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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:  786   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:  674   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:  811   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:  758   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:  850   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:  547   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:  529   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:  452   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:  324   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:  333   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:  563   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:  618   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:  631   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:  547   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:  705   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:  524   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:  595   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:  564   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:  540   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:  588   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:  557   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:  525   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:  552   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:  561   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:  531   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:  521   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:  548   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:  543   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:  546   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:  539   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:  553   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:  534   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:  510   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:  268   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:  509   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:  273   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:  290   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:  263   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:  309   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:  310   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:  528   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:  558   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:  647   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:  630   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:  162   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:  137   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:  481   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:  151   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:  442   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:  501   Comments: 0

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