From the FMIG Modelers Newslist, I found this interesting bit of news on certain Frisco diesels. In this case, the disposition of the entire class of GP40-2s : Frisco GP40-2 750-774 Dispositions- #-- Built---- BN#- Re#----- Rep-- RTL----- Status- 750 04/21/79 3040 01/30/81 07/81 09/19/97 KCS 4800 751 04/26/79 3041 01/19/81 01/83 09/19/97 KCS 4801 752 04/26/79 3042 01/22/81 04/83 10/09/97 KCS 4802 753 04/21/79 3043 12/22/80 05/83 08/22/97 KCS 4803 754 04/27/79 3044 03/02/81 03/83 09/24/97 KCS 4804 755 05/02/79 3045 12/07/80 01/83 10/09/97 KCS 4805 756 04/30/79 3046 02/17/81 04/83 08/22/97 KCS 4806 757 04/30/79 3047 12/29/80 04/83 09/26/97 KCS 4807 758 05/02/79 3048 12/29/80 04/83 09/26/97 KCS 4808 759 05/02/79 3049 01/06/81 10/82 09/26/97 KCS 4809 760 05/02/79 3050 01/19/81 03/83 10/02/97 KCS 4810 761 05/05/79 3051 01/03/81 05/83 09/26/97 KCS 4811 762 05/05/79 3052 01/05/81 ????? 09/26/97 KCS 4812 763 05/05/79 3053 01/22/81 10/82 10/02/97 KCS 4813 764 05/05/79 3054 12/19/80 08/82 08/22/97 KCS 4814 765 05/09/79 3055 12/24/80 07/82 09/05/97 KCS 4815 766 06/09/79 3056 02/18/81 05/83 09/19/97 KCS 4816 767 06/05/79 3057 03/02/81 08/82 10/02/97 KCS 4817 768 06/06/79 3058 12/29/80 ????? 09/19/97 KCS 4818 769 06/08/79 3059 03/02/81 06/83 09/19/97 KCS 4819 770 06/08/79 3060 03/02/81 04/83 10/09/97 KCS 4820 771 06/08/79 3061 03/02/81 02/83 09/22/97 KCS 4821 772 06/08/79 3062 02/17/81 04/83 09/22/97 KCS 4822 773 06/15/79 3063 02/13/81 08/81 10/02/97 KCS 4823 774 06/14/79 3064 03/17/81 05/83 09/27/97 KCS 4824 Thanks to Roger Taylor for the info. For the record, 750-774 were primarily used on such Frisco hotshots as QLA, 31, 33 and 34. On KCS, they can mostly be seen on the former IC line from Shreveport east.
interesting..... i had seen several photos of those, but had no idea that they were former frisco units. those things went through my neck of the woods (growing up) on the 31 beast
I've seen the KCS 4817 on east and west manifest trains on the former gateway. The poor thing is now a remote control unit when not in use on the road.