Rio Grande Diesel Roster, Part 1

GE 44 ton — 6 units
380 horsepower; B-B trucks; 89,000 pounds operating weight

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired	Notes
38	Aug 1941	13096	3 Dec 1964	1
39	Sep 1942	15123	28 Jun 1949	2
40	Sep 1942	15127	14 May 1954	3
41	Sep 1942	15128	5 Aug 1954	4
42	Sep 1942	15129	18 Nov 1964	5
43	Sep 1942	15130	28 Jun 1949	6

General Notes:

a.	D&RGW Class DE B-B 26.
b.	An additional unit, to be numbered D&RGW 44, was diverted to the U. S. Navy.
c.	D&RGW 43 was wrecked soon after delivery; repaired by GE with later carbody design that included front radiators, replacing the as-built side radiators.
d.	Noted at the Denver Public Library web site, three photos of D&RGW 38 (44T GE) with the triple coupler pockets for coupling to either SG or NG cars. Shots show two couplers in place. Interesting is that the NG cars are coupled onto the far end of the engine demonstrating that this unit had this arrangement on both ends. (Robert Harmen, via email dated December 8, 2002) (click here for more information about dual gauge couplers on D&RGW diesel locomotives)

Notes:

1.	D&RGW 38 was sold to Manufacturer's Equipment Co. (dealer), Cleveland, Ohio, on 3 December 1964; sold to Great Lakes Carbon 12, St. Louis, Mo.
2.	D&RGW 39 was sold to Sanford & Eastern Railroad 14 (1st), on 28 June 1949; sold in 1960 to Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington 16; to Claremont & Concord 16 in October 1972; sold to Rust Engineering, via Silcott (dealer); sold to Mead Containerboard (no number) (Stevenson, Ala.); donated for display to City of Stevenson, Al. in February 1990.
3.	D&RGW 40 was sold to Great Western Sugar 40, Johnstown, Colo., on 14 May 1954; Great Western plant closed in 1985 and sold to Amalgamated Sugar number 4 (date?)(location?), painted bicentennial red, white and blue, renumbered to number 1; by 2002, moved to South Fork, Colo., for possible tourist railroad.
4.	D&RGW 41 was sold to Utah Power & Light 41 (Castle Gate Plant) 41, on 5 August 1954; retired in January 1976 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft. (information from Utah Power, Property Accounting, Sep 1982)
5.	D&RGW 42 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo., on 18 November 1964
6.	D&RGW 43 was sold to Sanford & Eastern Railroad 15, on 28 June 1949; sold to Saratoga & Schuylerville 15; sold in 1960 to Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington 15; sold to Claremont & Concord 15; sold to Raymond International 4402 for service in Liberia (Africa).

BLW VO660 — 9 units
660 horsepower; B-B trucks; 199,000 pounds operating weight

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired	Notes
66	May 1941	62496	23 Jan 1967	1
67	Jul 1941	62501	Apr 1966	2
68	Jul 1941	62502	Jun 1953	3
69	Aug 1941	64183	Apr 1966	2
70	Aug 1941	64184	23 Jan 1967	1
71	Aug 1941	68185	5 Nov 1964	4
72	Aug 1941	68186	23 Jan 1967	1
73	Aug 1941	68187	23 Jan 1967	1
74	Aug 1941	68188	23 Jan 1967	1

General Notes:

a.	D&RGW Class DE B-B 60.
b.	D&RGW 73 was equipped with a air-operated dual-gauge front coupler, and a stationary dual-gauge coupler on the rear, for service at Alamosa. (click here for more information about dual gauge couplers on D&RGW diesel locomotives).

Notes:

1.	D&RGW 66, 70, 72, 73, 74 (5 units) were traded to EMD on SD45s 5315-5324.
2.	D&RGW 67 and 69 were sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo., in April 1966.
3.	D&RGW 68 was rebuilt to yard slug 25 in June 1953.
4	D&RGW 71 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo, on 5 November 1964.

EMC NW2 — 1 unit
1000 horsepower; B-B trucks; 248,900 pounds operating weight

Road Number	First Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired	Notes
100	7000	Jan 1941	1313	19 Jan 1968	1

General Note:

a.	D&RGW Class DE B-B 61.
b.	Built as D&RGW 7000, the road's first diesel locomotive; renumbered to D&RGW 100 on 13 September 1941.
c.	Fitted with a trolley pole to activate signals on D&RGW operated Denver & Intermountain, until July 1953.

Note:

1.	D&RGW 100 was sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Ill., 19 January 1968; to Great Lakes Steel 100, Detroit, Mich.; to East Camden & Highland 62, in Arkansas.

Alco S-2 — 19 units
1000 horsepower; B-B trucks; 230,000 pounds operating weight

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired	Notes
101	Sep 1941	69555	8 Apr 1966	1
102	Sep 1941	69557	23 Jul 1965	2
103	Sep 1941	69558	4 Nov 1964	3
104	Sep 1941	69559	27 Aug 1964	4
105	Mar 1943	70074	8 Apr 1966	5
106	Mar 1943	70075	23 Jul 1965	6
107	May 1943	70076	24 Oct 1964	7
108	May 1943	70077	3 Mar 1964	8
109	Sep 1943	70183	5 Feb 1965	9
110	Sep 1943	70184	14 Aug 1963	10
111	Sep 1943	70185	8 Apr 1966	11
112	Oct 1943	70186	23 Jul 1965	12
113	Oct 1943	70187	3 Nov 1964	13
114	Oct 1943	70188	26 May 1965	14
115	Mar 1944	70195	3 Oct 1964	15
116	Mar 1944	70196	9 Jun 1965	16
117	May 1944	72050	3 Jun 1965	17
118	May 1944	72051	14 Aug 1963	18
119	May 1944	72052	14 Aug 1963	19

General Notes:

a.	D&RGW Class DE B-B 69.
b.	D&RGW 101-114 were fitted with vertical radiator shutters; D&RGW 115-119 were fitted with horizontal radiator shutters; some of the earlier units may have been fitted during normal repairs with the later horizontal radiator shutters.
c.	D&RGW 101, 110 and 111 were equipped with dual gauge couplers on the rear end, and an air-operated changeable sliding coupler on the front, for service at Alamosa and Salida. (click here for more information about dual gauge couplers on D&RGW diesel locomotives)

Notes:

1.	D&RGW 101 was sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Ill., 8 April 1966, scrapped.
2.	D&RGW 102 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo, 23 July 1965.
3.	D&RGW 103 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo, 4 November 1964.
4.	D&RGW 104 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo, 27 August 1964.
5.	D&RGW 105 was sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Ill., 8 April 1966, scrapped.
6.	D&RGW 106 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo, 23 July 1965.
7.	D&RGW 107 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo, 24 October 1964.
8.	D&RGW 108 was sold to P. W. Duffy & Co., Columbus, Ohio (dealer), 3 March 1964; sold to Weirton Steel 215.
9.	D&RGW 109 was sold to Luria Brothers, Pueblo, Colo, 5 February 1965; sold to Colorado & Wyoming 1105, Minnequa, Colo., in June 1965.
10.	D&RGW 110 was sold to George R. Silcott, Worthington, Ohio (dealer), 14 August 1963; sold to Kentucky & Tennessee 101 in August 1963.
11.	D&RGW 111 was sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Ill., 8 April 1966; traded to George R. Silcott (dealer), Worthington, Ohio; leased to Republic Steel Corp.
12.	D&RGW 112 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo, 23 July 1965.
13.	D&RGW 113 was sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Co., Denver, Colo, 3 November 1964.
14.	D&RGW 114 was sold to William W. Taggart, Dallas, Tex. (dealer), 26 May 1965; sold to Gifford-Hill & Co., Texarkana, Tex.
15.	D&RGW 115 was sold to United Electric Coal Co. (Peabody operation) 115, Canton, Ill., 3 October 1964.
16.	D&RGW 116 was sold to Luria Brothers, Pueblo, Colo. (dealer), 9 June 1965; sold to Colorado & Wyoming 1104, Minnequa, Colo., in June 1965; to Duvall Corp., Rustler Springs, Tex.
17.	D&RGW 117 was sold to William W. Taggart, Dallas, Tex. (dealer), 3 June 1965; sold to Goodpasture Grain & Milling 117, Galena Park (Houston), Tex., in July 1965.
18.	D&RGW 118 was sold to George R. Silcott, Worthington, Ohio (dealer), 14 August 1963; sold to Kentucky & Tennessee 102 in August 1963.
19.	D&RGW 119 was sold to George R. Silcott, Worthington, Ohio (dealer), 14 August 1963; sold to Kentucky & Tennessee 103 in August 1963.

F-M H10-44 — 4 units
1000 horsepower; B-B trucks; 241,000 pounds operating weight

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired	Notes
120	Apr 1948	10L53	23 Jan 1967	1
121	Apr 1948	10L54	23 Jan 1967	1
122	Apr 1948	10L55	19 Jan 1968	2
123	Apr 1948	10L58	29 Jan 1968	3

General Note:

a.	D&RGW Class DE B-B 72.

Notes:

1.	D&RGW 120 and 121 were traded to EMD on SD45s 5315-5324.
2.	D&RGW 122 was sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Ill., 19 January 1968; sold to St. Louis San Francisco (Frisco) 286, in 1969
3.	D&RGW 123 was sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Ill., 29 January 1968.

EMD SW1200 — 10 units
1200 horsepower; B-B trucks; 246,500 pounds operating weight

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired	Notes
130	Dec 1964	30016	8 Feb 1995	1
131	Dec 1964	30017	Dec 1993	2
132	Dec 1964	30018	14 Jun 1996	3
133	Jan 1965	30019	14 Jul 1998	4
134	Jan 1965	30020	15 Jul 1997	5
135	Jan 1965	30024	8 Feb 1995	6
136	Jan 1965	30025	7 Nov 1994	7
137	Jan 1965	30026	10 Oct 1995	8
138	Jan 1965	30027	8 Feb 1995	9
139	Jan 1965	30028	14 Jul 1998	10

General Notes:

a.	D&RGW Class DE B-B 61.
b.	D&RGW 130 was equipped during 1966 to operate with yard slug 25 at Grand Junction, Colo, until the slug's retirement in September 1971.
c.	D&RGW 131 was equipped from 1966 until late 1970 with air operated dual-gauge coupler on the front end (long hood end) for service at Alamosa. The coupler was removed from one of four earlier switchers (VO660 73, S-2s 101, 110, and 111) that had been equipped for the same service. (click here for more information about dual gauge couplers on D&RGW diesel locomotives)
d.	D&RGW 130-139 were built under EMD order number 4475.

Notes:

1.	D&RGW 130 was wrecked, then sold to Progress Rail Services, Albertville, Ala., 8 February 1995; sold to Diesel Supply Co. in (date?), wreck damage repaired and stored at Manufacturer's Railway, St. Louis, Mo., until sold to Rail Link in (date?); in service as Rail Link (RLIX) 230. (RLIX information from Randy Keller.)
2.	D&RGW 131 was wrecked in late October 1993 at Denver, Colo.; sold to Progress Rail Services, Albertville, Ala., in December 1993
3.	D&RGW 132 was wrecked on 24 April 1996 at Salt Lake City (Roper), Utah; sold to Western Railroad Supply, Fontana, Calif.; July 1997; shipped in late December 1997; to Kaiser Ventures, Inc.
4.	D&RGW 133 was sold to Diesel Supply Co., Hudson, Wis. in July 1998, sold to Farmers Co-op Elevator Co., Beresford, S.D.
5.	D&RGW 134 was sold to Diesel Supply Co., Hudson, Wis., in November 1997; shipped to Manufacturers Railway, St. Louis, Mo., in February 1998; located in Saginaw, Tex. during January 2002.
6.	D&RGW 135 was sold to OmniTRAX, 8 February 1995; sold to Diesel Supply Co., Hudson, Wis.; sold to Northland Farm Co-op Elevator 135, Rake, Iowa.
7.	D&RGW 136 was sold to Progress Rail Services, Albertville, Ala., 7 November 1994; sold to Farmer's Union Elevator, Murdock, Minn.
8.	D&RGW 137 was sold to Progress Rail Services, Albertville, Ala., 10 October 1995.
9.	D&RGW 138 was sold to OmniTRAX; sold to Diesel Supply Co., Hudson, Wis., stored at Manufacturer's Railway, St. Louis, Mo., until sold to Rail Link in (date?); in service as Rail Link (RLIX) 238. (RLIX information from Randy Keller.)
10.	D&RGW 139 was sold to David J. Joseph Co. in July 1998.

EMD SW1000 — 10 units
1000 horsepower; B-B trucks; 247,000 pounds operating weight

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired	Notes
140	Sep 1966	32175	5 Oct 1995	1
141	Sep 1966	32176	14 Jul 1998	2
142	Sep 1966	32177	14 Jul 1998	3
143	Oct 1966	32178	3 Oct 1991	4
144	Oct 1966	32179	14 Jul 1998	5
145	Dec 1966	32180	3 Oct 1991	6
146	Oct 1966	32313	Nov 1994	7
147	Apr 1968	33915	5 Oct 1995	8
148	May 1968	33916	Nov 1994	9
149	May 1968	33917	Feb 1995	10

General Notes:

a.	D&RGW Class DE B-B 61.
b.	D&RGW 140-146 were equipped with friction bearing trucks; D&RGW 147-149 were equipped with roller bearing trucks.
c.	D&RGW 140-146 were assigned to the Denver area.
d.	D&RGW 147-149 were assigned to the Salt Lake City area; their roller bearing trucks were found to be too-stiff for the sharp curves on the several former Bamberger and Salt Lake & Utah spurs in downtown Salt Lake City, forcing them to be limited to yard switching duties only at Roper Yard.
e.	D&RGW 140-146 were built under EMD order number 4501.
f.	D&RGW 147-149 were built under EMD order number 4538.

Notes:

1.	D&RGW 140 was sold to Progress Rail Services, Albertville, Ala., 9 October 1995.
2.	D&RGW 141 was sold to Midwest Metallics, McCook, Ill., in July 1998; sold upon bankruptcy to Diesel Supply, Hudson, Wis.; moved to Locomotive Specialists, Inc., Waycross, Ga., by November 1999.
3.	D&RGW 142 was sold to Midwest Metallics, McCook, Ill., in July 1998; sale rescinded; sold to Boise Locomotive Co., Boise, Idaho, 16 April 1999; sold to KURX 915, leased to Shell Chemical, Apple Grove, W. V.
4.	D&RGW 143 was retired due to a damaged crankshaft; sold to OmniTRAX in 1995; repaired for lease to Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, Flin Flon, Manitoba; lease not completed; sold to Camas Prairie 143, Lewiston, Idaho in April 1998. (Information from Norm Metcalf, Don Bain, and Ed Fulcomer.)
5.	D&RGW 144 was sold to Midwest Metallics, McCook, Ill., in July 1998; sale rescinded; returned to UP at Omaha, 10 June 1999; sold to General Electric Technical Services, used at GE's contract (former C&NW) shop in Council Bluffs, Iowa; later sold to Larrys Truck Electric (LTEX), in national lease service as LTEX 1001. (LTEX information from Randy Keller, via email to LocoNotes, 30 July 2006)
6.	D&RGW 145 was retired due to a damaged crankshaft; sold to OmniTRAX in 1995; repaired for lease to Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, Flin Flon, Manitoba; lease not completed; used by OmniTRAX Switching Services (OSSX) in national lease fleet. (Information from Norm Metcalf, Don Bain, and Ed Fulcomer.)
7.	D&RGW 146 was sold to Progress Rail Services, Albertville, Ala., in May 1995; sold to Kyle Railways 1125 in 1998.
8.	D&RGW 147 was sold to Progress Rail Services, Albertville, Ala., 9 October 1995.
9.	D&RGW 148 was sold to Progress Rail Services, Albertville, Ala., in May 1995.
10.	D&RGW 149 was sold to OmniTRAX, 8 February 1995; to Hudson's Bay Mining & Smelting Co., in 1996.

F-M H15-44 — 3 units
1500 horsepower; B-B trucks; 241,000 pounds operating weight

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired	Notes
150	Jan 1948	15L3	8 Apr 1966	1
151	Feb 1948	15L4	8 Apr 1966	1
152	Feb 1948	15L5	8 Apr 1966	1

General Notes:

a.	D&RGW Class DE B-B 72.
b.	D&RGW 151 and 152 were equipped to operate with yard slug 25 at Grand Junction, Colo.

Note:

1.	D&RGW 150, 151, and 152 were sold to Precision Engineering Co., Mount Vernon, Ill., 8 April 1966, scrapped.