C&EI GP9:

 

This page is dedicated to C&EI's fleet of GP9 roadswitchers. The C&EI was the original owner of 8 GP9 units, 6 of which were purchased new from EMD and 2 of which were rebuilt and assigned new serial numbers but retained their original numbers, from C&EI GP7 units, presumably due to wrecks.

 

C&EI:

Original orders:

Orig. road numbers model EMD serial no. build date notes
C&EI 233-234 GP9 22013-22014 6/1956  
C&EI 235-236 GP9 22015-22016 2/1957  
C&EI 237-238 GP9 23268-23269 2/1957  

 

Wreck Rebuilds of C&EI GP7s:

C&EI 221:2 GP9 24753 7/1958 rblt from GP7 C&EI 221:1
C&EI 229:2 GP9 25460 6/1959 rblt from GP7 C&EI 229:1

 



GP9:		C&EI 221:2		24753		7/1958		rblt from GP7 C&EI 221:1	to MP 86		traded-in to EMD 1976, presumed scrapped
		
		C&EI 229:2		25460		6/1959		rblt from GP7 C&EI 229:1	wrecked in late 1963	traded-in to EMD 1963, presumed scrapped 
		

		C&EI 233		22013		6/1956		to MP 340*	to MP 1826	
		C&EI 234		22014		6/1956		to MP 341*	to MP 1827	
		
		C&EI 235		22015		2/1957		to MP 342*	to L&N 542	wrecked 9/18/1978 at Florence, AL	
		C&EI 236		22016		2/1957		to MP 343*	to L&N 543	to L&N 2412	
		
		C&EI 237		23268		2/1957		to MP 344*	to L&N 544	to L&N 2413	to SBD 2413	
		C&EI 238		23269		2/1957		to MP 345*	to L&N 545	wrecked
		
		* C&EI in buzzsaw on cab
		
		

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