Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific

543, Class 18E-RS6, was built in October 1953, #18306, as 2220, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 520 in 1959 and rebuilt in December 1975 as 543, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6102 but never became 543 in 1985.

544, Class 18E-RS6, was built in October 1953, #18309, as 2223, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 523 in 1959 and rebuilt in March 1974 as 544, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6103 in 1985, but it was not renumbered before it was sold to Dakota Minnesota & Eastern RR as 544 on September 5, 1986.

545, Class 18E-RS6, was built in October 1953, #18307, as 2221, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 521 in 1959 and rebuilt in November 1974 as 545, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6104 but was sold to DM&E as 545, "City of Mansfield", on September 5, 1986. It was sold to Indiana Rail Road as 545 in June 1999.

547, Class 18E-RS6, was built in June 1952, #15619, as 2207, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 507 in 1959 and rebuilt in November 1974 as 547, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6106 in 1985 but was not renumbered before it was sold to DM&E as 547 on September 5, 1986. It was wrecked at Revere, MN, on December 28, 1996.

548, Class 18E-RS6, was built in May 1952, #15615, as 2203, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 503 in 1959 and rebuilt in March 1974 as 548, Class 18E-RS6 It was assigned Soo Line 6107, but was not renumbered before it was sold to DM&E as 548, "City of Lake Preston", on September 5, 1986.

550, Class 18E-RS6, was built in October 1953, #18303, as 2217, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 517 in 1959 and rebuilt in April 1974 as 550, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6109 in 1985 but was sold to DM&E as 550, "Larry Pressler", on September 5, 1986. It was sold to INRD as 550 in December 1997.

553, Class 18E-RS6, was built in May 1952, #15617, as 2205, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 505 in 1959 and rebuilt in July 1974 as 553, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6112, but was not renumbered before it was sold to DM&E as 553 on September 5, 1986.

554, Class 18E-RS6, was built in January 1954, #18774, as 2229, Class 17.5E-RS6. It was renumbered 535 in 1959 and rebuilt in October 1974 as 554, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6113 in 1985, but was not renumbered before it became DM&E 554 in January 1987.

555, Class 18E-RS6, was built in August 1952, #15623, as 2211, Class 17.5E-RS6. It was renumbered 511 in 1959. After a wreck in 1971 it received a GP35 cab and then later rebuilt in October 1974 as 555, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6114 in 1985 but was not renumbered before it was sold to DM&E as 555, "City of Blunt", on September 5, 1986. It was sold to INRD as 555 in December 1997 and sold as Wilmer Rail Services 555 in 2005...

556, Class 18E-RS6, was built in May 1952, #15614, as 2202, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 502 in 1959 and rebuilt in September 1974 as 556, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6115, but was not renumbered before it was sold to DM&E as 556.

558, Class 18E-RS6, was built in June 1952, #15620, as 2208, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 508 in 1959 and rebuilt in August 1974 as 558, Class 18E-RS6. It was assigned Soo Line 6117 in 1985 but was not renumbered before it was sold to DM&E as 558 on September 5, 1986. It was sold to INRD as 558 in December 1997.

560, Class 185E-RS6, was built in Jun3 1952, #16943, as 2214, Class 15E-RS6. It was renumbered 514 in 1959 and then rebuilt at Milwaukee in May 1974 as 560, Class 18E-RS6. It became Soo Line 560 in 1986 as 6119 but not changed to 560. It was sold on June 5, 1986, to DM&E 560 "City of Miller" and later to INRD as 560 in January 1998.  It was sold as Wilmer 560 in 2005.

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