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Farmrail Corp.
Grainbelt Corp.
Operating over former main line and branch lines in central Oklahoma are two companies under joint ownership. They use a group of attractive locomotives, most of which are named after Indian tribes.
169. SW9, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1951, #14913, as Atlantic Coast Line 687. Later Seaboard Coast Line 169 in July 1967 and sold as Florida Power Generation Co 21-0-102. It was sold as Farnrail 169.
280, "Arapaho", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1959, #25275, as Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific 280, Class 17.5E-RS. It was sold to D. A. Wilson Co. in August 1984 and sold as Farmrail. 280 in 1985
286, "Choctaw", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1959, #25281, as CMStP&P 286, Class 17.5E-RS. It was sold to Wilson in August 1984 and then as Farmrail 286 in 1985. It was sold as Finger Lakes Ry 1702 in 1995.
297, "Seminole", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in 1959, #25284, as CMStP&P 297, Class 17.5E-RS. It was sold to Wilson in 1985 and then as Farmrail.
316, "Pawnee", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1959, #25311, as CMStP&P 316, Class 17.5E-RS. It was sold to Wilson in 1985 and then to Farmrail in 1987. Later it became Finger Lakes Ry. 1704.
331, "Caddo", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in May 1959, #25326, as CMStP&P 331, Class 17.5E-RS. It was sold to Wilson in June 1984 and then to Farmrail in 1987.
620, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive October 1952, #17357, as Florida East Coast 620. It was sold to XTRA and then to Farmrail as 620 in November 1981. It was later sold to Kiamichi RR as 702.
1555, "Comanche", GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1953, #17869, as Great Northern 656, Class GP-7. In 1970 it became Burlington Northern 1555, Class GP-7. It was retired in August 1982. In September 1982 it was sold to the Farmrail. It was later sold to the South Plains Lamesa where it kept the same number and paint scheme.
3648, "Cherokee", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1959, #25017, as St Louis South-Western 827 Class Z-17.5. It was renumbered 3648, Class EF418C-2, in 1966, and later sold to Farmrail as 3648,
3871 "Cheyenne",, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1959. #25018, as SSW 838, Class Z17.5. It was renumbered 3649, Class EF418C-2, in 1966 and rebuilt as 3871, Class EF418S-2, on June 24, 1975. It was sold as Farmrail 3871 in 1985 and sold as FLRy 1701 in February 1995.
6083, "Osage", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1956, #21720, as Chesapeake & Ohio 2083, Class MRSE-17. It was reclassified as Class GP-9 in 1957 and later sold to Farmrail as 6083.
8053, "Quapa", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1954, #19773, as Illinoia Central 9053. It was rebuilt at Paducah in March 1972 as 8043 and later sold to Farmrail as 8053. It was marked Grainbelt.
8126, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1956, #20796, as IC 9158. It was rebuilt at Paducah in May 1968 as IC 8158 and rebuilt in April 1977 as 8126. It was sold to Farmrail Corp as 8126 on March 31, 2005.
8180, "Creek", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1956, #20818, as IC 9180. It was rebuilt at Paducah in February 1972 and renumbered 8180. It kept the same number when acquired by Farmrail.
8250, "Potawatomi", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive and rebuilt from an Illinois Central rebuilt locomotive.
8251, "Catawba", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1954, #19769, as IC 9049. It was rebuilt at Paducah in April 1971 as 8251 and later sold to Twin Cities & Western as 405. It later was sold to Farmrail as 8251 and marked to Grainbelt.
8252, "Seneca", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive and rebuilt from an Illinois Central rebuilt locomotive.
8253, "Kickapoo", GP9, was probably the same.
8267, "Chickasaw", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1956, #21393, as Southern Pacific 5700, Class DF-607. It was renumbered 3532, Class EF418-6, in 1966. It was then acquired by the Illinois Central and rebuilt at Paducah in November 1971 as 8267.
8272, "Sac-Fox", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1957, #22700, as Detroit Toledo & Ironton 992. It was rebuilt at Paducah as IC 8272 in 1972 and wrecked on May 192, 1984. It was sold to National Railway Equipment Co and rebuilt for Farmrail 8272. It is sub-lettered for Grainbelt.
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