Re: Ex-Hammersley Iron SD50s & C36-7s....Where Are They Now?

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

John Engleman <PCCSTREETCAR@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> NRE purchased them, and I understand that they are in Mount Vernon,
> Illinois, and will use reporting marks of NREX with their old Hammersley
> numbers.   Will these be the first diesel locomotives ever to operate in
> revenue service on two continents?
>
>
No. There was a GM F type unit used during construction of one of the
Pilbara railways and an Alco shunter which were bought second-hand in the
US.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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