Diesel Supply Co. SD18 189

[arkansasrailfan]

Does anybody know the heritage of this unit? I've been looking around the web for it's history, and I can't find it. I think that it may be a DMIR unit, since the railroad's second group of SD18s were numbered from 181-193. This puzzles me since no EMD builders plate is visible. Thanks for any info.   

<May 1,2007> Now that I have this info, I'll add that this unit is now on the northen part of Arkansas.  It works in a yard, and you may not be able to get close to it since it sits across a group of tracks.

Might I mention that it doesn't have a chop nose, and looking for pics of it on the internet are useless if you're looking for it in DMIR paint.

[nanaimo73]

Welcome to the forum. Your guess is correct

http://www.missabe.com/diesellocos.html

"Sold to Diesel Services of Hudson, Wisconsin in 1998. Lease fleet #612."

Photo- http://www.missabe.com/sd189.html

[CMSTPP]

Well, your correct.

I live very close to the DM&IR so I see the trains almost everyday.

Infact, the LSRM (lake superior railroad museum) owns one of the SDMs.

 

The DM&IR SDM/ SD18 #193. This locomotive still runs today in Duluth, minnesota

James