From time to time, a Wheeling GP40 or SD40 can be found on the 663
local. And if that unit is in Rio Grande paint, it only makes the find
that much better. Only four units on the Wheeling currently remain in
Rio Grande paint. Born at EMD in October 1969 to become DRGW 3085. This
unit would only have a brief retirement. Uncle Pete put the 3085 on
the sideline in May 2001, the Wheeling picked it up that same year in
December. Maybe it was Larry Parsons 21 years with the Rio Grande that
played a deciding factor to bring the 3085 east for more action.
Rebuilt by Brewster in June 2005 to Q-tron dash-3 standards. The 303 is
no longer handling a hot Railblazer, only locals and manifest trains
for the Wheeling now.
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Wheeling and Lake Erie GP40-3 303 on the Solon Branch. 2-12-2012 |
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