The KB&S still operates from Iroquois Jct., here are the shops (and
the nearby junkyard...), but no longer with ALCo power. In spring 2004 the
ALCo fleet was replaced by EMDs. As of Sept 5, 2004 the units 308, 312 and
321 remained on the property. The 312 carries VILX reportings marks, see
roster below.
Additional info about the time when ALCo ruled find in the mentioned
Trains story as well as in September 98 RailNews.
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308 and 324 return with a respectable train from Kankakee. After
two hotshots banged over the UP diamond at St. Anne IL, the KBS train
can resume its journey to Iroquois Jct. June 16th, 1999. What a difference a professional scan can make. This is the original drum scan for the CD cover of "Diesel Rarities". Rolf Stumpf photo |
Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern's ALCo Roster (historic) |
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| # | MODEL | HP | heritage | NOTES |
| 301 | RS-11 | 1800 | ex N&W 2569, exx NKP 569 | scrapped March 2004 |
| 308 | RS-20 | 2000 | ex GBW 308 | rebuilt with 251 engine, lowered short hood |
| 309 | RS-11u | 2000 | ex GBW 309 | scrapped March 2004 |
| 312 | RS-11 | 1800 | ex N&W 312 | sold to VILX Inc. |
| 315 | C-420 | 2000 | ex L&N 1310 | sold to VILX Inc. |
| 318 | RS-11 | 1800 | ex BN 4139, exx NP 913 | scrapped March 2004 |
| 321 | RS-11 | 1800 | ex N&W 321 | |
| 324 | RS-11 | 1800 | ex Missippi Central 1100, new SP 5870 | sold to VILX Inc. |
| (340) | RS-11 | 0 | ex TP&W 340 | converted to snowplow, cab removed |
| ex Norfolk & Western RS-11 312 kept its last number.
Incidentally the blue paint deteriorates just at the old N&W nose
emblem. Iroquois Jct., June 16th, 1999. Rolf Stumpf photo |
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| C-420 no. 315 at Iroquois Jct., June 16th, 1999 . Rolf Stumpf photo |
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308 and 324 team up at the point of a grain train to Lafayette
through Earl Park IN, June 17th, 1999. The rear end helpers are seen
below. Rolf Stumpf photo |
| Just look what's pouring out of 315's narrow stack! 312 is much
cleaner. Rolf Stumpf photo |
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I've included this hulk in the roster as it's still looking like
kind of a locomotive. Ex Toledo, Peoria & Western (which connects
with the KB&S at Sheldon just south of Iroquois) RS-11 no. 340 waits
at Beaverville for the next plowing season. June 16th, 1999. Rolf Stumpf photo |
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This view of the plow was taken on 5 Sept 2004. The plow was
sitting on a siding just west of St. Charles St. in Beaverville. Raymond D. Miller Jr. photo |
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