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Paducah Rebuilt Electro-Motive GPs 8700-8753
8702 (GP9u) was built in September 1954, #19879, as Union Pacific 282. It was rebuilt at Paducah in June 1979 as ICG 8702. It was sold to Ohio Central RR as 8702.
8710 (GP9u) was built in December 1957, #23830, as 9330. It was rebuilt at Paducah as GP11 8710 in August 1979.
8713 (GP9u) was built in December 1958, #25024, as 9372. It was rebuilt in September 1979 as 8713 and later sold to OHC as 8713.
8717 (GP9u) was built in December 1957, #23838, as 9338. It was rebuilt at Paducah as GP11 8717 in October 1979.
8726 (GP9u) was built in December 1957, #23811, as 9311. It was rebuilt at Paducah as GP11 8726 in December 1979.
8728 (GP9u) was built in December 1957, #23819, as 9319. It was rebuilt at Paducah as GP11 8728 in March 1980.
8730 (GP9u) was built in August 1955, #22119, as New York New Haven & Hartford 1209, Class DERS-4. It became Penn Central 7539, Class ERS-17s, in 1969, and then Consolidated Railroad Corp 7539, Class GP-9. It was transferred to Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority as 7539. It was later sold and rebuilt at Paducah in March 1980 and rebuilt as ICG 8730. It later became Brandywine Valley Ry as 8730.
8741 (GP9u) was built in December 1957, #23831, as 9331. It was rebuilt at Paducah as GP11 8741 in May 1980.
8747 (GP7u) was built in March 1953, #17750, as 8967. It was rebuilt at Paducah as GP11 8747 in June 1980.
8749 (GP9u) was built in December 1957, #23814, as 9314. It was rebuilt at Paducah as GP11 8749 in July 1980.
8750 (GP9u) was built in December 1958, #25032, as 9380. It was rebuilt at Paducah as GP11 8750 in July 1980.
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