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Pictures of RVSC 1744
 
Owner: Rio Valley Switching Company
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP7uBuilt As:ATSF 2778 (GP7)
Serial Number:17005Order No:5170
Frame Number:5170-6Built:9/1952
Notes:ex ATSF 2203
Other locos with this serial:  IHRC 2203(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) WAER 344(GP7u)
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Switching Halliburton
Title:  Switching Halliburton
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 2:58:28 AM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4159(GP7)
Views:  644   Comments: 0
Switching Halliburton
Title:  Switching Halliburton
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 2:58:39 AM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 4159(GP7)
Views:  546   Comments: 0
At Kipfer
Title:  At Kipfer
Description:  Awaitind the call to enter UP Harlingen yard
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:00:06 AM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1729(GP16) UP 2505(SD60M) RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  703   Comments: 0
Becoming RVSC 4105
Title:  Becoming RVSC 4105
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:03:09 AM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  KRR 905(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 4105(GP7)
Views:  651   Comments: 0
Becoming RVSC 4105
Title:  Becoming RVSC 4105
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:03:55 AM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  KRR 905(GP7) RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4105(GP7)
Views:  740   Comments: 0
Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Title:  Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:04:59 AM
Location:  Madero, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Title:  Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:05:27 AM
Location:  Madero, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4159(GP7)
Views:  432   Comments: 0
Elephant Style
Title:  Elephant Style
Description:  Ready to go to Harlingen
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:06:00 AM
Location:  Nye, TX
Author:  Randy Curnin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
RVSC 1744
Title:  RVSC 1744
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:09:28 AM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
Alamo TX
Title:  Alamo TX
Description:  Business 83 was being widened through Alamo.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:45 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:50 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:54 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  A most unusual movement on the RVSC. Heading east without any cars.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:59 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  487   Comments: 1
Alamo TX
Title:  Alamo TX
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:13 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
Alamo TX
Title:  Alamo TX
Description:  Crest Fruit Co was once a major shipper of citrus. The x-ing in the distance was the site of a horrible train-truck collision in which 34 farm workers lost their lives in 1940.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:17 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  587   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:30 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  The property was eventually sold to a church; which is occupying the lot as of 2016.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:33 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:37 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  471   Comments: 1
McAllen TX
Title:  McAllen TX
Description:  Looks a little funny splitting the buildings
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:43 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  440   Comments: 1
RVSC Power
Title:  RVSC Power
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:46 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  451   Comments: 2
RVSC flagging the xing
Title:  RVSC flagging the xing
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:50 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  459   Comments: 1
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  Coming off the SP-MP connector track
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:03 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  Coming off the SP-MP connector track
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:06 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  This switch was used so frequently that it became one of the first ones to be upgraded. It now has an easy to throw mechanism with modern target.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:09 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  All set to head east
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:12 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
McColl Siding
Title:  McColl Siding
Description:  Within the city limit of McAllen; there once were packing sheds for citrus. Later more modern cold storage warehouses moved north to be closer to Hwy 281 for trucks. The last active shipper was loading scrap paper to recycling plants in Mexico. UP was not very thrilled with routing it to San Antonio back through Laredo. So UP added additional tariffs to kill it. Here RVSC passes the remains of the packing house.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:16 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  429   Comments: 0
McColl siding
Title:  McColl siding
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:25 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
Pharr TX
Title:  Pharr TX
Description:  RVSC light engines are passing the onion shed of Elmore & Stahl. This packing shed received major damage from a fire in 2016.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:29 PM
Location:  Pharr, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:33 PM
Location:  Pharr, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  433   Comments: 1
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:44 PM
Location:  Pharr, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
RVSC Pharr Flyer
Title:  RVSC Pharr Flyer
Description:  When traffic was heavy, RVSC would operate a clean up train that would run ahead of the hauler. The flyer would pull empty cars from spurs. Then when the hauler arrived , the spur was already clear to drop off the loaded cars.
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:00 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  434   Comments: 1
RVSC Pharr Flyer
Title:  RVSC Pharr Flyer
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:04 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  412   Comments: 0
McAllen TX
Title:  McAllen TX
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:06 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1233(SW1200)
Views:  394   Comments: 1
McAllen TX
Title:  McAllen TX
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:09 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  176   Comments: 1
RVSC Pharr Flyer
Title:  RVSC Pharr Flyer
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:11 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
McAllen TX
Title:  McAllen TX
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:14 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  The crew has bailed to watch the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:33 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  The engineer is watching the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:37 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  The engineer is watching the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:42 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  This EMD can only dream about becoming an ALCO.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:46 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  222   Comments: 3
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:50 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  McAllen FD is beginning to put out the fire. The color of the smoke is changing.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:53 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  444   Comments: 1
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:57 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1749(GP7)
Views:  509   Comments: 1
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:19:03 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1749(GP7)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
RVSC McAllen Hauler
Title:  RVSC McAllen Hauler
Description:  About to switch The Monitor (local newspaper)
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:49:57 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
RVSC 1744
Title:  RVSC 1744
Description:  The patriotic unit
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:50:01 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
RVSC McAllen Hauler
Title:  RVSC McAllen Hauler
Description:  Crossing Main St with an elevated view provided by a parking garage which was once the site of the Mo-Pac Depot.
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:50:04 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 4159(GP7)
Views:  387   Comments: 1
RVSC McAllen Hauler
Title:  RVSC McAllen Hauler
Description:  About to switch The Monitor (local newspaper)
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:50:14 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
RVSC McAllen Hauler
Title:  RVSC McAllen Hauler
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:50:17 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  346   Comments: 0
RVSC McAllen Hauler
Title:  RVSC McAllen Hauler
Description:  About to switch The Monitor (local newspaper)
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:50:21 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1749(GP7)
Views:  376   Comments: 0

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