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Delaware & Ulster RR - Delaware & Ulster ALCO S-4 #5106

My thanks to Dave Riordan of the Delaware and Ulster RR for the information about the equipment shown in this album.

       
    
    
Delaware & Ulster ALCO S-4 #5106
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2005 Peirce Behrendt

Delaware & Ulster ALCO S-4 #5106

Ex Chesapeake & Ohio
Number 5106 was in regular service just before D&U acquired it. Both locomotives, 5106 and 1012, were built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, now a part of the CSX system. 5106, was built in 1953 and 1012, originally numbered the 10012, was built in 1954. #5106 received additional weight to bring it up to 123 ton for use in heavy plant switching; #1012, a General Motors product,. was used to switch Ford's River Rouge plant!. These locomotives back ups for #5017.

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