Comprehensive Guide to Industrial Locomotives
Missing Locomotives Page


This list is an on-line appendix for the book Comprehensive Guide To Industrial Locomotives

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What is known : This is a Plymouth DE model formerly working for Purdy Metals (Seattle, Washington).

Serial #4785

Date Built 5-45

Question :
This scrapyard was closed and leveled around 1994, what became of the locomotive?

(Scrapped... J. Taubeneck)

What is known:
This GE 44ton was replaced at Utah Power & Light's Hale Station near Castle Gate, Ut. in 1977 and seems to have disappeared.


The Question is:

Being the former Rio Grande #41, somebody must know its fate. Any ideas ?

(Scrapped 1985... J. Eagan)

Missing locomotive list.


Al Tech Specialty Steel (Watervliet, N.Y.) : GE 50ton EC (32494, 3-57)
ABB Canada (Cornwall, On.) : Brookville 16ton BCL (5900, 1-73)
ABC Coke #600 : SW1 (18441, 5-53) To BR&L (1990). then ?
American Crystal Sugar (East Grand Forks, Mn.) : Davenport 35ton (extensively r/b)
Anderson Corp. (Bayport, Mn.) : Davenport 10ton (3246, 3-50)
Andersons (Maumee, Oh.) : GE 70ton (31169, 10-51) (to scr. e-'80's.... R. Sims)
Archer-Daniels-Midland (Southport, N.C.) : GE 45ton (15712, 7-42)
Arch of Kentucky #1101 (Corbin, Ky.) : SW7 (10976, 5-50) (ex SR #1101, nee GS&F #8203)
Arkansas Lime (form. Batesville White Lime) (Limedale, Ar.) : Plymouth WDT (5706, -53)
Benham Coal #6000 (Benham, Ky.) : S1 (76569, 3-49) (ex VEPCO #6000)
Berman Bros. Iron & Metal : GE 65ton (13158, 9-41)
Berman Bros. Iron & Metal (Birmingham, Al.) : Whitcomb 25ton 25DM35a (40270, 9-43)
Berwick Forge & Fabricating (Berwick, Pa.) : GE 25ton (32625, 4-56)
Black Hills Power & Light (Kirk, S.D.) : Whitcomb 80ton (60086, 10-41) (on Black Hills Central (tourist)....Mark Vana)
Bonneville Transloaders, Inc. #207 (Shoshoni, Wy.) : SW8 (15743, 12-51)
Butler Bros. Mining (Cooley, Mn.) : Whitcomb 65ton (60428, 4-44)
Cargill #3 (Chesapeake, Va.) : S6 (81723, 3-56)
Carondelet Coke (St. Louis, Mo.) #12 : GE 44ton (13096, 8-41)
Carondelet Coke (St. Louis, Mo.) #8 : Plymouth 50ton DE (5601, 3-52)
Chevrolet Div. / GMC (Tonawanda, N.Y) . #96 : SW1001 (4623-1, 4-72)
Cities Service Co. (form Tennessee Corp) (New Albany, In.) : Plymouth DGT (5657, 12-52)
Clark Equipment (Lima, Oh.) : Plymouth MDT (5500, 3-50)
Coastal Chemical Corp. (Yazoo City, Ms.) : GE 65ton (15662, 1-42)
Columbia Cement (East Fultonham, Oh.) : Plymouth MDT (6049, 7-57) to Plymouth, then ?
Combustion Engineering (Conrwall, On.) : Brookville 16ton BCL (5900, 1-73) (to ABB Canada (same)... C. Churcher)
Consumers Co. (McCook, Il.) (plant now VM) : Plymouth 65ton KC6
Co-Op Farm Chemicals (Lawrence, Ks.) : S3 (78510, 11-50)
CPS Chemical (West Memphis, Ar.) : GE 45ton (15061, 12-41) for sale 2003, to ?
Delta Valley Southern #50 : GE 50ton (32129, 5-54) Sold at auction 2009 to ?
Derby Tank Car (Ekron, Ky.) : GE 45ton (15153, 1-42)
Eagle Energy, Inc. #9063 (Marnie (Van), W.V.) : SW7 (13065, 1-51)
Empire-Reeves Steel #4 (Mansfield, Oh.) : GE 80ton (30992, 7-51)
Erie Stone (Huntington, In.) : Plymouth 40ton MDT (5890, 11-55)
Everist (L.G.) #13477 : Plymouth MDT (6099, 3-58) (Andesite Rock, Commerce City, Co.... N. Metcalf)
Farmland Ind. (Fairfax (Kansas City), Ks.) : S3 (69596, 10-41)
T&K Evans Grain (Elliott, Ia.) : SW9 (19310, 12-53) (to DTE (D) for use 2003... R. Sims & R. Keller)
Fresa Construction (coal mining) #6037 : GP9 (21527, 4-56) (Ex C&O #6037) (Martin Marietta, Cayce, S.C..... M. Boyle)
Friedman Steel (Greenville, Ms.) : GE 45ton (IV) (34909, 6-67) (Trailer-Train, Hamburg, S.C.... T. Lawson)
Garvey International (Ottawa, Il.) #400 : SW1 (2384, 2-43)
General Electric #1 (Columbia, Md.) : GE 80ton (37607, 12-70) To (Asarco, Hayden, AZ.... T. Moriarty) (1991)
General Electric #251 (Hornell, N.Y.) : GE 25ton (II-B) (29040, 8-47) To ??? (c.1982)
General Electric #442 (Hornell, N.Y.) : GE 44ton (II-B4) (30136, 4-49) To ??? (c.1982)
General Electric #126 (College Park, Va.) : GE 45ton (15049, 4-41) To ??? (1993)
General Electric Plastics (Selkirk, N.Y.) : S2 (r/p) (ID unknown)
Georgia Pacific (Port Edwards, Wi.) #19 : S6 (81823, 11-56)
Georgia Pacific (Port Edwards, Wi.) #22 : S6 (80928, 5-55)
Granite Rock (Aromas, Ca.) : GE 65ton (31331, 2-52)
Great Lakes Calcium (Woodville, Oh.) : GE 25ton (31778, 1-53) Wrecked (trans to Green Bay, Wi. (repaired)....Rob Peters)
Hall Street Industrial Park (St. Louis, Mo.) : Whitcomb 45ton (61092, 8-49)
Holnam Inc. (cement) (Clarksville, Mo.) : GE 45ton (30755, 7-50)
Illinois Power Co. (Alton, Il.) : GE 45ton (29344, 3-48)
International Harvester (Benham, Ky.) : GE 25ton (15006, 11-41)
International Paper (Wiggins, Ms.) : GE 25ton (31776, 1-53) : To BR&L (D), then ?
Iola Ind. #1 (Iola. Ks.) : GE 23ton (box) (12447, 6-38) (Midland Ry. Historical Assoc., Baldwin Kansas....J. Campbell)
Kansas City Public Freight Operations #3 : GE 45ton (17849, 6-43)
Koppers Corp. (Denver, Co.) : GE 25ton (36" ga.) (29241, 1-48) (stored on Yreka Western ....Fred K. Harrison)
Koppers Corp. (Denver, Co.) : GE 25ton (36" ga.) (32248, 11-54)
Koppers Corp. (Montgomery, Al.) : GE 35ton(IV) (34609, 7-63)
Koppers Corp. (Nashua, N.H.) : GE 25ton (29362, 4-48)
Koppers Corp. (Nashua, N.H.) : GE 25ton (32115, 2-54)
Koppers Corp. (Port Newark, N.J.) : Whitcomb 15ton (40624, 6-48)
Lafarge Corp. (Iola, Ks.) : S3 (80293, 10-53)
Lansing - Board of Light & Power (Lansing, Mi.) : RS1 (77472, 3-50)
Malvern Gravel (Malvern, Ar.) : Plymouth MDT (5789, 3-54)
Mississippi Lime – Bluff City Div. (Alton, Il.) #L-19 : GE 80ton (32660, 8-56) (Ozark Mountain Railcar (D)...R. Keller)
Mississippi Lime – Bluff City Div. #23 (Alton, Il.) : GE 80ton (32368, 9-55) (Ozark Mountain Railcar (D)...R. Keller)
Martiki Coal #031 (McClure, Ky.) : NW2 (6088, 2-48)
North American Coal - Jessie Mine (Powhatan Point, Oh.) : Whitcomb 45ton (60226, 11-42)
Northwestern States Portland Cement #2 (Mason City, Ia.) : GE 80ton (III) (33432, 2-59)
Ohio Lime (Millersville (Gibsonburg), Oh.) : BLH / Whitcomb 35ton SH2225 (76149, 9-56)
Ohio Valley Electric Corp. (Cheshire, Oh.) : Brookville 15ton BMD (3906, 5-53)
Oil-Dri Co. (Ripley, Ms.) : GE 45ton (29017, 11-48)
Pacific Northwest Sugar Co. (Wheeler, Wa.) : GE 65ton (30962, 6-51)
Pacific States International Steel #4 (Union City, Ca.) : GE 45ton (13065, 3-41)
Peabody Coal Co. #44 (Bee-Veer Mine, Bevier, Mo.) : Whitcomb 44ton (60091, -41) (scr. 1989...R.Keller)
Peabody Coal Co. #5 (Jasonville Shops, Midland, In.) : Whitcomb 80ton (60089, 11-41)
PLM Railcar (Pauline, Ks.) #421 : C415 (3451-10, -66) (ex RI #424, not 421)
PLM Railcar (Pauline, Ks.) : BLH / Whitcomb 40ton SH2300 (76141, 1-56)
PPG Ind. (Natrium, W.V.) : GE 25ton (17767, -43)
Quincy Soybean (Helena, Ar.) : GE 25ton (18138, 12-43) [ever here ?]
Railway Material Co. #213 : S2 (69537, 7-41)
Red Fox Coal #600 (Colson, Ky.) : S1 (75350, 7-47)
Rescar (Cicero, Il.) : GE 25ton (31784, 4-53) (now @ Arkansas RR Museum, Pine Bluff, Ar... Ed Bowers)
Rescar (Dubois, Pa.) : Davenport 25ton (2899, 11-45)
Riceland Foods (Stuttgart, Ar.) : GE 25ton (15812, 9-42)
Riceland Foods (Stuttgart, Ar.) : GE 45ton
Riceland Foods (Helena, Ar.) : BLH / Whitcomb 35ton (76150, 12-56)
St. Louis Auto Shredders : GP7 (17981, 4-53)
St. Paul Terminals (St. Paul, Mn.) : Mack 12ton ([trans. to La Crosse, Wi. ?]...Robert Moen)
Santee Cooper (S.C. Public Serv.) #2 (Winyah Steam Sta. Pennyroyal, S.C.) : S4 (80470, 5-53)
South East Coal #300 (Irvine, Ky.) : S2 (72904, 2-45) (ex B&O #9042)
Southern Precision Steel #15 (Gulfport, Ms.) : GE 44ton (17924, 3-43)
Southern Precision Steel (Gulfport, Ms.) : Whitcomb 80ton (60087, 10-41)
Sprouse Creek Processing #2108 (Lobata, W.V.) : SW8 (16353, 3-52) (ex N&W #2108)
Standard Oil of Indiana (Amoco) #555(1st) (Whiting, In.) : Whitcomb 35ton (40749, 6-53)
Standard Slag (New Boston, Oh.) #47 : BLH / Whitcomb S3 (76132, 11-55)
Standard Slag (new Miami, Oh.) : GE 80ton (30044, 10-49)
Supreme Sugar (Supreme, La.) : Plymouth 35ton MDT (5514, 11-50)
Swift Chemical (Beaumont, Tx.) : GE 45ton (15864, 9-42)
Taylor Wharton Iron & Steel Co. (High Bridge, N.J.) : GE 45ton (29050, 9-47)
Timken Roller Bearing #5911 (Canton, Oh.) : S1 (77486, 5-50)
Transitank (East Camden, Ar.) : Plymouth WDT (5609, 6-52)
Transitank (Fordyce, Ar.) : Porter 45ton (7449, 7-43)
Utah Power & Light #41 (Hale Plant, Castle Gate, Ut.) : GE 44ton (15128, 9-42) (scr. 1985... J. Eagan)
Vepco #6350 (Bremo Station, Bremo, Va.) : S3 (78318, 9-50)
Vulcan Materials (South Bend, In.) : GE 45ton (13011, 5-41)
Vulcan Materials (West Lafayette, In.) : GE 45ton (27934, 12-46)
Webco Ind. (Oil City, Pa.) : Davenport 20ton (2361, 8-42) (to Mahoning Valley Heritage Assoc., Youngstown, Oh. 2008...S Timko)
If you have any information as to the whereabouts of these locomotives, please share it. Answers will be appreciated and posted.
Questions or Comments e-mail Jay Reed at: jayreed@sonic.net


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