The RI units were traded to EMD in 6-65. The trucks may have been recycled for use under a GP35. DJE
----- Original Message ----- From: JGG KahnSr To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 3:16 PM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} BL-2 (was Projects II Perhaps not quite ten percent of the total--which was never large (but a lot more survivors of the class than much more numerous and more famous steam locomotives, perhaps the most conspicuous instance the NYC Hudson). I don't think any B&M or C&EI or Rock Island units survived. BL-2's were poor resale candidates to other roads, so most ended up as EMD trade-ins. Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:09:43 -0400 Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} BL-2 (was Projects II On 4/12/2012 3:54 PM, JGG KahnSr wrote: I think an ex-Monon unit is one of the very few surviving ones--at the Kentucky museum, if memory serves. There are 3 or 4 BLs still around. A Western Maryland unit is still earning its keep in Belington WV doing freight and passenger service on the West Virginia Central. As with much of the WVC equipment, it is painted in correct WM colors. WVC also runs an A-B-A set of Fs in WM and last year added a GP9 in B&O to the roster. Tis like living in a time warp! Take care Bill
