Belt Railway of Chicago

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Revised: 17 June 2024 Photo by: Peter Bieber
Formatted by: R. Craig
Diesel Locomotives (Past And Present)
Model (& Bldr) Road No. S/N or F/N Date Notes
2GS14B (NRE) 140 -- -- Built from GP38
MP15AC (EMD) 150 & 151 74683-2 & 1 6/75 Reblt from MP15DC #534 & 533
3G21B 210-211 NRE -- -
GP23-ECO (Progress) 230 20117662-1 10/13 Ex-PRLX 425 < HATX 425 < CSX 6620 < B&O GP40 4045 (S/N 38525, B/D 10/71)
231 20117662-2 -- Ex-HATX 430 < CSX 6628 < nee B&O GP40 4053 (S/N 38525, B/D 10/71)
232 20117662-3 -- Ex-HATX 423 < CSX 6504 < nee B&O GP40 3688 (S/N 32648, B/D 11/66)
233 -- -- Ex-GSWR 4026 < NS 1339 < nee N&W GP40 1339 (S/N 31879, B/D 4/66)
234 -- -- Ex-FEC GP40 403 (S/N 36775, B/D 2/71)
235 -- -- Ex-FEC 406 < nee FEC GP40 2000 (S/N 36778, B/D 3/71)
236 -- -- Ex-WC 3005 < GWWR 3005 < CMW 3005 < nee WP GP40 3522 (S/N 36783, B/D 8/70)
237 -- -- Ex-CSX 6754 < SBD 6754 < SBD 1599 < nee SCL GP40 1599 (S/N 35900, B/D 5/70)
GP33ECO (Progress) 290 -- -- Core unit was HOG 1540 < CN 9307 < nee CN 4007 (GMDD A2170)
291 -- -- Core unit was HOG 1740 < CN 9310 < nee CN 4010 (GMDD A2173)
HH600 (Alco) 300 68643 6/34 Scrapped 6/58
302 68681 5/35 Scrapped 6/58
303 68700 9/35 To Lipsett Steel, Scrapped
S1 (Alco) 304 69501 7/41 To Precision Engng, scrapped 5/65
305 & 306 69810, 69811 6/42 #305 to Relco 712; 306 to Precision Engng
SD40-2 (EMD) 300 (2nd) 786256-33 6/80 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8122 < nee BN 8122
302 786256-32 6/80 (2nd) Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8121 < nee BN 8121
304 (2nd) 786256-4 5/80 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8093 < nee BN 8093
306 (2nd) 786256-47 6/80 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8136 < nee BN 8136
308 786256-30 6/80 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8119 < nee BN 8119
S2 (Alco) 400 69564 9/41 --
VO-1000 (BLW) 401 & 402 6412, 70303 4/42, 11/44 Trade-in EMD
S2 (Alco) 403 & 404 72853, 74971 9/44, 1/47 --
DS44-1000 (BLW) 405 73841 7/47 Trade-in EMD
S2 (Alco) 406 & 407 76196, 76517 11, 12/48 --
408-411 77056-77059 13/50 --
S6 (Alco) 420 -- 1957 --
RS1 (Alco) 450-453 77877-77880 12/49 #452 to Precision National (1972); 451 & 452 scrapped 1966
454-458 77881-77885 12/49 #455 to Precision National (1972); 456 & 458 scrapped 1966
GP7 (EMD) 470 & 471 14392, 14393 11/51 #471 reblt to GP9 471 (2nd)
GP9 (EMD) 471 (2nd) 24739 6/58 #471 reblt to GP9
GP7 (EMD) 472-475 15203-15206 X/51 #473 to Peavey; #454 scrapped
476 & 477 17141-17243 X/52 --
GP9 (EMD) 480 & 481 22601, 22602 6/56 --
GP38-2 (EMD) 490-495 5807-1 to 6 8/72 Ballasted heavy to 281,950 lbs
TR2A (EMD) 500 & 501 -- 1949 --
TR4A (EMD) 502 & 506 -- 1950 --
TR4B (EMD) 510 & 511 -- 1949 --
TR4B (EMD) 512-516 -- 1950 --
SW9 (EMD) 520-523 -- 1951 --
SW1200 (EMD) 524-526 -- 1963 --
SW1500 (EMD) 530 33095 6/67 --
531-532 33794-95 3/68 --
MP15DC (EMD) 533-534 74683-1 & 2 6/75 #534 reblt to a MP15AC #150
535-536 796302-1 & 2 2/80 Sold to ACIPCO 107 & ABCX 108
SW1500 (EMD) 538 34495 12/68 Ex-NS 2321 < nee SOU 2321
539 36383 6/70 Ex-CR 9225 < nee PC 9225
SD40-3 (EMD) 560 37559 4/71 Ex-LLPX SD40-3 4307 < BN 7308 < GATX 5086 < HLC 5086 < MP 3086 < nee SD40 MP 786
561 37549 3/71 Ex-LLPX SD40-3 4304 < Ex-BN 7304 < GATX 5076 < HLC 5076 < MP 076 < nee SD40 MP 776
SD38-3 (EMD) 562 -- -- Ex-LLPX SD38-3 4308 < BN 7309 < GATX 5088 < HLC 5088 < MP 3088 < nee MP SD40 788
(563) 37543 3/71 Sold to RELCO 3004 > AGCR 2; ex-LLPX SD38-3 4301 < BN 7301 < GATX 5072 < HLC 5072 < MP 3072 < nee MP SD40 772
564 37545 3/71 Ex-LLPX SD38-3 4302 < BN 7300 < GATX 5070 < HLC 5070 < MP 3070 < nee MP SD40 770
565 37548 3/71 Ex-LLPX SD38-3 4303 < BN 7303 < GATX 5075 < HLC 5075 < MP 3075 < nee MP SD40 775
(566) 37550 3/71 Sold to RELCO 3001 > AGCR 1; ex-LLPX 4305 < BN 7305 < GATX 5077 < HLC 5077 < MP 3077 < nee MP SD40 777
570 36904 12/70 Ex-LLPX SD38-2 6432 < EMDX 6432 < CR 0806 < CR 806 < CR 6248 < nee PC SD40 6248
(571) 38211 5/71 Sold to Relco 3005; ex-LLPX SD38-2 6504 < VMV 8332 < CSX 8332 < SBD 8332 < nee L&N SD40 1257
572 37538 10/71 Reblt as BRC Slug #572 < ex-Relco 3006 < EMDX 6506 < VMV 8355 < CSXT 8355 < SBD 8296 < nee CRR 3021
573 -- -- Ex-LLPX SD38-2 6502 < VMV 8327 < CSX 8327 < SBD 8327 < nee L&N SD40 1251
574 32088 6/66 Rebuilt as a slug; unit was ex-Relco 3003 < EMDX 6500 < VMV 8301 < CSXT 8301 < SBD 1225 < nee L&N SD40 1225
575 34782 4/69 Sold to NRE; ex-LLPX SD38-2 6508 < VMV 8363 < CSX 8363 < SBD 8363 < nee C&O SD40 7504
GP38-2 (EMD) 580-581 787147-9 & 10 9/78 Remote Control; ex-NS 5366-5367 < nee CR 8232-8233
582-583 787147-17 & 24 9/78 Remote Control; ex-NS 5370 & 5375 < nee CR 8240 & 8247
584 787147-29 9/78 Remote Control; ex-NS 5377 < nee CR 8252
585 787192-7 6/79 Remote Control; ex-NS 5385 < nee CR 8262
586-587 787192-16 & 22 6/79 Remote Control; ex-NS 5390 & 5392 < nee CR 8271 & 8277
600-602 C424 Alco 4/65 3382-05 to 07 Sold
603-605 C424 Alco 5/66 3450-01 to 03 Sold

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Slug Roster
Present # 2nd BRC # Orig BRC # Orig. Bldr Notes
301 565B 566 EMD Ex-UP SD40-2 4151 < nee MP/CE&I 3151 (s/n 73748-13, b/d 3/74)
303 (2nd) 564B 575 EMD Ex-UP 3308
304 -- -- EMD Ex-FURX 8093 < nee BN SD40-2 8093 (s/n 786256-4, b/d 5/80)
305 562B 571 EMD Ex-UP 9906 < UP 4157 < MP 3157 < nee MP/CE&I SD40-2 3157 (s/n 73748-19, b/d 3/74)
307 573B 572 EMD Ex-BRC Slug #572 < ex-Relco 3006 < EMDX 6506 < VMV 8355 < CSXT 8355 < SBD 8296 < nee CRR 3021
308 -- -- EMD Ex-FURX 8119 < nee BN SD40-2 8119 (s/n 786256-30, b/d 6/80)
309 570B 574 EMD Ex-Relco 3003 < EMDX 6500 < VMV 8301 < CSXT 8301 < SBD 1225 < nee L&N SD40 1225
310 -- -- EMD Ex-FURX 7276 < nee BN SD40-2 7262 (s/n 726252-41, b/d 3/80)
312 -- -- EMD Ex-FURX 7255 < nee BN SD40-2 7255 (s/n 786252-20, b/d 2/80)
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Major revisions and updates to the roster by Andre Kristopans and Leo Ames.

Major updates in 2013 courtesy of BRC Motive Power Department via Sean Graham-White and from Kevin Sadowski (with help from Sean Graham-White, Ken Lanovich, Chris Lastovich and Bill Miller's EMD SD40 Series document).

Thanks also to the following contributors: Martin Baumann, Peter Bieber, Craig Cloud, Dennis DeBruler, Bryan Jones, John Morear, Bob Myers, Larry Smoak, and Dan Sorce. Other sources: LocoNotes II (AJ Kristopans, Kevin Sadowski and Lance Wales).

Original upload: 22 July 2009

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