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South Dakota UP centennial

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arkansasrailfan
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South Dakota UP centennial
Posted by arkansasrailfan on Friday, May 18, 2007 8:04 PM
i'm looking for where this unit exactly is in SD. I know it's a hulk, but are there any pictures of it?
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Posted by SSW9389 on Friday, June 29, 2007 8:07 PM
Search for Dakota Southern Railway. The Centennial #6925 is displayed at Chamberlain, SD.
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Posted by nanaimo73 on Saturday, June 30, 2007 1:19 AM

There are some pictures of it here-
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locThumbs.aspx?id=125839&Page=3

I've marked it on WikiMapia-
http://wikimapia.org/#y=43807403&x=-99317436&z=13&l=0&m=a&v=2

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Posted by arkansasrailfan on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 8:19 PM
By the way, the 6925 might be the one that'll go to the ARM. I was told it was for sale. correct me please!
-Michael It's baaaacccckkkk!!!!!! www.youtube.com/user/wyomingrailfan
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Posted by cnwfan51 on Thursday, November 8, 2007 5:41 PM
The orginal idea was to use the unit for fuel storage for the Dakota Southern RR, At least that was the rumor about 20 years ago CNW FOREVER
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Posted by arkansasrailfan on Friday, November 9, 2007 3:38 PM
I really doubt that since it's a historic unit. Besides, it's still got it's insides.
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Posted by SSW9389 on Friday, November 9, 2007 3:45 PM
http://www.thedieselshop.us/DakSou.HTML
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Posted by SSW9389 on Friday, November 9, 2007 3:49 PM

Union Pacific disposition information from Don Strack's webpage. That Double D has been up there for 20 years.  

http://utahrails.net/all-time/all-time-62.php

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