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Owner: Rio Valley Switching Company
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP7uBuilt As:ATSF 2778 (GP7)
Serial Number:17005Order No:5170
Frame Number:5170-6Built:9/1952
Notes:ex ATSF 2203
Other locos with this serial:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) WAER 344(GP7u) IHRC 2203(GP7)
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RVSC McAllen Hauler
Title:  RVSC McAllen Hauler
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/18/2003  Upload Date: 11/24/2017 7:38:28 AM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1749(GP7)
Views:  302   Comments: 1
Crossing Conway Ave
Title:  Crossing Conway Ave
Description:  Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 2:53:20 AM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16)
Views:  491   Comments: 0
Crossing Conway Ave
Title:  Crossing Conway Ave
Description:  Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 2:53:34 AM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
Switching Halliburton
Title:  Switching Halliburton
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 2:57:38 AM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
Switching Halliburton
Title:  Switching Halliburton
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 2:58:18 AM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
Switching Halliburton
Title:  Switching Halliburton
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 2:58:28 AM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 4159(GP7)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
Switching Halliburton
Title:  Switching Halliburton
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 2:58:39 AM
Location:  Mission, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 4159(GP7)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
At Kipfer
Title:  At Kipfer
Description:  Awaiting the call to enter UP Harlingen yard
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:00:06 AM
Location:  Harlingen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1729(GP16) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 4159(GP7)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
Becoming RVSC 4105
Title:  Becoming RVSC 4105
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:03:09 AM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  KRR 905(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 4105(GP7)
Views:  365   Comments: 0
Becoming RVSC 4105
Title:  Becoming RVSC 4105
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:03:55 AM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  KRR 905(GP7) RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4105(GP7)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Title:  Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:04:59 AM
Location:  Madero, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4159(GP7) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Title:  Going to McAllen Trade Zone
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:05:27 AM
Location:  Madero, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1705(GP16) RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4159(GP7)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
Elephant Style
Title:  Elephant Style
Description:  Ready to go to Harlingen
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:06:00 AM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1705(GP16)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
RVSC 1744
Title:  RVSC 1744
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2003  Upload Date: 7/22/2012 3:09:28 AM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
Alamo TX
Title:  Alamo TX
Description:  Business 83 was being widened through Alamo.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:45 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:50 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:54 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  A most unusual movement on the RVSC. Heading east without any cars.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:03:59 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  281   Comments: 1
Alamo TX
Title:  Alamo TX
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:13 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
Alamo TX
Title:  Alamo TX
Description:  Crest Fruit Co was once a major shipper of citrus. The x-ing in the distance was the site of a horrible train-truck collision in which 34 farm workers lost their lives in 1940.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:17 PM
Location:  Alamo, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:30 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  The property was eventually sold to a church; which is occupying the lot as of 2016.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:33 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:37 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  253   Comments: 1
McAllen TX
Title:  McAllen TX
Description:  Looks a little funny splitting the buildings
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:43 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  242   Comments: 1
RVSC Power
Title:  RVSC Power
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:46 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  263   Comments: 2
RVSC flagging the xing
Title:  RVSC flagging the xing
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:04:50 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  257   Comments: 1
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  Coming off the SP-MP connector track
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:03 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  Coming off the SP-MP connector track
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:06 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  This switch was used so frequently that it became one of the first ones to be upgraded. It now has an easy to throw mechanism with modern target.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:09 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description:  All set to head east
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:12 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
McColl Siding
Title:  McColl Siding
Description:  Within the city limit of McAllen; there once were packing sheds for citrus. Later more modern cold storage warehouses moved north to be closer to Hwy 281 for trucks. The last active shipper was loading scrap paper to recycling plants in Mexico. UP was not very thrilled with routing it to San Antonio back through Laredo. So UP added additional tariffs to kill it. Here RVSC passes the remains of the packing house.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:16 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  216   Comments: 0
McColl siding
Title:  McColl siding
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:25 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
Pharr TX
Title:  Pharr TX
Description:  RVSC light engines are passing the onion shed of Elmore & Stahl. This packing shed received major damage from a fire in 2016.
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:29 PM
Location:  Pharr, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:33 PM
Location:  Pharr, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  236   Comments: 1
RVSC Light Engines
Title:  RVSC Light Engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 12:05:44 PM
Location:  Pharr, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
RVSC Pharr Flyer
Title:  RVSC Pharr Flyer
Description:  When traffic was heavy, RVSC would operate a clean up train that would run ahead of the hauler. The flyer would pull empty cars from spurs. Then when the hauler arrived , the spur was already clear to drop off the loaded cars.
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:00 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
RVSC Pharr Flyer
Title:  RVSC Pharr Flyer
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:04 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
McAllen TX
Title:  McAllen TX
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:06 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 1233(SW1200)
Views:  208   Comments: 1
McAllen TX
Title:  McAllen TX
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:09 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  92   Comments: 1
RVSC Pharr Flyer
Title:  RVSC Pharr Flyer
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:11 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
McAllen TX
Title:  McAllen TX
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2003  Upload Date: 3/12/2016 1:28:14 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  The crew has bailed to watch the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:33 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  The engineer is watching the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:37 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  The engineer is watching the fire. Cars are parked all over Business 83.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:42 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  This EMD can only dream about becoming an ALCO.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:46 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  145   Comments: 3
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:50 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description:  McAllen FD is beginning to put out the fire. The color of the smoke is changing.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:53 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9)
Views:  205   Comments: 1
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:18:57 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1749(GP7)
Views:  235   Comments: 1
RVSC and the Fire
Title:  RVSC and the Fire
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 12:19:03 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u) RVSC 4101(GP9) RVSC 1749(GP7)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
RVSC McAllen Hauler
Title:  RVSC McAllen Hauler
Description:  About to switch The Monitor (local newspaper)
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 3/13/2016 1:49:57 PM
Location:  McAllen, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RVSC 1744(GP7u)
Views:  60   Comments: 0


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