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Booster Units
BU-3 was built by Electro-Motive on September 10, 1942, #1738, as 1207, a SW-1. The rebuilding to slug was completed at Chicago on December 24, 1958. It was retired on May 13, 1982, and traded in to Electro-Motive in April 1986. It was scrapped at St. Louis Auto Shredding.
BU-10 was built by Alco in August 1951, #78783, as 1266, a S3. It was rebuilt as yard slug BU-10 and completed on December 6, 1973. It was retired on May 1, 1980, and scrapped.
BU-12 was built by Alco in June 1948, #75892, as Chicago Great Western 13, S1, Class D-2. It later became C&NW 13 in 1968 and was renumbered 1218 on April 15, 1970. It was again renumbered 621 in July 1971. In 1972 it was retired and rebuilt into slug BU-12 on December 3, 1973. It was retired on May 1, 1979, and scrapped at Cedar Lake Shops.
BU-13 was built by Alco in August 1948, #75894, as Chicago Great Western 15, S1, Class D-2. It became C&NW 15 in 1968 and was renumbered 1220 on April 15, 1970, and was again renumbered 623 in July 1971. It was retired in May 1972 and rebuilt at Oelwein as slug BU-13 on December 6, 1973. It was retired again on May 1, 1979, and scrapped at Cedar Lake Shops.
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