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Ohio Central Railway
12, S1, was built by Alco.
13 was built by Alco-Brooks in January 1920, #61579, as Kelley’s Creek & Northwestern 6. It was sold to Buffalo
Creek & Gauley as 13 in 1954 and then to South
Penn Museum as 622 in 1964. It was
then sold to Lake Shore RR Historical Foundation as
1977 in December 1976 and then to Logansport Iron Horse
Festival in July 1983. It was sold
to OC as 13 in November 1992.
71, SW7, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1950, #13020, as Montour RR 71. It was transferred to Younstown & Southern, a subsidiary, as 71
until most of the line was abandoned. The remaining operation continued as the
Pittsburgh Lisbon & Western and 71 became 887. It was painted with the
additional name of Little Beaver Creek Valley RR for a tourist operation. Later
the locomotive became OC 71.
91, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1957, #22468, as Great Northern 688, Class GP-9. In 1970 it
became Burlington Northern 1761, Class
GP-9. It was sold to Helm Leasing in January 1986 and then to C&J Railroad as 1 in October 1986. It
became OC 91 in May 1988.
700, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1955, #20286, as Illinois Central 9107 and was rebuilt at
Paducah as Illinois Central Gulf 8107
in December 1969. It later became MidSouth Rail
8107 and was later renumbered 1028. It was sold to SP
Construction Services as 700 and later sold to OC as 700.
1227, SW10, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1951, #15071, as Union Pacific 1873, TR5. It was rebuilt and numbered 1227 at Omaha on December
30, 1981. It was retired on May 14, 1996, and sold to OC as 1227 in June 1997.
It was later sold to Spartan Steel Coating
as 1227.
3216, GP40, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1968, #34657, as Penn Central 3216, Class EF-30. It became Consolidated Railroad Corp 3216, Class GP-40, in April
1976 and was sold to OC as 3216.
4217, GP30, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1963, #28499, as Chesapeake & Ohio 3023, Class MRSE-30. It
was reclassified as Class GP-30 in 1964 and upgraded later to Class GP-30M. It
was later renumbered 4217 and then became CSX Transportation 4217, Class
GP-30M. It later was sold to OC as 4217. In 1998 it was sold to Arizona & California as 3002.
6307, FP9A, was built by General Motors in 1957, #A1045, as Canadian National 6515, Class GPA-17c. It later
became Via Rail Canada 6515, Class
GPA-17c, and then was renumbered 6307. It was later sold to OC as 6307.
6313, FP9A, was built by General Motors in 1957, #A1198, as CNR 6526,
Class GPA-17d. It later became Via Rail Canada 6526, Class GPA-17d, and then was
renumbered 6313. It was later sold to OC as 6313.
6325, Class U-3-b, was built by Alco in 1942, #69631, as Grand Trunk Western 6325, Class U-3-b. It was
donated to the City of Battle Creek in October 1959 and placed on display. In
1985 a local group began restoration, but they were notified in 1992 that the
locomotive would have to be moved. It was purchased by Jerry Jacobson and moved
to the Ohio Central. Restoration began in 1998 and it went back into operation
as OC 6325 on July 1, 2001.
6501, FP9A, was built by General Motors in September 1954, #A631, as CNR
6501, Class GPA-17a. It later became Via Canada Rail 6501, Class GPA-17a, and
was later sold to OC as 6501.
8702, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1954, #19879, as Union Pacific 282. It was rebuilt at Paducah
in June 1979 as Illinois Central Gulf
8702, It was sold to OC as 8702.
8713, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1958, #25024, as Illinois Central 9372. It was rebuilt at
Paducah in September 1979 as ICG 8713. It was later sold to OC where it
kept the same number.
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