| Owner: | Kansas City Southern | Number: | KCS 1401 |
| Built: | June 10, 2005 | Serial Number: | 1RPGGB20151000033 (hybrid #) |
| Hybrid History: | KCS 1869 (June 2005-Dec. 2008) | Converted at: | Alstom Ogden (Calgary) shops. |
| Genset History: | KCS 1401 (Jan. 2009-present) | Converted at: | CAD Rail, Lachine, Quebec |
| Donor Unit: | Midsouth Rail (MSRC) 1069 (EMD/IC GP10) | Built: | Jan. 1955 |
| Build No.: | 20148 | Frame No.: | 5378-2 |
| Unit History: | Gulf & Mississippi (GMSR) 8069 (EMD GP9) | ||
| Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) 8069 | |||
| Illinois Central (IC) 8069 | |||
IC 9069 (Rebuilt to GP10, 1969) |
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| Midsouth Rail 1069 |
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| Notes: | |
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KCS 1401 is a genset rebuild of GG20B hybrid KCS 1869. Connection to previous unit number was provided by Railpower. Both units (1400 and 1401) are reported to be headed to Port Arthur, TX. KCS 1401 was reported in Beaumont, TX en route to Port Arthur on Feb. 22, 2009. |
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According to the Kansas City Southern Historical Society, KCS 1869 is deployed at Beaumont, TX. Many thanks to the KCS Historical Society. |
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As hybrids, the 1400 and 1401 were funded by the Texas Emissions Reducion Plan (TERP). From a KCS Press Release. |
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KCS 1869 photographed at various locations in Arkansas headed south on delivery run by B.Holt. 6-28-2005. From Railpictures.net. |
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Build unit and history from the KCS Historical Society rosters used with much appreciation. |
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Reported at CAD Rail (Lachine, QB) in late March, 2006 for repairs after an apparent battery fire. From Canadian Railway Observations May, 2006 issue. Still at CAD in early 2008. Rumored to be up for conversion from hybrid to genset. KCS chairman Haverty said that KCS will be getting two gensets in 2008. |
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KCS 1401 passes through Smiths Falls, Ontario after being rebuilt as an RP14BD genset. The unit is on Canadian Pacific train 235-03. Feb. 4, 2009. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Click to enlarge. |
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KCS 1401 passes through Smiths Falls, Ontario after being rebuilt as an RP14BD genset. The unit is on Canadian Pacific train 235-03. Feb. 4, 2009. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Click to enlarge. |
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KCS 1869 freshly built as a GG20B in Calgary shortly after construction. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. Click to enlarge. |
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Night photo, possibly in Calgary. Location and date unknown. Railpower photo. Click to enlarge. |
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In transit at Gravette, AR. June, 2005. Photo by Brent Holt. Click to enlarge. |
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Working in Beaumont, TX. 2005. Photo by Wayne Meaux. Click to enlarge. |
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|KCS 1869, BNSF 1211 and RPRX 1700 at CAD in Lachine, QC. May 2007. Photo by Marc Caya. Click to enlarge. |
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|KCS 1869 at Canada Allied Diesel in Lachine, QC. April 2007. Photo by Marc Caya. Click to enlarge. |
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