Belt Railway of Chicago

Post 1965 Power

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Revised: 5 April 2024 Photo by: Peter Bieber
Formatted by: R. Craig
Locomotive Roster
Road No. Model Bldr & Date S/N or F/N Notes
140 2GS14B NRE -- Built from GP38
150 & 151 MP15AC EMD 6/75 74683-2 & 1 Reblt from MP15DC #534 & 533
210-211 3G21B NRE -- -
230 GP23-ECO Progress Rail 10/13 20117662-1 Ex-PRLX 425 < HATX 425 < CSX 6620 < B&O GP40 4045 (S/N 38525, B/D 10/71)
231 GP23-ECO Progress Rail 20117662-2 Ex-HATX 430 < CSX 6628 < nee B&O GP40 4053 (S/N 38525, B/D 10/71)
232 GP23-ECO Progress Rail 20117662-3 Ex-HATX 423 < CSX 6504 < nee B&O GP40 3688 (S/N 32648, B/D 11/66)
233 GP23-ECO Progress Rail -- Ex-GSWR 4026 < NS 1339 < nee N&W GP40 1339 (S/N 31879, B/D 4/66)
234 GP23-ECO Progress Rail -- Ex-FEC GP40 403 (S/N 36775, B/D 2/71)
235 GP23-ECO Progress Rail -- Ex-FEC 406 < nee FEC GP40 2000 (S/N 36778, B/D 3/71)
236 GP23-ECO Progress Rail -- Ex-WC 3005 < GWWR 3005 < CMW 3005 < nee WP GP40 3522 (S/N 36783, B/D 8/70)
237 GP23-ECO Progress Rail -- Ex-CSX 6754 < SBD 6754 < SBD 1599 < nee SCL GP40 1599 (S/N 35900, B/D 5/70)
290 GP33ECO -- -- Core unit was HOG 1540 < CN 9307 < nee CN 4007 (GMDD A2170)
291 GP33ECO -- -- Core unit was HOG 1740 < CN 9310 < nee CN 4010 (GMDD A2173)
300 SD40-2 EMD 6/80 786256-33 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8122 < nee BN 8122
302 SD40-2 EMD 6/80 786256-32 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8121 < nee BN 8121
304 SD40-2 EMD 786256-4 5/80 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8093 < nee BN 8093
306 SD40-2 EMD 6/80 786256-47 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8136 < nee BN 8136
308 SD40-2 EMD 6/80 786256-30 Slug Mother; ex-FURX 8119 < nee BN 8119
530 SW1500 EMD 6/67 33095 --
531-532 SW1500 EMD 3/68 33794-95 --
533-534 MP15DC EMD 6/75 74683-1 & 2 #534 reblt to a MP15AC #150
535-536 MP15DC EMD 2/80 796302-1 & 2 Sold to ACIPCO 107 & ABCX 108
538 SW1500 EMD 12/68 34495 Ex-NS 2321 < nee SOU 2321
539 SW1500 EMD 6/70 36383 Ex-CR 9225 < nee PC 9225
560 SD40-3 EMD 4/71 37559 Ex-LLPX SD40-3 4307 < BN 7308 < GATX 5086 < HLC 5086 < MP 3086 < nee SD40 MP 786
561 SD40-3 EMD 3/71 37549 Ex-LLPX SD40-3 4304 < Ex-BN 7304 < GATX 5076 < HLC 5076 < MP 076 < nee SD40 MP 776
562 SD38-3 EMD -- Ex-LLPX SD38-3 4308 < BN 7309 < GATX 5088 < HLC 5088 < MP 3088 < nee MP SD40 788
(563) SD38-3 EMD 3/71 37543 Sold to RELCO 3004 > AGCR 2; ex-LLPX SD38-3 4301 < BN 7301 < GATX 5072 < HLC 5072 < MP 3072 < nee MP SD40 772
564 SD38-3 EMD 3/71 37545 Ex-LLPX SD38-3 4302 < BN 7300 < GATX 5070 < HLC 5070 < MP 3070 < nee MP SD40 770
565 SD38-3 EMD 3/71 37548 Ex-LLPX SD38-3 4303 < BN 7303 < GATX 5075 < HLC 5075 < MP 3075 < nee MP SD40 775
(566) SD38-3 EMD 3/71 37550 Sold to RELCO 3001 > AGCR 1; ex-LLPX 4305 < BN 7305 < GATX 5077 < HLC 5077 < MP 3077 < nee MP SD40 777
570 SD38-2 EMD 12/70 36904 Ex-LLPX SD38-2 6432 < EMDX 6432 < CR 0806 < CR 806 < CR 6248 < nee PC SD40 6248
(571) SD38-2 EMD 5/71 38211 Sold to Relco 3005; ex-LLPX SD38-2 6504 < VMV 8332 < CSX 8332 < SBD 8332 < nee L&N SD40 1257
572 SD38-2 EMD 10/71 37538 Reblt as BRC Slug #572 < ex-Relco 3006 < EMDX 6506 < VMV 8355 < CSXT 8355 < SBD 8296 < nee CRR 3021
573 SD38-2 EMD -- Ex-LLPX SD38-2 6502 < VMV 8327 < CSX 8327 < SBD 8327 < nee L&N SD40 1251
574 SD38-2 EMD 6/66 32088 Rebuilt as a slug; unit was ex-Relco 3003 < EMDX 6500 < VMV 8301 < CSXT 8301 < SBD 1225 < nee L&N SD40 1225
575 SD38-3 EMD 4/69 34782 Sold to NRE; ex-LLPX SD38-2 6508 < VMV 8363 < CSX 8363 < SBD 8363 < nee C&O SD40 7504
580-581 GP38-2 EMD 9/78 787147-9 & 10 Remote Control; ex-NS 5366-5367 < nee CR 8232-8233
582-583 GP38-2 EMD 9/78 787147-17 & 24 Remote Control; ex-NS 5370 & 5375 < nee CR 8240 & 8247
584 GP38-2 EMD 9/78 787147-29 Remote Control; ex-NS 5377 < nee CR 8252
585 GP38-2 EMD 6/79 787192-7 Remote Control; ex-NS 5385 < nee CR 8262
586-587 GP38-2 EMD 6/79 787192-16 & 22 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 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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Andre Kristopans provided major revisions and updates to the roster in July 2015.

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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