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About the Museum > Railroad Equipment > Eastman Kodak #9

The museum was fortunate to obtain a second donation of a historic locomotive from the Eastman Kodak Company. EK #9 was purchased by the Eastman Kodak Company in 1971 and was delivered to the Kodak Park Railroad in November of that year. On October 14, 1997, the locomotive was given to the museum by Kodak in an official ceremony at the museum. The #9 joins former Eastman Kodak Company GE 80-tonner #6 which has served as the backbone of the museum's diesel fleet for nearly 20 years.

The unit was originally built for the Chicago & Western Indiana in 1950. The C&WI was the terminal railroad for Dearborn Station in Chicago. Dearborn Station was home to several railroads including the Erie and the Santa Fe. The #9 has probably switched the Erie Limited more than once in its lifetime as part of its duties as a terminal railroad locomotive. In 1971, the unit was purchased by the Genesee & Wyoming Railroad who quickly resold it to the Eastman Kodak Company for its Kodak Park Railroad.

The unit is fully serviceable and sees limited service on the museum's railroad during the warmer months until being drained for the winter. The Rochester Chapter NRHS would like to thank the Eastman Kodak Company for their generous donation and continued support of our organization and museum. Thanks!

 

  • ALCO RS-1
  • 1000 HP roadswitcher
  • Built 1950

 

About the Museum > Railroad Equipment > Eastman Kodak #9