Tacoma Rail

No photo available

EMD SW9 #1202

(13138, 1951)

No photo available

EMD SW1200 #1203

(29786, 2/65)

Western Jct., WA
Sept. 2003
Tyler Whitcomb photo

EMD SW1200 #1204

(27859, 1963)

Originally Missouri Pacific #1191
Sold to Coast Engine & Equipment Co. (Tacoma, WA), re# 207

Acquired from CEECO by Tacoma Municipal Belt Line in 1998, re# 1204
To Tacoma Rail with name change 11/15/99

February 7, 2004
Roger Beckett photo

EMD MP15AC #1521

(818040-23, 1982)

Acquired in 2003, ex FNM (Mexico) 9823, nee NdeM 9823.

July 30, 2005
Roger Beckett photo

EMD MP15AC #1522

(818040-24, 1982)

Acquired in 2003, ex FNM (Mexico) 9824, nee NdeM 9824.

June 6, 2003
Roger Beckett photo

EMD MP15AC #1523

(818040-25, 1982)

Acquired in 2003, ex FNM (Mexico) 9825, nee NdeM 9825.

June 2003
Tyler Whitcomb photo
June 2003
Tyler Whitcomb photo
June 2003
Tyler Whitcomb photo

Western Jct., WA
Sept. 9, 2002
Tyler Whitcomb photo

March or early April 2004
Tyler Whitcomb photo

EMD GP20 #2002

(26063, 8/60)

Originally Union Pacific #718
Renumbered Union Pacific #488
Sold to South East Coal #2002
Sold to Arizona & California #2002
Sold to National Railway Equipment

Acquired from NRE by Tacoma Municipal Belt Line in 1998
To Tacoma Rail with name change 11/15/99

No longer a "pure" GP20 with a factory-turbocharged 16-567D diesel, the 2002 was rebuilt without a turbocharger for South East Coal.

Western Jct., WA
Summer 2002
Tyler Whitcomb photos

EMD GP20 #2003

(26047, 8/60)

Originally Union Pacific #702
Renumbered Union Pacific #472
Sold to South East Coal #2006
Sold to Arizona & California #2003
Sold to National Railway Equipment

Acquired from NRE by Tacoma Municipal Belt Line in 1998
To Tacoma Rail with name change 11/15/99

No longer a "pure" GP20 with a factory-turbocharged 16-567D diesel, the 2003 was rebuilt without a turbocharger for South East Coal.

Western Junction, WA
Summer, 2002
Tyler Whitcomb photo

Chehalis, WA
Sept. 9, 2002
Tyler Whitcomb photo

Western Jct., WA
Sept. 9, 2002
Tyler Whitcomb photo

EMD SD40 #3000

(32417, 10/66)

Originally Missouri Pacific #765
Renumbered Missouri Pacific #3065
To Union Pacific #3065? (merger)
Sold to Precision National Corp
Sold to National Railway Equipment, re# NREX 3065

Acquired by Tacoma Rail in 1999

March 28, 2003
Roger Beckett photo

2003
Tyler Whitcomb photo

Chehalis, WA
July 5, 2003
Rob Jacox photo

March or early April 2004
Tyler Whitcomb photo

EMD "SD40-2" #3001

Built as a 3600 hp, 20-cylinder SD45

Originally Pennsylvania RR #6237
To Penn Central same# (merger)
To Conrail same# in 1976 (merger)

Sold 1/84 to Chicago & North Western, re# 6564
Remanufactured by C&NW 1/86 to SD40-2 standards with a 3000 hp 16-645F3B diesel and Dash-2 electrical equipment (but not renumbered at this time)

To Union Pacific in merger, not assigned a UP road number
Retired by UP 7/15/97
Sold to National Railway Equipment, re# NREX 6423

Acquired by Tacoma Rail in 2001, re# 3001

July 2, 2005
Roger Beckett photo

EMD GP38-2 #3801

Acquired June 2005
Ex-C&NW ?

Jan. 21, 2006
Roger Beckett photo

EMD GP38-2 #3802

I would like to thank Roger Beckett and Tyler Whitcomb for contributing photos on this page.

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