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Holcim Cement no1 (rear view) |
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Holcim number 1, at the Dundee plant. Unit is ex BN, CB&Q. |
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8/14/2010 Upload Date: 8/14/2010 6:50:59 PM |
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Clarksville, MO |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Locomotives: |
GNAX 1(SW1) |
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| Title: |
Holcim Cement no1 |
| Description: |
Holcim Cement SW1 no1 sits on the siding along the BNSF at the Clarksville plant, which is located just north of Clarksville MO at a point called Dundee by the railroad. The plant was opened by Dundee Cement Co in 1967, became Holnam Cement in 1988 and Holcim in 2001. The 71 year-old SW1 was built for the Burlington and served for a stint with the Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt RR at Alton before returning to the CB&Q. It was given number 76 by the BN, retired in 9/70 and sold to Dundee Cement for this location. Over the following 40 some-odd years it received roller bearings, replacement headlights and a white paint job whose stripes vaguely follow what it wore while in Burlington switcher black. Holcim announced the closure of the Clarksville plant in 2009; it has also had an SW900 and several side-rod GEs here over the years. The last GE appears to have left for points unknown while the SW900 was still present at the dead plant as of mid-2014. |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/2010 Upload Date: 8/14/2010 6:51:12 PM |
| Location: |
Clarksville, MO |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Locomotives: |
GNAX 1(SW1) |
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620 Comments: 1 |
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