Nice shot of the old GM&O in Tuscaloosa, I'd love to see any more shots you have of the line.
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David, the locomotive in your photograph is officially GM&O 519 (not ICG 519). GM&O locomotives retained their GM&O numbers (and heritage) unless they were specifically renumbered by ICG. Some of the GM&O locomotives were scrapped at Paducah (KY), having never been officially assigned an ICG identity (number). GM&O GP30 522 retained her original GM&O number even after she was repainted orange and white and renumbered ICG 522. ICG GP30 522 was the only former-GM&O GP30 to retain a three-digit (former-GM&O) number after being repainted into ICG colors. GM&O GP30/GP35 locomotives that were repainted and renumbered by ICG were subsequently renumbered into the ICG 2200/2500-series respectively.
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Thanks for the info. I always struggle a bit with what to call units like this, whether on ICG, NS, CSX or whatever company. I generally have stuck with the scheme shown in the photo, unless it had been renumbered or obviously 'patched' for the new merged road. Guess I should have said ICG for RR, and GM&O 519 for unit number. May have a bad shot of O/W 522 somewhere. Will try to do better with captions...
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Very nice photo, David. I've never considered whether a locomotive was IC/GM&O or ICG when recording the data. I just went with whatever was painted on the long-hood and that pretty much accomplished what Joseph explained. I think it is pretty neat that for years after the merger, you could still hear power called "GM&O 519" by the dispatcher and crews!
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