Great Lakes Central

Present and Past Motive Power

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Revised: 16 January 2026 Compiled by: John Komanesky
Reporting Mark: GLC/th> Photograph by: Ralph Watkins on 4 December 2024
Model (& Bldr) WAMX # Road # Bldr No. Bldr Date Notes
SD40-2/SD40M-2 (EMD) -- 329 32543 12/66 SD40M-2; ex-CEFX SD40-2 3143 < ATSF 5348 < ATSF SD45 5567 < nee ATSF 1867
-- 382 36918 12/70 Ex-CITX 3089 < GCFX 3089 < CRLX 609 < CR 6262 < nee PC 6262
SD35 (EMD) -- 383 31185 11/65 Ex-705 < MRL 1553 < IMRL 705 < MRL 1553 < nee N&W 1553
-- 384 31178 10/65 Ex-MRL 702 < IMRL 702 < MRL 1546 < nee N&W 1546
GP35 (EMD) 3539 385 28991 3/64 Rebuilt to GP35-3 specifications; ex-TSBY 385 < nee Ann Arbor 385
SD35 (EMD) 3599 386 31185 11/65 Ex-MRL 701 < IMRL 701 < MRL 1566 < nee N&W 1566
GP35 (EMD) -- 390 28996 4/64 Ex-TSBY < nee Ann Arbor 390
-- 391 28997 5/64 Slated to be rebuilt to GP35-3 specs; ex-TSBY < nee Ann Arbor 391
-- 392 28998 5/64 Ex-TSBY < nee Ann Arbor 392
-- 393 28999 6/64 Ex-TSBY < nee Ann Arbor 393
-- 394 29000 6/64 Slated to be rebuilt to GP35-3 specs; ex-TSBY < nee Ann Arbor 394
GP38-2 (EMD) 3860 395 7354-11 5/72 Ex-LLPX 2306 < UP 415(3rd) < UP 1915 < EMDX 750 < CR 7950 < nee Penn Central 7950
3861 396 F/N 7354-73 8/72 Ex-LLPX 2325 < ex-UP 448 < UP 1948 < EMDX 812 < CR 8012 < nee Penn Central 8012
-- 397 7354-73 & 74 8/72 Bent frame, parts; ex-LLPX 2327
3862 398 E7354-74 ?? -- Ex-LLPX ??
3863 399 7354-92 8/72 Ex-LLPX 2336 < UP 1963 < EMDX 831 < CR 8031 < nee Penn Central 8031
25-Ton (GE) -- 1226 GE 31777 1/53 Ex-TSBY < nee Petoskey Portland Cement
NW2 (EMD) -- 1977 EMD 1695 7/42 Ex-TSBY 1977 < nee Union Pacific 1034 (1st)
SD60M (GMLG) 6062 -- 926302-41 10/92 Ex-UP 2517 < nee UP 6356
6063 -- 926302-10 9/92 Ex-UP 2480 < nee UP 6325
6064 -- 906100-9 11/91 Ex-UP 2412 < nee UP 6277
* * * Dispositions * * *
GP35 (EMD) -- 389 28995 4/64 Scrapped in 2018; ex-TSBY < nee Ann Arbor 389
GP38-2 (EMD) -- 2646 29901 1/65 Scrapped; ex-TSBY < WAMX 3518 < Eastern Idaho RR 2646 < NS 2646 < nee Southern GP35 2646
-- 2648 29903 1/65 Scrapped; ex-NS 2648 < nee Southern GP35 2648
-- 2663 -- -- Returned to lessor; ex-GMTX 2675 < CSX 6572 < nee B&0 GP35 3766
-- 2675 37190 2/71 Returned to lessor; ex-GMTX 2675 < CSX 6572 < nee B&0 GP35 3766
-- 2681 29936 3/65 Loco is out-of-service; ex-TSBY < NS 2681 < Southern GP35 2681

Named Locomotives:



389         City of Traverse City
390         City of Durand
391         City of Owosso
392         City of Mt. Pleasant
393         City of Cadillac
394         City of Clare
2648        City of Howell

Great Lakes Central created in mid-2006; it was formerly the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay (TSBY)

Additional information/updates provided by: Patrick Caauwe, Duncan Campbell, David Cenci, Kerry Conroy, Dane Reynolds, Aaron Schlegel, Noah Semon and Ed Weisensel.

Original upload: 14 November 2014

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