They probably lasted that long only because the Rock had cash-flow problems.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
The RI units were traded to EMD in 6-65.
The trucks may have been recycled for use under a GP35. DJE
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
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!
Bill
