Geneva Steel
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Columbia-Geneva Steel Co., Geneva, Utah
United States Steel, Geneva Works
Basic Manufacturing & Technolgies (Geneva Works)
Geneva Steel Corp.
Steam Locomotive Roster
Diesel Locomotive Roster
Maintenance on the locomotives was done by U. S. Steel employees until contracted to Wilson Railway Corporation in 1987; maintenance contract changed from Wilson to Relco in mid 1989 (Wilson moved to a new facility in Spanish Fork, which closed in early 1991).
Steam Locomotives
| Road Number |
Wheel Arrangement |
Previous Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
Date To Columbia |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 1? | 2-8-0 | D&SL 118 | Schentady | 48242 | Aug 1910 | Sep 1942 | 1 | |
| 2? | 2-8-0 | D&SL 117 | Schentady | 48244 | Aug 1910 | Oct 1942 | 2 | |
| 3? | 2-8-0 | D&SL 116 | Schentady | 48243 | Aug 1910 | Nov 1942 | 3 | |
| 4? | 0-6-0 | D&RGW 56 | Baldwin | 30696 | 1907 | Mar 1943 | 4 | |
| 5? | 0-6-0 | D&RGW 57 | Baldwin | 30697 | 1907 | Jul 1943 | 5 | |
| 6? | 0-6-0 | D&RGW 55 | Baldwin | 30695 | 1907 | Sep 1943 | 6 | |
| 7? (8?) | 0-6-0 | D&RGW 50 | Baldwin | 29410 | 1906 | Nov 1943 | 7 | |
| 8? (7?) | 0-6-0 | D&RGW 53 | Baldwin | 29438 | 1906 | Nov 1943 | 8 | |
| 9? (10?) | 2-8-0 | D&RGW 1143 | Schentady | 39330 | 1906 | 9 Jan 1956 | 9 | |
| 10? (9?) | 2-8-0 | D&RGW 1180 | Schentady | 40125 | 1906 | 9 Jan 1956 | 10 |
Steam General Notes:
| a. | Source: Locomotives of the Rio Grande, Colorado Railroad Museum, 1980 |
Steam Notes:
| 1. | Ex Denver & Salt Lake Railway 118 |
| 2. | Ex Denver & Salt Lake Railway 117 |
| 3. | Ex Denver & Salt Lake Railway 116 |
| 4. | Ex D&RGW 56, nee D&RGW 837 |
| 5. | Ex D&RGW 57, nee D&RGW 838 |
| 6. | Ex D&RGW 55, nee D&RGW 836 |
| 7. | Ex D&RGW 50, nee D&RGW 831 |
| 8. | Ex D&RGW 53, nee D&RGW 834 |
| 9. | Ex D&RGW 1143 (for scrap?) |
| 10. | Ex D&RGW 1180 (for scrap?) |
Diesel Locomotives
(This roster is based in part on previous rosters published in Locomotives Notes, Number 112, April 1988, page 1, and Number 129, September 1989, page 10.)
Numbers 17-44 (28 units) were owned by U.S. Steel, then by Geneva Steel.
Numbers 613, 640 (2 units) were owned by NRE, leased to Geneva Steel.
Numbers 1102-1160 (4 units) were briefly owned by U.S. Steel, then by Geneva Steel; maintained by Wilson Railway Supply, then by Relco.
Numbers 1290-1293 (4 units) were owned by Relco, leased to Geneva Steel; lease expired and units retuned to Relco
Miscellaneous Series
| Road Number |
Builder Model |
Previous Number |
Builder Number |
Builder Date |
Date To Geneva |
Date In Service |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 7 | GE 25 Ton | 13153 | Jul 1941 | (new) | 1 |
Miscellaneous Series General Notes:
| a. | Small industrial locomotives assigned to Columbia Steel's plants. |
Miscellaneous Series Notes:
| 1. | USS 7 built as Columbis Geneva Steel 7, then to USS-Columbia Steel Division 7; sold in (date?) to Goodpasture, Inc., at Brownsville, Texas, then to Goodpasture, Inc., at Dimmitt, Texas, then to Goodpasture, Inc., at Cactus, Texas. (from Norm Metcalf, via email on September 24, 2007; weight on builder plate shown as 46,000 pounds, 23 tons) |
17-44 Series
| Road Number |
Builder Model |
Previous Number |
Builder Number |
Builder Date |
Date To Geneva |
Date In Service |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 17 | GE 80 Ton | 18075 | Jan 1944 | (new) | 1 | |||
| 18 | GE 80 Ton | 18077 | Jan 1944 | (new) | 2 | |||
| 19 | GE 80 Ton | 18076 | Jan 1944 | (new) | 3 | |||
| 20 | GE 80 Ton | 18080 | Feb 1944 | (new) | 4 | |||
| 21 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 72851 | Jul 1947 | (new) | 23 Jul 1947 | 5 | ||
| 22 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 72852 | Jul 1947 | (new) | 22 Jul 1947 | 6 | ||
| 23 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 72853 | Dec 1947 | (new) | 4 Dec 1947 | 7 | ||
| 24 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 72854 | Dec 1947 | (new) | 3 Dec 1947 | 8 | ||
| 25 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 72855 | Dec 1947 | (new) | 14 Dec 1947 | 9 | ||
| 26 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 72856 | Dec 1947 | (new) | 9 Dec 1947 | 10 | ||
| 27 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 73606 | Jun 1948 | (new) | 15 Jun 1948 | 11 | ||
| 28 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 73607 | Jun 1948 | (new) | 13 Jun 1948 | 12 | ||
| 29 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 73608 | Jun 1948 | (new) | 18 Jun 1948 | 13 | ||
| 30 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 73609 | Jun 1948 | (new) | 22 Jun 1948 | 14 | ||
| 31 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 73610 | Jun 1948 | (new) | 27 Jun 1948 | 15 | ||
| 32 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | 73611 | Jul 1948 | (new) | 5 Jul 1948 | 16 | ||
| 33 | BLH S-12 | 76138 | Aug 1956 | (new) | 6 Aug 1956 | 17 | ||
| 34 | BLH S-12 | 76139 | Aug 1956 | (new) | 6 Aug 1956 | 18 | ||
| 35 | BLH S-12 | 76140 | Aug 1956 | (new) | 6 Aug 1956 | 19 | ||
| 36 (1st) | BLW VO-1000 | CCRy 262.1 | 69773 | Nov 1943 | 1958 | 1973 | 20 | |
| 37 (1st) | BLW VO-1000 | CCRy 262.2 | 69774 | Nov 1943 | 1958 | 1973 | 21 | |
| 36 (2nd) | BLH S-12 | Rayonier 201 | 76136 | Jul 1956 | Dec 1973 | 22 | ||
| 37 (2nd) | BLH S-12 | Rayonier 202 | 76137 | Jul 1956 | Dec 1973 | 23 | ||
| 38 | BLW DS-4-4-10 | B&LE 282 | 73958 | Mar 1949 | Jan 1962 | 24 | ||
| 39 | BLW DRS-6-61500 | MCRR 35 | 74261 | May 1949 | Sep 1969 | 25 | ||
| 40 | BLH S-12 | SP 2132 | 75781 | Nov 1950 | Jul 1973 | 26 | ||
| 41 | BLH S-12 | SP 2133 | 75782 | Dec 1950 | Jul 1973 | 27 | ||
| 42 | EMD SW8 | SP 1128 | 19496 | Jan 1954 | 28 | |||
| 43 | EMD SW9 | CCRy 1201 | 17870 | Mar 1953 | 1983? | 29 | ||
| 44 | EMD SW9 | CCRy 1202 | 17873 | Mar 1953 | 1983? | 30 |
17-44 Series General Notes:
| a. | In-service dates for Geneva 21-35 from Baldwin records dated June 1960. |
| b. | Numbers 21, 23, 24, 26 rebuilt with EMD engines by Morrison Knudsen, Boise, Idaho, to what MK called model TE49-4E. |
| c. | Photo USS 24 in Extra 2200 South, issue 71, January-February-March 1980, page 34 |
| d | Geneva Steel bought ex SP 2652. (Locomotive Notes II, Number 112, July 1988, page 7; reported by Don Bain) |
| e. | Sources: |
| Extra 2200 South, March-April 1972, page 18 (Geneva roster) | |
| Extra 2200 South, May-June 1973, page 17 (B&LE roster) | |
| Extra 2200 South, July-August 1973, page 29 (SP units) | |
| Extra 2200 South, September-October 1973, page 28 (Rayonier roster) | |
| Extra 2200 South, October-November-December 1976, page 16, 17 (SP roster) | |
| Extra 2200 South, January-February-March 1980, page 34 (Baldwin summary) | |
| Locomotive Notes II, Number 112, July 1988, page 1 (based on separate roster completed by Ken Ardinger, October 1983) | |
| Locomotive Notes II, Number 129, page 10 | |
| Locomotive Notes II, Number 142, page 16 | |
| Geneva Steel roster by Ryan Ballard |
17-44 Series Notes:
| 1. | (Geneva 17) Out of service by September 1989 |
| 2. | (Geneva 18) Still on property by September 1983 (possibly sold to Colorado Fuel & Iron number 2 (CFIX 2, 2nd) at Maxwell, Colo.; sold to Liberty Railway Serives, Pueblo, Colo.; if so, then sold to CF&I by September 1980; update from Norm Metcalf) |
| 3. | (Geneva 19) Sold to ??; repainted to UP yellow and gray; stored in UP's Ogden, Utah roundhouse until sold by a dealer in Ogden, Utah, in 1972; to Pacifiic Terminals number 1, Long Beach, Calif. |
| 4. | (Geneva 20) Out of service by September 1989 (GE records show sold to Purdy in Chicago in 1962) |
| 5. | (Geneva 21) Rebuilt with EMD engine in April 1977; painted red and white; repainted two-tone blue by May 2002; not sold to LTEX. |
| 6. | (Geneva 22) |
| 7. | (Geneva 23) Rebuilt with EMD engine in December 1979, painted yellow; still active as of February 2007, being used as switcher by salvage contractor; sold to Larrys Truck Electric, moved from Geneva during June 2007. |
| 8. | (Geneva 24) Rebuilt with EMD engine in December 1979, painted yellow; repainted solid blue by May 2002; repainted red with yellow band; still on property as of February 2007; sold to Larrys Truck Electric, moved from Geneva during June 2007. (photo in Locomotive Notes II, Number 138, page 11) |
| 9. | (Geneva 25) |
| 10. | (Geneva 26) Rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in Boise, Idaho, with EMD engine in March 1977 (shipped to Boise in late September 1976), painted red and white; damaged and later scrapped. |
| 11. | (Geneva 27) |
| 12. | (Geneva 28) |
| 13. | (Geneva 29) Painted red-white-blue for Bicentennial (Photo in Extra 2200 South, issue 54, October-November-December 1975, page 3) |
| 14. | (Geneva 30) |
| 15. | (Geneva 31) |
| 16. | (Geneva 32) |
| 17. | (Geneva 33) Sold to Wilson upon the end of their contract with Geneva Steel in mid 1989; painted red with yellow band; used as a switcher at Wilson's Spanish Fork facility until it was closed in early 1991; scrapped at Durbano Metals in Ogden, Utah. |
| 18. | (Geneva 34) |
| 19. | (Geneva 35) Sold to Wilson upon the end of their contract with Geneva Steel in mid 1989; damaged engine; scrapped by Wilson. |
| 20. | (Geneva 36, 1st) Ex Carbon County Railway 262.1; rebuilt to slug (assigned number 81) |
| 21 | (Geneva 37, 1st) Ex Carbon County Railway 262.2; rebuilt to slug 80 |
| 22. | (Geneva 36, 2nd) Ex Rayonier 201 |
| 23. | (Geneva 37, 2nd) Ex Rayonier 202 |
| 24. | (Geneva 38) Ex Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad 282 |
| 25. | (Geneva 39) Ex McCloud River Railroad 35; built as SP 5207; sold to USS Geneva on September 2, 1969, shipped in January 1970; scrapped |
| 26. | (Geneva 40) Ex SP 2132; built as SP 1499; purchased from Chrome Crankshaft in February 1973, delivered in July 1973. |
| 27. | (Geneva 41) Ex SP 2133; built as SP 1500; purchased from Chrome Crankshaft in February 1973, delivered in July 1973. |
| 28. | (Geneva 42) Ex SP 1128; built as SP 4623; purchased from Chrome Crankshaft; not sold to LTEX. |
| 29. | (Geneva 43) Ex Carbon County Railway 1201; built as Duluth Missabe & Iron Range 11; repainted to Geneva Steel 43; still on property as of February 2007; sold to Larrys Truck Electric, moved from Geneva property during June 2007, held at Geneva to move final few rail crars, stored just outside gate as of April 2008 (trackage inside gate removed), moved to Provo in mid June 2008. (2008 updates from Barry Maxfield) |
| 30. | (Geneva 44) Ex Carbon County Railway 1202; built as Duluth Missabe & Iron Range 14; repainted to Geneva Steel 44; out of service with stacks capped by May 2002; still on property as of February 2007; sold to Larrys Truck Electric, held at moved from Geneva during June 2007. (photo in Locomotive Notes II, Number 168, March 1993, page 7) |
80-81 Series
| Road Number |
Builder Model |
Previous Number |
Rebuild Date |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 80 | (slug) | 37 (1st) | 1975 | Rebuilt by Geneva shop from ex Carbon County VO-1000 262.2 | |
| (81) | (slug) | 36 (1st) | (?) | Rebuilt by Geneva shop from ex Carbon County VO-1000 262.1; unpainted, unlettered by September 1983. |
80-81 Series General Notes:
| a. | Source: Extra 2200 South, Issue ??, October-November-December 1980, page 26, 27 (slug roster) |
Later Numbered Series
| Road Number |
Builder Model |
Previous Number |
Builder Number |
Builder Date |
Date To Geneva |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 613 | EMD SW1200 | MILW 613 | 20054 | Dec 1954 | 21 Sep 1998 | 1, 2 | |
| 640 | EMD SW1200 | MILW 640 | 20070 | Nov 1954 | 21 Sep 1998 | 1, 3 | |
| (1101) | EMD SW1200 | MP 1101 | 27869 | Jan 1963 | 4 | ||
| 1102 | EMD SW1200 | MP 1102 | 27870 | Jan 1963 | Jan 1987 | 5 | |
| (1103) | EMD SW1200 | MP 1103 | 27871 | Jan 1963 | 4 | ||
| (1106) | EMD SW1200 | MP 1106 | 27874 | Jan 1963 | 4 | ||
| (1109) | EMD SW1200 | MP 1109 | 27877 | Feb 1963 | 4 | ||
| (1110) | EMD SW1200 | MP 1110 | 27878 | Feb 1963 | 4 | ||
| (1111) | EMD SW1200 | MP 1111 | 27879 | Feb 1963 | 4 | ||
| 1114 | EMD SW1200 | MP 1114 | 27882 | Feb 1963 | Nov 1986 | 6 | |
| 1125 | EMD SW1200 | MP 1125 | 27893 | Feb 1963 | Nov 1986 | 7 | |
| 1160 | EMD SW1200 | MP 1160 | 29798 | Mar 1965 | Nov 1986 | 8 | |
| (1189) | EMD SW1200 | MP 1189 | 28765 | Mar 1964 | 4 | ||
| 1290 | GMD SW1200RS | CNR 1304 | A1373 | May 1958 | (bef Sep 1989) | 9 | |
| 1291 | GMD SW1200RS | CNR 1312 | A1549 | Aug 1958 | (bef Sep 1989) | 9 | |
| 1292 | GMD SW1200RS | CNR 1319 | A1556 | Sep 1958 | (bef Sep 1989) | 9 | |
| 1293 | GMD SW1200RS | CNR 1313 | A1550 | Aug 1958 | (bef Sep 1989) | 9 |
Notes:
| 1. | Geneva 613 and 640 were leased to Geneva Steel by National Railway Equipment beginning on September 21, 1998; moved to Utah during November 1998; period of original lease was for 36 months, possibly purchased after being leased; built as MILW 2061 and 2035, renumbered to MILW 613 and 640; sold to Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern (DRI) (same numbers); sold to NRE (same numbers); sold? to Geneva Steel. (information from Randy Keller, Ken Ardinger, and Norm Metcalf) |
| 2. | Geneva Steel 613 |
| 3. | Geneva Steel 640 sold to Larrys Truck Electric (LTE); to USRC 117 by October 2007. (information from Frank Volhardt) |
| 4. |
U.S. Steel numbers 1101, 1103, 1106, 1109, 1110, 1110, and 1189 were part of a large purchase of former MP SW9 and SW1200 units by United States Steel from used locomotive dealer Wilson Railway Supply. In 1985, Precision National (dealer) bought a total of 152 former MP SW1200s and SW9s in April and June 1985. Most had been out of service on MP prior to the UP-MP merger, but the final sale by UP to Precision did not take place until two years after UP's control of MP in January 1983. An unknown number were resold by Precision in August 1986 to Wilson Railway Supply (dealer). In late 1986, U. S. Steel bought a total of 11 units for assignment to its Fairless, Lorain, and Geneva works; four units (ex MP 1102, 1114, 1125, and 1160) were delivered to Geneva. Of the other seven units sold U. S. Steel by Wilson (ex MP 1101, 1103, 1106, 1109, 1110, 1111, and 1189), some were painted and lettered for Geneva Works but none of these seven were delivered. Each was delivered to other U. S. Steel locations, or sold by Wilson to other steel companies, as shown below. USS 1101 was purchased by USS and assigned to and painted for Geneva Works; not delivered, assigned to Fairless Works 1123; returned to Wilson in April 1991. USS 1103 was purchased by USS and assigned to Geneva Works; not delivered; sold to Granite City Steel 1188. USS 1106 was purchased by USS and assigned to Geneva Works; not delivered, not painted or lettered; assigned to Lorain Works 1106. USS 1109 was purchased by USS and assigned to Geneva Works; not delivered, not painted or lettered; assigned to Lorain Works 1109. USS 1110 was purchased by USS and assigned to Geneva Works; not delivered, not painted or lettered; assigned to Lorain Works 1110. USS 1111 was purchased by USS and assigned to Geneva Works; not delivered, not painted or lettered; assigned to Lorain Works 1111. USS 1189 was purchased by USS and assigned to and painted for Geneva Works; not delivered; assigned to Fairless Works 1130 by June 1987; returned to Wilson in April 1991; to Independent Locomotive Services (dealer); to Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railroad 1130 by February 1995. |
| 5. | Geneva 1102 was still on property as of February 2007; sold to Larrys Truck Electric, moved from Geneva during June 2007. |
| 6. | Geneva 1114 was in service during May 2002; still on property as of February 2007; sold to Larrys Truck Electric, moved from Geneva during June 2007; arrived at LTEX facility in McDonald, Ohio, on July 30, 2007. |
| 7. | Geneva 1125 was still on property as of February 2007; sold to Larrys Truck Electric, moved from Geneva during late June 2007. |
| 8. | Geneva 1160 was still on property as of February 2007; sold to Larrys Truck Electric, moved from Geneva during late June 2007. (photo as new arrival in 1986 in CTC Board, March 1987, page 44, photo by Ryan Ballard) |
| 9. | Geneva 1290-1293 were leased from Relco; ex CNR SW1200RS's 1304, 1312, 1313, and 1319. (Locomotive Notes II, Number 129, page 10; Number 130, page 12, reported by Byyan Griebenow and Chuck Galitz) |
Total of nine units sold to Larrys Truck Electric (LTEX): numbers 23, 24, 43, 44, 613, 640, 1102, 1114, 1125, 1160, along with 50 ton GE 395 (which was to be trucked rather than shipped on its own wheels). Another source says that a total of 13 units were sold to LTEX.
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