UP 6925  Contributor's Pick!       
One of the most unexpected sights I've had...this DDA40X is abandoned amid a pile of junk in the yard of the defunct Dakota Southern Railway. I'm sure there's a story here waiting to be told!
Date: 5/29/2006 Location: Chamberlain, SD   Map Show Chamberlain on a rail map Views: 5334 Collection Of:   Ted Blank
Locomotives: UP 6925(DDA40X)    Author:  Ted Blank
UP 6925
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Name Type Comments Date
Sam Davey General oh man this is a shame. this thing should be restored. make it run, make it run. 6/15/2006 11:35:26 PM
Jay Glenewinkel General It is a shame...Is this RR no longer in service? 6/16/2006 10:16:19 AM
Ted Blank General As far as I can tell, the RR has gone bust and most of the tracks are overgrown, but still exist. 6/17/2006 6:15:25 PM
Justin Draper General What a shame...I think that could make a grown man cry 6/17/2006 10:25:31 PM
Joe Magruder General DSRC is still around, though the only operations currently are in Mitchell using ex LI high-hood C420 213. 7/16/2006 2:07:36 PM
Ashley Rodriguez General that was the only ddx sold the rest were sent to meusem's 3/17/2007 1:30:47 AM
Philip Martin General We talked to the owner (Yes, the railroad still runs infrequently) and he said the engine is just the shell. No motor, traction motors, ect. 3/28/2007 10:29:21 PM
Ron Moraca General Restore this poor old lady or scrap her. What an awful scene! Part of a junkyard! 9/18/2008 9:19:00 PM
Vic Lewis General What a Shame... 3/12/2009 1:12:41 AM
Chris Stivers General they used her as a diesel fuel storage 9/1/2012 12:36:07 AM
Chris Hennebry General I got a few pictures of it, on my way to Cheyenne, WY this past spring. 11/24/2012 6:02:38 PM
David Nutter General Oh d*mn man... 12/1/2012 2:56:31 PM
Marty Pfohl General So unfortunate..saw a photo of one of the white/black DS SD9's here yesterday and thought, how sweet a scheme..remembered to look up Chamberland, and what did I see when goggle earthing it???? Couldn't beleive I was looking down on a Centennial!!! So I had to go back to RRPA and dig up some more info leading me here....I'll have to agree with Justin's comment, folks!!! 9/6/2014 4:19:59 PM

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