Sid, it was former C&O 6018 and would have been CSX 335 had it made it to the merger. Nice photo!
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This locomotive is actually IORY 61 as you can see from the number boards. It ended up as part of Railserve's (RSSX 61) motley collection of motive power. I worked for Railserve a few years back at the large Cargill plant in Eddyville, IA, and the 61 was one of the locomotives I worked around on a daily basis. It was generally MUed to an old former Illinois Central GP11, now RSSX 8358. The 61 I worked around on a daily basis looked a lot worse than the one depicted here. It is pretty sad how much 20yrs and Railserve's pathetic maintenance can do to a locomotive. The 61 broke down all the time and leaked lots of oil. It was so dirty that I wonder if the last time it was washed was for this photograph. Still, it is nice to see this old workhorse looking a little more in her prime. Thanks for posting!
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