Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Motive power on the Pekin branch

In an effort to learn more about operations on the ATSF Pekin branch I've been digging through old clearance cards and train orders from the branch. In doing so I was able to get a glimpse of what motive power was being used over the years.

  • 6/23/1948: No 47, engine 3268 Baldwin 2-8-2 Class 3160 (external picture)
  • 6/29/1951: No 47, engine 2606 Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 (external link)
  • 7/17/1951: Extra 100 west, engine 100 (external picture) EMD FT-A
  • 6/7/1952: Work extra 1933, weed burner (external picture) 1933
  • 9/15/1956: Engine 176 EMD FT-A
  • 12/6/1956: Engine 2111 Alco RSD-5 (external picture)
  • 12/10/1956: Engine 2157 (external picture) Alco RSD-5
  • 12/25/1956: Engine 2111 Alco RSD-5
  • 12/27/1956: Engine 2111 Alco RSD-5
  • 1/4/1958: No 47, engine 2157 Alco RSD-5
  • 1/4/1958: No 48, engine 2111 Alco RSD-5
  • 5/27/1958: No 47, engine 2111 Alco RSD-5
  • 5/27/1958: No 48, engine 2157 Alco RSD-5
  • 6/15/1960: No 47, engine 2800 EMD GP-7 (external picture)
  • 6/15/1960: No 48, engine 2819 EMD GP-7
  • 11/8/1960: No 47, engine 2800 EMD GP-7
  • 11/8/1960: No 48, engine 2823 EMD GP-7
  • 2/13/1962: Rail detector 9171
  • 11/24/1962: No 48, engine 1154 EMD GP-20 (external picture)
  • 6/9/1964: No 47, engine 1140 EMD GP-20
  • 10/9/1964: No 47, engine 1130 EMD GP-20
  • 10/14/1964: No 47, engine 1110 EMD GP-20
  • 10/15/1964: No 47, engine 1130 EMD GP-20
  • 10/16/1964: No 47, engine 1110 EMD GP-20
  • 10/26/1964: Extra 1120 west, engine 1120 EMD GP-20
  • 10/14/1968: Extra 1146 west, engine 1146 EMD GP-20
  • 1/29/1971: Engine 1151 EMD GP-20
  • 1/29/1971: Engine 1152 EMD GP-20
  • 2/4/1971: Engine 1151 EMD GP-20
  • 2/4/1971: Engine 1152 EMD GP-20
  • 1/22/1981: Extra 3701 west, engine 3701 EMD GP-39-2 (external picture)
  • 3/16/1983: Extra 3541 west, engine 3541 EMD GP-38 (external picture)
  • 3/21/1983: Extra 3065 west, engine 3065 (external picture) EMD GP-20U
On the layout I'm modeling the fall of 1959.  The realism of my current set of motive power is constrained by what is available in n-scale.  I'm currently using RSD-5s, GP-9s, and F-7s for freight power, and a mix of F-3s and F-7s for passenger power.

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