Currently Rostered Motive Power

Currently there are 14 locomotives that are regularly used, all of which are either DCC equipped or dummy locos. These are:

Chessie GP40 4137

A Chessie System EMD GP40. This is a Bachmann DCC Equipped model. It is 8 wheel drive and 8 wheel pickup. The decoder was factory installed. Since this photo was taken, the loco has been weathered considerably.

IHB GP40 [un-numbered, will probably be numbered 3802]

An ex-Santa Fe EMD GP40, painted in the pre-1985 scheme of the Indiana Harbor Belt. Although the IHB never had any GP40's, it did have some GP40-2's, and some GP38-2's, so in my 'plausible universe' a GP40 could have been purchase by the IHB at some point. In any case, a GP40 and a GP40-2 are not very different cosmetically! This is a Bachmann DCC Equipped model. It is 8 wheel drive and 8 wheel pickup. The decoder was factory installed.

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MWSL FT-A's 23 and 28

2 x MWSL FT-A locos. One is ex-Georgia Northern #14, the other is ex-EL #6014. These are both Bachmann DCC Equipped models. They are 8 wheel drive and 8 wheel pickup. The decoders was factory installed. These locos have been weathered so that they look really old, and I suspect they would have looked somewhat run down like this in the 1970's / 1980's. In my alternate history, these two locos were purchased by the MWSL in the mid to late 60's, and at some point between their purchase and 1975 they have been re-motored with more up to date engines and other components, bringing their power rating up to 1500hp each.

CNW GP7 1519

A C&NW GP7. Proto2000. DCC equipped. The prototype of this loco was rebuilt and repainted in 1972, and renumbered as 4312. In my 'plausible universe', this loco was leased to the C&SFT and has not been rebuilt / renumbered untill the late 1980's. Most of the photos of it on this site make it look like it needs a rebuild!

EJ&E RS-11 252

EJ&E RS unit (RS-11 I think!). Kato/Atlas, from what I have been told. It was made by Kato for Atlas. The paint scheme of this loco is based on the EJ&E color scheme of an SW photographed at Joliet in 1979. This loco runs very smoothly, as KATO locos often do. The EJ&E never had an RS-11 (as far as I know), but it did have an RS2/3 at some stage in it's history. I hard wired a decoder into this loco.

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MWSL GP9 37

An ex Western Maryland, now MWSL, GP9. Atlas I think. I have removed the motor and gears from this to make it a dummy unit, and repainted it in MWSL colors. I might experiment with this loco by installing a miniature camera in the cab, and maybe a sound system.

MWSL U23B 1788

Ex-Chessie System, now MWSL. Old Athearn. I have removed the motor and gears from this to make it a dummy unit, and repainted it in MWSL colors. And I have added considerable rust and dust coloring to it.

BN/Frisco SW1500 319

Athearn, SW1500, DCC equipped. This loco will probably stay in Frisco colors. As the BN took over the Frisco in 1980, it represents a BN loco the C&SFT has leased, keeping the Frisco scheme but having some weathering added. This loco has a back-EMF capable decoder, and runs very smoothly even at extremely slow speeds.

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EJ&E SW1200 [un-numbered]

Old Athearn. Was a Southern Pacific unit, but has been repainted in the EJ&E brown color scheme. This unit has had it's motor and gears removed, and is a dummy unit used on some EJ&E trains.

EJ&E U33C [un-numbered]

This loco is an ex-UP loco, converted to a dummy, and is used on some EJ&E trains. As far as I know the EJ&E never had a U33C, but my layout is 'representative' of the railroads modelled, rather than a strict following of it.

Canadian Pacific GP35 8210

A Bachmann DCC Onboard loco, in an older CP color scheme. The color scheme of this loco was still in use in the 1970's and 80's, so I felt it was still a good representation of the era. In the scenario for my layout, the SOO has leased this loco off CP (it's controlling company), so whenever it appears on the layout it is representing the SOO line. The MWSL also uses this loco from time to time when necessary.

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Western Maryland GP35 3576

This loco is a Bachmann DCC Onboard loco, and represents the Chessie system. I have seen photos of the Chessie System paint scheme and Western Maryland schemes in the same train, so having this loco as representing the Chessie is prototypical.

Norfolk & Western GP20 2009

This loco is an older Proto 2000 model. I removed the motor, excess weight, and worm gears, and made it into a dummy loco. This loco is normally used as pool power for Chessie trains.