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road number 187
 
 inclusive
 dates
 road
 numbers
FT icons  notes
31Oct49 thru
1Nov49
187B
freight
   
FTB 187B
Apr42 1502
 
 
187B: ex-108B:1 31Oct49
 
1Nov49 thru
26Nov49
187AB
freight
 
FTB 187A
Mar42 1496

FTB 187B
Apr42 1502
   
187A: ex-106B:1 1Nov49
187B: same
 
26Nov49 to
BCNT/BCVT2
rpnt
187LAB
freight

FTA 187L
Feb45 2608

FTB 187A
Mar42 1496

FTB 187B
Apr42 1502
  187L: ex-166C 26Nov49, will rpnt BCVT2
    aft Dec50
187A: same
187B: same
BCNT/BCVT2
rpnt to
BYT1 rpnt
187LAB
freight

FTA 187L
Feb45 2608

FTB 187A
Mar42 1496

FTB 187B
Apr42 1502
  187L: same, will rpnt BYT1 aft Oct53
187A: same, will rpnt BYT1 aft Oct53
187B: same, will rpnt BYT1 aft Oct53
 
BYT1 rpnt
thru 2Jun62 1,2
187LAB
freight

FTA 187L
Feb45 2608

FTB 187A
Mar42 1496

FTB 187B
Apr42 1502
  187L: same
187A: same; will retire 2Jun62
187B: same
 
2Jun62 thru
5Jun62
187LB
freight

FTA 187L
Feb45 2608
 
FTB 187B
Apr42 1502
  187L: same
 
187B: same; will retire 5Jun62
 
5Jun62 thru
13Jun65 3
187L
freight

FTA 187L
Feb45 2608
      187L: same; will retire 13Jun65
 
 
 
notes:
   was 187L in passenger service thru Jul50?
   were 187AB repainted to SRW?
   confirmation needed for BCNT or BCVT2 paint--BCVT2 paint shown above
 

photo references:
   1187L BYT1 paint no date; Priest and Priest, Santa Fe Heritage, vol. 1, p. 64.
   2187L BYT1 paint no date; Priest and Priest, Santa Fe Heritage, vol. 2, p. 36.
   3187L BYT1 paint Jun64; Goen, Santa Fe in the Lone Star State, vol. 1, p. 57.
 


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Last revised 22 July 2007.