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More Erie Mining RS11's

Discussion of products from the American Locomotive Company. A web site with current Alco 251 information can be found here: Fairbanks-Morse/Alco 251.

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More Erie Mining RS11's

 #413955  by traingeek8223
 
It was reported in the July issue of Railpace that the Morristown & Erie has purchased ex. Erie Mining RS11's 7205 and 7210 from a grain elevator in Indianna. Can anyone confirm this? Also, are these to be placed in service or parted out? To my knowladge one of the units was in service at the elevator and the other was stored.

 #414303  by EDM5970
 
Consider the source.

The people out at Watseka called me about six weeks ago, looking for some Alco parts. An additional part of the conversation led to them expressing an interest in perhaps leasing or purchasing additional units. I don't think things have changed in that short amount of time.

Don't believe everything you read.
Last edited by EDM5970 on Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.

 #414333  by Alcoman
 
Maybe they could have bought parts off the 5 Alco RS-11's that were cut up.

 #414404  by Sandy Burton
 
Railpace happens to be correct on this one.

Sandy

 #414450  by Luther Brefo
 
Sandy Burton wrote:Railpace happens to be correct on this one.

Sandy
Sandy, last I heard these two ex Erie Mining engines were still running. Did the M&E buy them for service or for future scrapping?

 #414469  by SSW9389
 
I saw one of these units at the grain elevator in Watseka, Illinois back in June 2003. :wink:

 #414599  by EDM5970
 
Isn't this the same publication that reported the sale of former Erie Mining C-420 7221 to the M&E several years ago? The owner of the locomotive was quite surprised when he read that-

M&E RS-11s

 #414859  by Sandy Burton
 
I don't know why they bought them. All I know is that sources at the M&E confirmed to me that they had been purchased.

Sandy

 #443529  by PRRGuy
 
I've got a report yesterday from a CSX engineer. He says there are 2 Erie Mining Alco's in Barr Yard (Chicago) Waybilled from Watseka, IL to the Morristown and Erie.

 #443696  by thebigham
 
Thanks, PRRguy!

 #443923  by PRRGuy
 
Got another update from the Csx engineer, he says they've been moved to the east end of the yard near the locomotive servicing area. I believe this area may be photographable.

 #444009  by GOLDEN-ARM
 
Didn't they just finish scrapping these, two months ago?

 #444080  by thebigham
 
GOLDEN-ARM wrote:Didn't they just finish scrapping these, two months ago?
M&E's RS11s:

7204 - stored at Lake Junction
7205 - purchased June 2007
7206 - scrapped 4/07
7207 - scrapped 4/07
7208 - scrapped 4/07
7210 - purchased June 2007
7211 - scrapped 4/07
7212 - stored at Lake Junction
7213 - scrapped 4/07
7214 - scrapped 6/06
7215 - in service
7216 - scrapped 6/06

 #444103  by pablo
 
Is there other ex-Erie Mining stuff, ALCOs included, left to purchase? I thought that it was all disposed of by this point.

Dave Becker

 #444190  by sallenparks
 
Dave as far as RS11's I think that's just about the last of the but the C424 7230& C420 7220 are on the Ohio Central,C420 7221 in Jersey and 7222 owned by Ed Bowers dont remember where though hope that helps a little.
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