Western Railroad Discussion > U30C number 1896-23

Can anyone help with research on this number?  This is the damaged locomotive (#9503) at Metroports in the Long Beach harbor.  This number was obtained from the buffer above the coupler.  Thank you for your help.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/28/16 06:40 by spladiv.

ATSF SF30C #9554. Rebuilt from U36C 8783. Went to Metropolitan Stevedore 9503 at Long Beach, CA 1/96. 

Also scrapped earlier this year.

It was intact as of yesterday and nothing will occur for at least a while.  Thank you SD452XR for your help.

SD452XR Wrote:

> ATSF SF30C #9554. Rebuilt from U36C 8783. Went
> to Metropolitan Stevedore 9503 at Long Beach, CA
> 1/96. 

Thanks for that.  There had been indications that Metro's 9503 wasn't ex-ATSF 9503, but I couldn't pin down just which one it was.  What kind of damage has it suffered?

ATSF 9503 went to Brazil. Its now MRS Logistica 3730. 

It was cornered.  The right rear step area is gone, the radiator is ruptured, the cooling fan shaft has been cut to allow the shaft to rotate, the carbody behind the electrical compartment is twisted diagonally and moved forward from the force of the collision, the prime mover suffered an impact sufficient to tear several of its mounts loose.  Everything has shifted to some degree.  Before that they ran it into the coal unloader and knocked in the number boards/headlight area.  The rear suffered similar damage before and was repaired.

Sounds like that place is a crass act.

spladiv Wrote:
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> It was cornered.  The right rear step area is
> gone, the radiator is ruptured, the cooling fan
> shaft has been cut to allow the shaft to rotate,
> the carbody behind the electrical compartment is
> twisted diagonally and moved forward from the
> force of the collision, the prime mover suffered
> an impact sufficient to tear several of its mounts
> loose.  Everything has shifted to some degree. 
> Before that they ran it into the coal unloader and
> knocked in the number boards/headlight area.  The
> rear suffered similar damage before and was
> repaired.