Monongahela

The MRY was an original owner, it acquired 27 S12s new from Baldwin.
Other models were acquired from other sources.

Monongahela Baldwins
Monongahela
photo by: Robert Farkas
Brownsville, PA - 07/01/1972

RF16

RF16 Roster
All units ex. NYC retired in 1967, traded to GE, resold to the Monongahela

road number construction number builder's date desposition
A units
1205 75361 12/1951 to D.J Joseph, to D&H 8/74
1207 75363 12/1951 to Luntz 7/69
1209 75365 12/1951 to Luntz 12/67
1210 75366 12/1951 to Luntz 12/67
1211 75367 12/1951 to Luntz 12/67
1213 75369 1/1952 to Luntz 12/69
1216 75372 1/1952 to D.J Joseph, to D&H 8/74
B units
3708 75407 1/1952 to Luntz 12/69
3709 75408 1/1952 to Luntz 12/69
data source: [4] bibliography

The Last Remaining Sharks

Monongahela 1205
photo by: Tom Trencansky
Poland, PA - June 14, 1973 		1205

RF16
c/n 75361, b/d 12/1951

- acquired from GE in 1967
- sold to locomotive/scrap metal dealer D.J Joseph, 1974
- follow the complete history below 		Monongahela 1205
photo by: Roy Amberger
- collection of Mark Laundry
Brownsville, PA - 10/8/1972

Monongahela 1216
photo by: Tom Trencansky
Poland, PA - June 14, 1973 		1216

RF16
c/n 75372, b/d 1/1952

- acquired from GE in 1967
- sold to locomotive/scrap metal dealer D.J Joseph, 1974
- follow the complete history below 		Monongahela 1216
photo by: Roy Amberger
- collection of Mark Laundry
Brownsville, PA - 10/8/1972


1205 & 1216 History:
- built for the NYC as 3805 & 3816, renumbered 1205 & 1216 in 1966, traded to GE
- resold by GE to the Monongahela in 1967
- sold to locomotive/scrap metal dealer D.J Joseph, 1974
- resold to the Delaware & Hudson in 1974
- sold to John Kunzie / Castolite Corp. in 1978 and kept at the E&LS
- leased to the Michigan Northern. See the Michigan Northern Gallery Page for a more detailed history
- to the E&LS, 1216 operated in 1979 & 1982. Both currently stored indoors at Wells, MI.

data source: bibliography [3], [4] & [5]

S12     # 400-426

- arrived in three groups, 1952, 1953 & 1954, see roster below
- unless otherwise noted all went to Naporano (scrap dealer) in 1974

Monongahela 400 400

S12
c/n 75797, b/d 11/1952

- built for the Monongahela as #400
photo by: Unknown
- collection of Mark Laundry

Monongahela 401 401

S12
c/n 75798, b/d 11/1952

- built for the Monongahela as #401
photo by: Unknown
- collection of Mark Laundry
Brownsville, PA - July 4, 1972

Monongahela 402 402

S12
c/n 75799, b/d 11/1952

- built for the Monongahela as #402
photo by: David H. Hamley
- collection of Mark Laundry
April 13, 1974

Monongahela 403 403

S12
c/n 75800, b/d 11/1952

- built for the Monongahela as #403
photo by: Richard Adams
Brownsville, PA - Sept. 24, 1967

Monongahela 406
photo by: David H. Hamley
- collection of Mark Laundry
Dec. 30, 1973 		406

S12
c/n 75803, b/d 11/1952

- built for the Monongahela as #406 		Monongahela 406
photo by: W.T.Chaplick
- collection of David Hutchinson
Brownsville PA - Apr. 21 1973

Monongahela 407
photo by: Unknown
- collection of Mark Laundry 		407

S12
c/n 75838, b/d 5/1953

- built for the Monongahela as #407
- to Naporano Iron & Metal, resold to Blairsville & indiana as 407, 1971
- became Gettysburg Railroad #407, 1976
- to Locomotive Marketing Inc., resold to Nucor Steel as 03(2nd), 1985

Monongahela 411 411

S12
c/n 75842, b/d 7/1953

- built for the Monongahela as #411
photo by: Unknown
- collection of Mark Laundry
1972

  • see EMCo as 404(7244) for ex. MRY 415


    Monongahela 416 416

    S12
    c/n 75847, b/d 5/1953

    - built for the Monongahela as #416
    photo by: Unknown
    - collection of Mark Laundry
    Brownsville, PA - July 4, 1972

    Monongahela 417 417

    S12
    c/n 75848, b/d 7/1953

    - built for the Monongahela as #417
    photo by: Unknown
    - collection of Mark Laundry


  • see EMCo as 7248 for ex. MRY 422


    Monongahela 424 424

    S12
    c/n 76015, b/d 6/1954

    - built for the Monongahela as #424
    photo by: Richard Adams
    Brownsville, PA - 1968/06/08

    Monongahela 425 & 419 Monongahela 425 & 419 425

    S12
    c/n 76016, b/d 6/1954

    - built for the Monongahela as #425
    - to EMCo as 405(7245)
    - to SMS as #305     		419

    S12
    c/n 76010, b/d 3/1954

    - built for the Monongahela as #419
    - to George R. Silcott Railway Equipment
    - to Balkan Mining Company as #1, Hibbing, MN
    - to Kanawha Coal Company as Madison Mine #1,
    Ashford, WV
    - to unknown owner, coal company at Bolt, WV
    circa 1988
    Railway Age, July 25, 1955
    - BDZ collection

    MRY 426 MRY 426 426

    S12
    c/n 76017, b/d 7/1954

    - built for the Monongahela as #426     		MRY 426
    photo by: Unknown
    - collection of Mark Laundry
    Baldwin photos - collection of Chuck Brewster



    S12 Roster
    ✓ indicates photo above

    road
    number    		 construction
    number    		 builder's
    date
    400 ✓ 75797 11/1952
    401 ✓ 75798 11/1952
    402 ✓ 75799 11/1952
    403 ✓ 75800 11/1952
    404 75801 11/1952
    405 75802 11/1952
    406 ✓ 75803 11/1952
    road
    number    		 construction
    number    		 builder's
    date
    407 ✓ 75838 5/1953
    408 75839 5/1953
    409 75840 5/1953
    410 75841 5/1953
    411 ✓ 75842 5/1953
    412 75843 5/1953
    413 75844 5/1953
    414 75845 5/1953
    415 75846 5/1953
    416 ✓ 75847 5/1953
    417 ✓ 75848 5/1953
    418 75849 5/1953
    road
    number    		 construction
    number    		 builder's
    date
    419 ✓ 76010 3/1954
    420 76011 3/1954
    421 76012 3/1954
    422 76013 3/1954
    423 76014 6/1954
    424 ✓ 76015 6/1954
    425 ✓ 76016 6/1954
    426 ✓ 76017 7/1954
    Other S12 Orders
    road
    number    		 construction
    number
    427 76018 order cancelled, frame maybe used for Western Maryland slug 139-T, see Slug Roster
    428 76019 order cancelled
    data source: [4] & [11] bibliography



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