New York Railroads
Locomotive Roster  [effective 12/1/04]
Genesee Valley Transportation Company

Delaware-Lackawanna RR [DL, Scranton, PA]
Depew Lancaster & Western RR [DLWR, Batavia, NY]
Falls Road [FRR, Lockport, NY]
Lowville & Beaver River RR [LBR, Lowville, NY]
Mohawk Adirondack & Northern RR [MHWA, Utica, NY]

Genesee Valley Transportation owns and operates five separate shortline railroads in New York and Pennsylvania.  The locomotives of the GVT system are an interesting roster of units, well-maintained by the companies shop facility located in South Scranton, PA.  Units may move from one location to another as they are serviced and shopped.

 

 

 GVT Photo Albums: 

 GVT painted locomotives 

 GVT locomotives - original paint 

 Other GVT-related views 

 Locomotives - previous owners 

 

  Locomotive number Railroad assigned Builder Model Build
Date
Build
Number
  Notations
 listed below
U 134 DL Alco RS3 7/51 78917  note 1 
U 204 DL Alco RS3 9/50 78292   note 2 
U 211 DL Alco RS32 4/62 84027 note 3
U 212 DL Alco RS32 6/62 84035 note 4
U 324 DL Alco RS11 9/59 83490 note 5
U 327 DL Alco C425 6/66 3461-06 note 6
S 334 DL Alco C420 8/67 3490-11 note 7
U 351 DL Alco RS11 11/57 82628 note 8
S 405 DL Alco C420 11/64 3385-05 note 9
S 426 DL EMC SC 3/35 EMC 517
GE 11654
note 10
S 642 MHWA MLW M420W 9/73 M6068-3 note 11
S 645 MHWA MLW M420W 10/73 M6068-6 note 12
S 804 DL Alco C425 10/64 3392-04 note 13
S 805 MHWA Alco C425 10/64 3392-05 note 14
S 1044 DL Alco S-6 1/57 82295 note 15
S 1800 DLWR Alco RS11 5/56 81934 note 16
S 1801 DLWR MLW RS18 12/59 83192 note 17
S 1802 FRR Alco RS11 2/59 83027 note 18
S 1804 DLWR Alco RS11 8/56 81938 note 19
U 1947 LBR GE 44 ton 4/47 28345 note 20
U 1950 LBR GE 44 ton 6/50 30461 note 21
S 1951 LBR GE 44 ton 12/50 30847 note 22
2452 DL Alco C425 10/64 3392-02   note 23
S 2453 MHWA Alco C425 10/64 3392-03   note 24
S 2456 MHWA Alco C425 10/64 3392-06 note 25
S 2457 DL Alco C425  6/65 3423-03    note 26
S 2461 DL Alco C425 10/64 3392-11   note 27
U 3603 DLWR Alco RS11 8/56 81937    note 28
S 3642 DL Alco C636 4/68 3499-12 note 29
S 3643 DL MLW  M636 11/70 M6038-15 note 30
S 4103 DL Alco RS3 9/52 80303 note 31
U 4118 DL Alco RS3 10/52 80318 note 32

[S indicates unit is "serviceable" as of 12/1/04.  It may be in shop but not derelict. U is long-term out-of-service.]

Note 

Locomotive Notes:

 
1 #134 -  Ex-Rail America/Delaware Valley/Octoraro RR [PA], exx-Amtrak 134, exxxPC8280, original New York Central 8280.  Parts supply.  
2 #204 - Ex-Central Soya [Baltimore, MD], exx-St Johnsbury & Lamoille County [VT] 204, original Lehigh & Hudson River RR #4.  Parts supply.  
3 #211 [2nd] - Ex-Tishomingo 211, exx-Delaware Valley 211, original SP 4002/7302.  Acquired fall 2004.
4 #212 - Ex-Tishomingo 212, exx-Delaware Valley 212, exxx-East Tennessee/ET&WNC 212, exxxx-Maryland & Delaware 40, exxxxx-Conrail/PC 2035, original New York Central 8035.  Acquired fall 2004.
5 #324 - Ex-KB&S 324, Mississippi Central 1100 [ran on Minnesota Central 1100], California Western 63, original SP 2935/5870  Acquired summer 2004.  [CW/KB&S paint]
6 #327 - Ex-Indiana Hi-Rail 327, exx-BN4263, original SP&S 325.  Parts supply.
7 #334 - Ex-Indiana Box Company 334, exx-Wheeling & Ohio 334, exxx-Indiana Hi-Rail 334/1334, exxxx-L&N 1334, original Monon 517. [unique GVT red paint]  
8 #351 - Ex-Winchester & Western RR [VA], original N&W 351.  Parts supply.  
9 #405 - Former GVT/D-L#310, ex-Indiana Hi-Rail 310, [via dealer DMV/A&M to Indiana Hi-Rail], ex-D&H 422/405, original Lehigh Valley 405. [old Indiana Hi-Rail paint, ready for primer]  
10 #426 - Ex-Bethlehem Mines 109 [Bethlehem Steel], Ebensburg, PA, Patapsco & Back River RR 109 [MD], Steelton & Highspire RR 109 [PA], original DL&W 426.  EMC pre-Model SC precedes EMD [GM] and normal switcher line.  Units original Winton engine replaced with EMD 567. [historic black paint]  
11 #642 - Original BC Rail 642.  
12 #645 - Original BC Rail 645  
13 #804 - Ex-BC Rail 804, original Erie-Lackawanna 2454.  
14 #805 - Ex-BC Rail 805, original EL 2455.  
15 #1044 - Ex-Knox & Kane RR 44 [PA], original South Buffalo 44. [K&K paint]  
16 #1800 - Ex-Central Vermont 3600, original DW&P 3600. [GVT paint]  
17 #1801 - Ex-Lackawanna Valley 1801, exx-Roberval & Saguenay 43, orig CN 3127.  
18 #1802 - Ex-Winchester & Western 863, exx-N&W 2863, orig. NKP 863. [GVT paint]  
19 #1804 - Ex-Central Vermont 3604, original DW&P 3604. [GVT paint]
20 #1947 - Original L&BR unit, was also lettered for Boise Cascade, one-time owner of the railroad.  Unit is stored as parts supply and not likely to return to service
21 #1950 - Ex-L&N 3101, original NC&StL 101.
22 #1951 - Ex-New York State Electric & Gas, original Skaneateles Short Line 6.
23 #2452 - Ex-BC Rail 802, original EL 2452. [historic EL scheme]
24 #2453 - Ex-BC Rail 803, original EL 2453. [full GVT scheme]
25 #2456 - Former MA&N#806 - Ex-BC Rail 806, original EL 2456. [renumbered 11/04]  
26 #2457 - Former GVT/D-L 325, ex-Maumee & Western 325, exx-Indiana Hi-Rail 325, exxx-BN4252, and original SP&S 312.  [painted in Indiana Hi-Rail colors.]
27 #2461 - Ex BC Rail 811, original EL 2461. [historic EL scheme]
28 #3603 - Ex-Central Vermont 3603, original DW&P 3603. Parts supply. [CV scheme]  
29 #3642 - Ex-Delta Bulk Terminal 1000 [CA], exx-Conrail 6792, original PC 6342, was ordered by PRR but delivered to PC after merger. [Conrail blue scheme]
30 #3643 - Former D-L 4743, original Canadian Pacific 4743. [full GVT scheme]
31 #4103 - Ex-Rail America/Delaware valley/Octoraro RR, original D&H 4103. [historic D&H scheme]
32 #4118 - Ex-Rail America/Delaware Valley/Octoraro RR, original D&H 4118. [historic D&h scheme]

Locomotives disposed to other railroads by GVT

#3, Plymouth 60 ton CR4, acquired from Benson Mines, Star Lake, NY and sold to Mount Union Connecting RR, Mt. Union, PA  [Built 1964, serial number 6216]
#211 [1st] RS3m to Rochester Chapter, operational at their museum.  This is an Alco RS3 with high short hood, re-engined at Conrail.'s Juniata Shop [8/79], was CR9920, CR5487, LV211[2nd], PC5569, PRR5569, original PRR8445.  [Built Alco-GE, b/n 80580, b/d 12/53]
#332 - C420, ex-Indiana High Rail 332, exx-L&N 1332, original Monon 515, sold unserviceable to AOK Rail in 2001.
#901 - U30B, ex-Lackawanna Valley 901 [painted O&W], exx-Conrail/PC/NYC 2888, sold to Georgia Central. [Built 12/67, b/n 36439]
  #4085, DLWR RS3 Ex-Ontario Central 4085, original D&H 4085 [b/n 80175, blt. 1952]  Sold to New York & Greenwood Lake RR 935.  
#4223, C-424, Ex-QGRY 4223, original CP4223 [MLW 84861, 11/65] to M&E 10/01.
#4228, C-424, Ex-QGRY 4228, original CP 4228 [MLW 84866, 12/65] to M&E 10/01.
#5019 - Former D&H 5019 was leased and lettered for the Delaware-Lackawanna but was since leased to other lines including the Upper Hudson River Railroad in New York State.
#9085 - DLWR Alco switcher, Ex-B&O 9085.

NOTE:  GVT shop is capable of rebuilding locomotives for other railroads and private individuals.  Shop is extremely experienced in Alco products.  Locomotives such as former Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia/CN M630 #2029 and former VIA/CN FPA #6763, as well as others have been shipped and are stored on GVT property.  Stored locomotives are not shown on this GVT roster.

A special thanks to the many fans that assisted in creating this resource page:
  Keith Van Sant, Garland Mckee, Kermit Geary, Richard Adams, John Komanesky, Eric Augatis, 
Tom Morgan, Arthur Purchase, Al Gorney, Sandy Burton and others.  Many of the data/details for
 this roster were obtained from Les Wilson's Rochester Railfan Webpages.

Photos on this page: GVT/MA&N 2453 operating on the Adirondack Scenic RR in Thendara, NY and night view
 of the same unit in the Utica, NY MA&N engine terminal, October 8, 1999.  [photos by Tom Trencansky]

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