BobbyD posted:GP 40 posted:
This railroad also accomplished the following;
- First Railroad to complete the transition for Steam to Diesel in the early 1950's. The Bessemer of course preserved the Texas Type #643, which has had an unfortunate existence since it left Greenville in 1983.
No desire to upset anyone but ........As information, and a matter of fact, some other small regional Class I's at the time, most notably NYS&W and Monon, had entirely dieselized in the mid to late 1940's. NYS&W 1945, Monon 1949.
When did the G,M&O dieselize? IIRC they were early adopters.
Information I have on hand (back issues of Trains magazines along with reference books) suggests late 1949 for GM&O complete dieselization.......but the fly in the ointment, so to speak is, they kept a steam locomotive on the active roster through 1951, using it as a stationary boiler at a roundhouse.
