Old Diesel put out to pasture

Steve24944 posted:

This old guy is sitting on the end of a spur track.  ( Trinity Lightweight , rotary-kiln expanded shale and clay )  This plant is located south of Boulder Colorado.  This old guy was in operation about 18 years ago, but has been re-placed by a Trackmobile  to move covered hoppers.   Here is a link to location.

https://www.google.com/maps/@3...7,224m/data=!3m1!1e3

I could not find a builders plate on the locomotive.   Is this a Fairbanks Morse Diesel ?

Looks more like a Baldwin to me, but I'm not up on my "Baldwin model numbers".

Steve

Steve24944 posted:

 

I could not find a builders plate on the locomotive.   Is this a Fairbanks Morse Diesel ?

 

 

 

Steve

It's not Fairbanks Morse.  Looks more  like an EMD export unit.

Rusty

Hey, at least the window's aren't broken out.

Former Canadian National G8 #851, Built in 1954.

Paul Moore posted:

Former Canadian National G8 #851, Built in 1954.

OK  How do you know that ?   And who is the builder ?

Steve

Glad to see this post.  I drove past this site a couple of times last year and wondered about the unit.  Can someone tell me more about the plant as well and the use of its product.  It looks a lot like a cement plant like kiln.  

Conductor Earl posted:

Glad to see this post.  I drove past this site a couple of times last year and wondered about the unit.  Can someone tell me more about the plant as well and the use of its product.  It looks a lot like a cement plant like kiln.  

Here is the company web site.  

http://www.trinitylightweight.com/

Steve

Steve24944 posted:

Paul Moore posted:

Former Canadian National G8 #851, Built in 1954.

OK  How do you know that ?   And who is the builder ?

Steve

Because it looks just like a G8.  I don't know how else to answer you.

These are some of the G8 spotting features:

• Angular GM cab roof
• GM windshields with top-mounted pantograph windshield wipers
• GM export style headlight, number board housing
• GM Flexicoil trucks, export style
• GM Handrail stanchions
• Twin exhaust openings near middle of long hood.

Without consulting a roster, I can't say for certain whether it was built at GM-EMD at La Grange, Illinois, or GMD Ltd. at London, Ontario.  Most likely, due to CNR heritage, it was built by GMD and had a "football" builder's plate attached at frame level, below the center of the cab.  You might still find the rivet stubs, but it is likely that the builder's plates are in somebody's railroad souvenir collection.

OK   I found this on RailPictures.net   

Built in 1954,  same year as me.  At least I am still moving.

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/510884/

http://www.railpictures.net/sh...road_number=CN%20851

Steve

Thanks Steve. Very interesting read. Another industry to model? 

Steve24944 posted:

Paul Moore posted:

Former Canadian National G8 #851, Built in 1954.

OK  How do you know that ?   And who is the builder ?

Steve

Here' a photo of a sister unit:

Built in 1956 by General Motors Division (Canada) for CN's Newfoundland 3'6" narrow gauge operation.

Google CN 851 and this turns up:

Plus, the unit still has its CN number in the number boards.

Rusty

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