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Kenya Ry 9404 on SOU 152056 |
| Description: |
Kenya Railways Corp. 9404 was one of ten meter-gauge U26C's (9401-9410) built by General Electric in January and February 1987. All of them moved from the GE plant in Erie, PA to New Orleans over the NS, in one shipment. Each locomotive was on an SOU 152000-series flat car, while the trucks and other parts were in 11 N&W gondolas. According to the builder's plate, these units had 2900 gross HP, 2700 net HP, and weighed 220,000 pounds. The net weight of the loco without trucks was 131,200 pounds, and the gross weight - with blocking - was 135,300. Their destination was Mombasa. |
| Photo Date: |
9/19/1987 Upload Date: 12/14/2009 1:53:41 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Christopher M. Palmieri |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
KRC 9404(U26C) |
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| Title: |
Southern Flat Car 152008 |
| Description: |
Southern Railway flatcar 152008 was at the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad’s COTTON WAREHOUSE YARD, awaiting movement to a wharf along the Mississippi River for unloading. The 60-foot type FM car had been built by the Southern Iron & Equipment Co. in September 1977. It had a load limit of 159,000 pounds and a light weight of 60,200 pounds for a gross rail load of 220,000 pounds. Its load was Kenya Railways U26C 9408, one of ten meter-gauge units (9401-9410) built by General Electric in January and February 1987. The 9408 was serial number 45381, built in February 1987. It had 2900 gross horsepower, 2700 net horsepower, and weighed 220,000 pounds. The loco’s net weight, without trucks, was 131,200 pounds; and its gross weight, with blocking, was 135,300. Its destination was Mombasa, Kenya. |
| Photo Date: |
9/20/1987 Upload Date: 8/26/2020 10:40:56 AM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
KENYA 9408(U26C) |
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321 Comments: 0 |
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