| PARMERTON TX May 26 1980 -- Santa FE U36C 8731, SD40 5015 and U36C 8728 have a westbound mixed freight in tow as the U boats put on a smoke show. GE built the 8731 (s/n 38893) in March 1973. It was rebuilt as an SF30C Locotrol receiver at the Cleburne TX shops, painted in SPSF colors and renumbered to ATSF 9531. After the ATSF-SP merger failed it was repainted to yellow warnonnte before Jan 1 1991 and retained its 9531 number. In July-August 1995 it was retired and sold to National Railway Equipment Co on Aug 9 1995. By December 2033 it was in Brazil operating for MRS Logistica S.A. on the Southeastearn (sic) Federal Railroad Network as MRS 3733. (Roster information from http://atsfrr.net/resources/CrossetGene/master_diesel_roster/U36C/reference.htm#8731/ and http://www.thedieselshop.us/ATSF-Brazil.HTML and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRS_Log%C3%ADstica) |