; re-built to SW900, nee PB&NE 205
107 (2nd)-109 (2nd) EMD SW1001 -
108-109 EMD 516-517 Pre SC - 2/35 Sold to Steelton & Highspire 28 & 25 (#25 later sold to PBR 109); nee DL&W 425-426
110 EMD 532 SC - 12/36 Sold to PBNE 50 (204); nee Steelton & Highspire 21
111 EMD 617 SC - 11/36 Sold to Bethlehem Steel (Burns Harbor) 11; ex-PBR 106, exx-Steelton & Highspire 27, exxx-PB&NE 207(2nd), nee South Buffalo 51(1st)
112 EMD SW7 -
113-115 EMD SW9 -
116 1 SW7 -
117 EMD SW9 -
118-119 EMD 4591, 4590 NW2 - 2/47 Ex-TP 1005 & 1006
121-122 EMD 11373, 13540 NW2 - 3/50 & 11/56 Ex-CWL 101 & 122
123-124 EMD 17227, 14744 SW9 - 11/56 & 10/52 Ex-Steelton & Highspire 42 & 41
125-126 EMD 21242-43 SW1200 - 4/56 Ex-TP 1005 & 1006
127-129 EMD 22081-83 SW1200 - 9,9,10/56 #127 & 129 sold to CI 40-41; #41 later sold to LMI 94
129(1st) EMD 5147 NW2 - 12/47 Ex-PBNE 26, nee CWL 100
130-134 EMD 22268-22272 SW1200 - 1,1,4,4/57 #133 sold to BDLX 1133; #134 sold to CI 44, then to LMI 79
135 EMD 14743 SW7 - 7/51 Sold to Vulcan Materials 175; nee Steelton & Highspire 40
140 & 141 BLW 64742, 64436 V01000 - 3/43 & 12/42 Ex-PBR 356 & 358, nee US Army 7464 & 7461
142-143 BLW 72007-08 VO1000 - 4/43 Ex-PBR 328 & 330, nee PBNE 251-52
144-145 BLW 72843-44 DS44-1000 - 5/47 Ex-PBR 360-61, nee Reading 28-29
147 BLW 74640 S12 - 12/49 Built as demonstrator DF100; sold to PBR 147, then to Behtlehem Mines 99, to Amherst Industries 99, and lastly to Whitewater Valley RR Museum 99
150-151(2nd) EMD 35118-19 SW1500 - 9/69 -
151-152 EMD 1160, 128 SW1 - 8,12/40 Sold to UMP 151-52, then to Alan Wood Steel 151-52; nee PBNE 13 (213) & 14 (214)
153-154 EMD 1449-1450 SW1 - 10/41 EX-PBNE 17 (217) & 18 (218); #154 sold to Barnes & Tucker Coal
155 EMD 1088 SW1 - 6/40 Sold to Iowa Electric Light & Power 52, then to Garden City Electric 52; ex-CWL 12, nee PBNE 12 (212)
156 EMD 1161 SW1 - 8/40 Sold to Bethlehem Steel 75; ex-CWL 15, nee PBNE 15 (215)
157 EMD 1229 SW1 - 12/40 Sold to Vulcan Materials 302; ex-CWL 16, nee PBNE 16 (216)
201 Alco 68794 HH600 - 4/37 Ex-P& BR 54
201(2nd) & 202(2nd) EMD SW1200 -
202-203 Alco 68805-06 HH600 - 8/37 Sold to Steeelton & Highspire 48 & 42; ex-P& BR 55 and 56
204-207 Alco 69041-44 HH600 - 10,11/37 Ex-P& BR 57-60
205(2nd) & 206(2nd) EMD SW9 -
218 EMD SW1500 -
226(2nd) & 227(2nd) Alco 74983, 73985 S20 Sold to Steelton & Highspire 79-80
300 BLW 62334 VO1000 - 4/40 Ex-PBR 325, nee MStl D-340
301 BLW 64189 VO1000 - 8/42 Ex-PBR 63
302-303 BLW 62451-52 VO6600 - 4/42 Ex-PBR 64-65 (Re-#d to 336, upgraded to VO1000); both units converted to slugs 15-16
306-309 BLW 73034-37 DS44-660 Converted to Slugs 14, 12, 11 & 10; #12& 11 sold to CBL 12 & 11
325 BLW 62334 VO1000 - 4/40 Ex-PBR 300, nee MStL D-340
328(1st) BLW 62565 VO1000 - 8/41 Rrblt as DS44-1000 # 354, nee PBR 72
328(2nd) BLW 72007 VO1000 - 4/43 Ex-PBR 142, nee PBNE 251
329(2nd) BLW 62404 VO1000 - 9/40 Ex-Union RR 500
330 BLW 72008 VO1000 - 4/43 Ex-PBR 143, nee PBNE 252
331-332 BLW 70132-33 VO1000 - 1/44 Ex-Canton 30-31
333 BLW 67719 VO1000 - 4/42 Ex-PBR 303 (65); converted to slug 16
335(1st) BLW 74640 S12 - 12/49 Built as demonstrator DF100; sold to PBR 147, then to Behtlehem Mines 99, to Amherst Industries 99, and lastly to Whitewater Valley RR Museum 99
335(2nd) BLW 73776 DS44-1000 - 9/48 Ex-Reading 702
336 BLW 64252 VO1000 - 6/43 Ex-PBR 333, exx-American Compressed Steel #?, nee US Army 7138
337-341 BLW 73571-75 DS44-1000 - 2-3/48 #339 converted to slug 13; #341 sold to Nucor Steel 341
342-344 BLW 74648-50 DS44-1000 - 12/49 #343 converted to slug 17
345-347 BLW 75234-36 S12 - 9/51 #346 sold to Bethlehem Mines 346, then to Amherst Industries 100, lastly to Whitewater Valley RR Museum 346
348 BLW 73953 DS44-1000 - 10/48 Ex-Ironton 750
352 BLW 67719 VO1000 - 6/43 Ex-PBR 333, exx-American Compressed Steel #?, nee US Army 7138
353 BLW 64206 VO1000 - 8/41 Ex-Union RR 505
354 BLW 62565 DS44-1000 - 8/41 Ex-PBR 328 (72)
355 BLW 69656 VO1000 - 9/43 Re-engd with an EMD; re-# 147; ex-P&WV 30
356 BLW 64742 VO1000 - 3/43 Sold to PBR 140; ex-US Army7464
357 BLW 62405 VO1000 - 9/40 Ex-Union RR 501
358 BLW 64436 VO1000 - 12/42 Sold to PBR 141 and re-engd with an EMD andd re-# 130; ex-US Army 7461
359-361 BLW 72842-44 VO1000 - 5/47 Ex-Reading 27-29; #28-29 sold to PBR 144-45
362 BLW 71428 VO1000 - 3/43 Ex-US Navy 13 (65-00129), nee Naval Weapons Station Earle 13
712 BLW 77768 DS44-1000 - 10/48 Ex-Reading 712
904 EMD SW9 -
936 EMD SW7 -
8873 EMD SW7 Ex-?
8911 & 8945 EMD 9950, 15491 SW9 - 1/51, 2/52 Ex-Conrail 8911 & 8945, PC 8911 & 8945, nee 8911 & 8945
9327 EMD 23768 SW1200 - 5/57 Ex-Conrail 9327, ex-EL 463, nee DL&W 568
References: Extra 2200 South, Diesel Era, Railpace, American Shortline Railway Guide (by Edward A. Lewis), and Bob Van Derveer

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