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From it's start-up in 1977, until the end of the 20th Century, the KB&S was one of the last bastions for 4 axle Alco diesel locomotives. While it wasn't that the KBS  preferred Alco locomotives over EMD, it just seemed that way to railroad enthusiasts. The fact was, that in the late 1970's and into the 1990's, Alco's were a lot cheaper on the resale market than EMD's of the same horsepower rating. The KB&S eventually rostered up to nine Alco locomotives or four different model types. They kept many of them running into the 1990's by parting out some of the less reliable ones. Unfortunately time and a change in the used  locomotive market spelled the end for the Alcos. By 2000 KBS had only a few Alcos in operations and leased several first generation EMD geeps to fill out their roster. In late 2003, with only two Alcos in active service, KBS acquired six de-turbocharged GP40s (KBSR 701-706), classified GP38-3s, from National Railway Equipment. The two remaining Alcos (KBSR 308 & 321), were placed in serviceable storage in the early part of January 2004. 

Photo	Road Number	1st #	2nd #	3rd #	4th #	Name	Build #	Frame #	Built
	KBSR 701	NYC 3032	PC 3032	CR 3032	CNW 5521	PAUL	30969	7831-33	12/65
	KBSR 702	NYC 3036	PC 3036	CR 3036	CNW 5525	DALE	30973	7851-1	xx/xx
	KBSR 703	NYC 3046	PC 3046	CR 3046	CNW 5534	DOUG	30983	7851-11	11/65
	KBSR 704	NYC 3049	PC 3049	CR 3049	CNW 5537	LARRY	30986	7851-14	12/65
	KBSR 705	NYC 3029	PC 3029	CR 3029	CNW 5518	NEIL	30966	7831-30	12/65
	KBSR 706	NYC 3027	PC 3027	CR 3027	CNW 5516	TYLER	30964	7831-28	12/65

Delivered in December 2003. Rebuilt from ex-CNW GP40s. 
KBSR 702 is the first production GP40 built.

Photo	Road Number	1st #	2nd #	3rd#	4th #	5th #	Build #	Built
	KBSR 301	NKP 569	NW 2569	KBSR 2569			82864	3/58
	KBSR 312	NW 312					81469	4/56
	KBSR 318	NP 913	BN 4193				83583	6/60
	KBSR 321	NW 321					81777	4/56
	KBSR 324	SP 5870	SP 2935	CWR 63	MIS 1100	MCTA 1100	83490	9/59

KBSR 301 and 318 scrapped in March 2004.
KBSR 312 sold to Vintage Locomotive (VLIX) June 2004.
KBSR 321 sold to General Railroad Services and used at Darrow Farmer's Grain in Darrow, IL. 
KBSR 324 sold to Delaware Lackawanna (DL).

Photo	Road Number	1st #	2nd #	Build #	Built
	KBSR 308	GBW 308	WC 308	81287	6/55

Stored serviceable after the arrival of the GP38-2Ms. Purchased in January 1995 from the Wisconsin Central.
Originally built as an RS3 and rebuilt by GBW with 251 engine into an RS20. 

Photo	Road Number	1st #	2nd #	Build #	Built
	KBSR 309	KGBW 309	GBW 309	81931	8/56

Scrapped in March 2004. Purchased in January 1995 from the Wisconsin Central. Wrecked 3/11/1999.
Originally built as an RS11 and rebuilt by GBW with 251 engine. 

Sold to Vintage Locomotive (VLIX) June 2004. Renumbered VLIX 1310.

Photo	Road Number	1st #	Build #	Built
	KBSR 4101	TRRA 570	76785	6/49

Disposition information needed on this locomotive.

Photo	Road Number	1st #	2nd #	3rd#	4th #	5th #	6th #	Build #	Frame #	Built
	KJRY 1606	SAL 1972	SCL 1044	SCL 4614	SBD 4614	CSXT 1714	PREX 1606	22643	5499-19	10/56
	PREX 1616	NCSTL 753	LN 1753	CRR 919	SCL 4708	SBD 4708	CSXT 1754	11982	5043-4	8/50

Leased through Pioneer Railcorp from December 2002 until December 2003.

Photo	Road Number	1st #	2nd #	3rd#	4th #	Build #	Frame #	Built
	MALX 1501	NYC 5817	NYC 5672:2	PC 5672	CR 5672	18521	5280-10	6/53

Leased through Mid-American Locomotive from ?? until June 2003.

Photo	Road Number	1st #	2nd #	3rd#	4th #	5th #	Build #	Frame #	Built
	KJRY 471	IC 8971	ICG 7971	IAIS 7971	IAIS 71	IAIS 471	17730	6496-4	3/53

Leased through Pioneer Railcorp from ?? until December 2003.

Photo	Road Number	1st #	2nd #	3rd#	Build #	Frame #	Built
	KJRY 488	ATSF 337L	ATSF 2488	KJRY 2488	17949	6501-A2	4/53

Originally built as an F7A (337L) and rebuilt into a CF7 (2488) by Santa Fe.
Leased through Pioneer Railcorp from ?? until December 2003.

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