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| SWMT 1023-1068 -Rebuilt by Precision National, Cumberland and Huntington shops from GP9s; 1055, 1063, 1064 rebuilt from GP7s. Equivalent of GP38-2 in yard service (traction). RDSLUGS 2200-2330 -RDSLUGs 2200-2330 rebuilt from GP30/GP35 -2207 rebuilt from GP40 6723, 2244 rebuilt from GP40 6658 -Delivered between 1988-1990 -2200-2279 rebuilt by Precision National at Mt. Vernon, IL and by Morrison-Knudsen at Boise, Idaho -2280-2331 rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen at Mountain Top, PA -2200 delivered in CSX's blue & grey scheme -2201-2279 delivered in CSX's stealth scheme -2280-2330 delivered in YN2 paint -Number 2302 skipped due to retired SBD/CSX GP7 #2302 still being in the CSX computer system -2241 retired 6-1-95 (leaving one GP40-2 mother slugless - currently 6440 is operating solo) -2283 stored in Huntington, WV due to wreck damage, formerly mated with 6417 -2216 formerly mated with 6440, now mated with 6417 replacing 2283 -2295 retired with mother 6910 in November 2003 due to wreck damage RDMATES 2331-2350 -RDSLUGs 2331-2350 rebuilt from GP38/GP40 -Rebuilt in 1998 by VMV at Paducah, KY -These units are actually labeled RDMATE as opposed to the earlier RDSLUG -All units delivered in YN2 paint -2348 out of service due to wreck damage, mother 2501 operating alone -2350 out of service due to wreck damage, mother 2503 operating alone Key to RDSlug/RDMate Histories Former slug numbers without reporting marks present are former CSX numbers -4039-4093 former SBD GP30 (SBD 1306-1396) -4097-4104 former C&O GP30 (C&O 3007-3041) -4105-4140 former B&O GP30 (B&O 6900-6974) -4301-4323 former SBD GP35 (SBD 1103-1126) -4341-4424 former B&O, C&O, WM GP35 (B&O, C&O, WM 3500-3584) -2236 rebuilt from Southern Pacific GP35 6658 -2250-2264 rebuilt from former Illinois Central Gulf (GM&O) GP30 in the ICG 2250-2279 block GP40-2s 6400-6499, 6900-6943, 6947 -Rebuilt between 1988-1990 by VMV in Paducah, KY. 6466, only mother unit out shopped by Precision National -Strangely, CSX 6466 was first to be out shopped in September of 1988. It was paired with 2200 -Units in the 6400-6483 block retained their current CSX paint when converted to mother units. Units that were in predecessor paint were repainted into CSX stealth paint when converted -6484-6498, 6900-6901, 6903-6924, 6926-6935, 6937-6943 were repainted into YN2 paint when converted, while 6499 retained stealth paint, and 6902, 6925, 6936 and 6947 retained blue and grey paint. -6417 formerly mated with 2283. 2283 suffered wreck damage and has been replaced by 2216 -6440 has no slug; it was formerly mated with 2216, which replaced 2283 accompanying 6417 -6910 and slug 2295 retired due to wreck damage in November 2003 -Originally, CSX planned to add ten more mothers to it's fleet. They would be numbered 6944-6953, coming from GP40-2s 6276, 6279, 6280, 6285, 6295, 6296, 6297, 6300, 6301, and 6318 respectively. However, the only one that was converted, before this order was called off, was GP40-2 6285, becoming 6947; thus, creating a gap between 6943 and 6947. The other 9 GP40-2s still retain their original CSX numbers today. |
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