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70-Tonner #605 was originally built in February of 1947 as ex Southwest Portland Cement #405, which was later bought used as ex Mojave Northern (SWPC) #5. In 1971 M&ET bought it used as #605. This loco was in use all the way up to 2009, when the M&ET officially retired the loco. Here is what she looked like:



Even though this locomotive has been retired from the M&ET fleet, i will still be modeling it for my roster. #605 will be a Bachmann 70-Tonner that will be custom painted to match the current M&ET paint Scheme

This unit was ordered on August 28th, 2009. Delivery of the unit should be soon!!