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20 "The Pride of Mauldin", GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1956, #22120, as New York New Haven & Hartford as 1210, Class DERS-4. It became Penn Central 7540, Class ERS-17s, 1969, and then Consolidated Railroad Corp 7540, Class GP-9. It was renumbered 7280 and later sold to Cape Cod & Hyannis as 1210. It was renumbered 20 and later sold to Georgia & Alabama as 20. It later was transferred to CPRR as 20 .

21, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1956, #22111, as NYNH&H as 1201, Class DERS-4. It became PC 7531, Class ERS-17s, in 1969, and then Conrail 7531, Class GP-9. It was renumbered 7271 and later sold to CC&D as 21. It was then sold to South Carolina Central as 21 in April 1989 and later to Georgia Southwestern as 21. Then it became CPRR as 21 in November 1990 and then GAAB as 21.

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Lancaster & Chester RR

96, SW1500, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1968, #33521, as Toledo Peoria & Western 304. It was sold to Clarendon & Pittsford as 502, Bert H Nelson", in June 1984 and later sold to L&C as 96.

No number, 45 Ton, was built by General Electric in November 1941, #13169, as United States Army 4550. It was renumbered 7431 and later sold to Birmingham Slag Co as DE7 in July 1946. It later became Vulcan Materials Co as 2264. It was rebuilt in 1971 and sold to PMCo no number in 1971.

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It would be folly to write a history of this railroad since the South Carolina RR Museum has done an excellent job on their site at the Rockton-Rion page. This is our contribution of a few photographs to their efforts.

2-8-2 31 was the last steam locomotive on the line. It was built by Baldwin in November, 1912, #38813, as Woodward Iron Co. 31. It came to the R&R on January 24, 1962. It was sold in 1973 and is on display in Waycross, GA.

2-8-0 712 was built by Baldwin in 1903, #23210, as Atlantic Coast Line 712. It came to the R&R during the war via Southern Iron & Equipment Co. It was sold in 1973, but it is still on the property. The SCRRM is now trying to acquire this locomotive.

201 was a 70 Ton built by General Electric in January, 1948, #29465, as High Point Thomasville & Denton 201. In October, 1968, it was purchased by and lettered for Superior Stone Co. It never got to be lettered for the R&R. In 1976 it became Birmingham Rail & Locomotive 139. They sold it to McWane Cast Iron Pipe Co. as 70 in February, 1976. It was scrapped in 1984.

21, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1956, #22111, as New York New Haven & Hartford as 1201, Class DERS-4. It became Penn Central 7531, Class ERS-17s, in 1969, and then Consolidated Railroad Corp 7531, Class GP-9. It was renumbered 7271 and later sold to Cape Cod & Hyannis as 21. It was then sold to SCC as 21 in April 1989 and later to Georgia Southwestern as 21. Then it became Carolina Piedmont RR as 21 in November 1990 and then Georgia & Alabama as 21.

1, RS1, was built by Alco in April 1943, #70811, as Atlanta & St Andrews Bay 905. It was sold to Tennessee RR as 1 in July 1955 and became Southern Ry 1 in August 1973. It was sold to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive in November 1973 and then to SCWX as 1. It later went to Maryland & Delaware as 22 and to Arkansas & Missouri as 22, "J A Hannold".

4, RS1, was built by Alco in October 1951, #79349, as Rutland RR 400, Class DRS-1. It was sold to Tenn RR as 4 in September 1956 and became Southern Ry 4 when the Tenn was merged in August 1973. It was sold to BR&L in November 1973 and then to SCWX as 4. It later went to Md & De as 20 and then went to A&M as 20, "Bruce Klink".

48, F7A, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1953, #18372, as Texas & New Orleans 379, Class DF-11. It later became Southern Pacific 379, Class EF415A-11. It was traded in to General Electric in August 1969. GE sold it to Wellesville Addison & Galeton as 2400 in 1969. It then went to Louisiana & North West in 1974. In January 1992 it went to WCL as 48.

703, TR5B, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1951, #8547, as Union RR 702C. It was rebuilt on March 29, 1958, and renumbered 704B in April 1958. It was renumbered 703B, Class D-150 in July 1957 and later sold to WCL as 703.

2480, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in July 1956, #21137, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 286L, Class 281, a F9A. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in February 1976 as 2480, Class 2417, and retired on January 9, 1986. It was sold to Blue Mountain & Reading in September 1986 and sold to WCL as 2480 in Augusut 1988. It later was transferred to Clinton Terminal RR as 2480.

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