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SD38 Roster US/Canada

Date Built

Original Owner

Road #s

Qty

Version

Our SKU

Truck*

Notes

May-67

Bessemer & Lake Erie

861 to 863

3

DB

193

1H

861 retrucked w/ 3H

861, 862 & 863 to DM&IR 217, 215 & 216 respectively

Apr-69

McCloud River

36 to 38

3

DB

193

2H

Built w/ high-clearance 800g fuel tanks, rebuilt in 79 w/ standard 3200g fuel tank

Jul-69

Detriot Toledo & Ironton

250 to 252

3

NDB

194

2H

Modified by DT&I to PAF-NDB.

To Grand Trunk Western 6250-6252, to CN same #s, retired 1999, sold to RBMN 05/006250 to Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 2005, sold 2001 to H&K Quarry

6251 to Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 2001, sold 2003, fate unknown

6252 to Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 2002, sold 2001 to H&K Quarry

Jan-70

Elgin Joliet & Eastern

650 to 655

6

PAF-DB

195

3H

651-653 to DM&IR 221-223

May-70

Penn Central

6925 to 6959

35

PAF-NDB

196

3H

4000g fuel tanks.  To CR same #s, 6941 to RBMN 2000

To CSX 2455-2468, several retired and scrapped

To NS 3800-3820

Jul-71

Detroit Toledo & Ironton

253 to 254

2

PAF-NDB

198

2H

38AC bodies. To GTW 6253-6254, to CP same #s, retired 1999, sold to RBMN 05/00

6253 to RBMN 2003 (20th Anniversary unit) retrucked w/ 3H by RBMN

6254 to RBMN 2004

 

SD38AC Roster US/Canada

Date Built

Original Owner

Road #s

Qty

Version

Our SKU

Truck*

Notes

Jun-71

Duluth Missabe & Iron Range

201 to 208

8

PAF-DB

197

3H

2600 gallon fuel tanks

Jul-71

Bessemer & Lake Erie

864 to 869

6

PAF-DB

197

2H

869 to DM&IR

Oct-71

British Columbia Hydro

381

1

PAF-NDB

198

2H

To Southern Railway of British Columbia same #

*Truck styles as follows:

1H Rare Flexicoil version, having only one high-mounted brake cylinder per truck, the rest are low-mounted
2H, Two high-mounted brake cylnders per side
3H, Three high-mounted brake cylinders per side, commonly called 'triple clasp'

Copyright 2005 Robb Fisher @ M4D
Submit corrections and/or additions to robbfisher@gmail.com  w/ subject: SD38/38AC roster.

Page updated 6 August 06