Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner it is a G8. From LocoNotes message #39649: "Oops, I just double-checked Sy Reich's roster and I was wrong. The ex-CN G8 was built in 1954 as CN 7671, later that year renumbered to CN 1571, in 1956 to CN 1101, in 1957 to CN 851. On 21 Jun 1963 it was sold to International Nickel of Thompson Manitoba as their 208-1 and several years ago (1996?) came to Colorado for Western Aggregates (but not lettered for them), which in turn became TXI (which an employee told me stands for Texas Industries) and is now LaFarge (or was the last time I drove by).Norm Metcalf, Boulder CO"
b4cprail The high headlights, low class lights suggest this is a G8, probably ex CN.
The high headlights, low class lights suggest this is a G8, probably ex CN.
I agree - it is a G12. I did not look in the export section of my "second diesel spotters guide" initally. after doing so - it matches the picture. The trucks are the give away. It looks as if there is a truck mounted sandbox - the spotters guide shows the same thing.
I was driving down the highway after a day of railfanning at moffat tunnel - and something about this unit just didn't seem normal. Just goes to show its worth looking around and stopping - you never know what you might come across!.
I found information on LocoNotes that G12s have been repatriated to the states from both Korea and Mexico. I could not find a trace on the unit in the photograph.
ML
COuld be an export, but why import it back to the states? It looks like a GP-9 short hood, with a FM carbody - minus the canted fans. Yeah - the truck threw me too.
looks like an EMD export G12
I could be wrong, but I would say no. That is unless it is one that has been extremely modified. I don’t see the canted cooling fans, the cab roof is wrong, the short hood is wrong, and I have never seen trucks like those. The roof of the long hood, the side of the frame, and the steps look about right. It looks to me like it has been rebuilt with a combination of parts from other locomotives and possibly some homemade features. The short nose looks like an EMD. It almost seems like the short nose and cab are EMD, and you can see a homemade transition between the cab and the roof of the long hood that was made to join the two features together. It certainly is a curiosity. I would like to know what it is.
I took this picture on 4/16/09 outside of Rocky, CO along HIghway 93. It is at a large aggregate proceesing/quarry facility. This appears to be the facilities own switcher. Is this an early version h-15 or h-16 44?
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