ENGINE #465 HISTORY
French Lick Scenic Railway 465
EMD GP9 locomotive Built 1959
This locomotive was originally built by GM’s Electro-Motive Division in 1959 for the Texas and New Orleans Railroad (a subsidiary of Southern Pacific) with the road number 454. The locomotive would have been used on the TNO system hauling freight until 1961 when the TNO was completely absorbed by its parent company the Southern Pacific Transportation Company or SP. When the locomotive was absorbed with the TNO it was renumbered to 3658. In 1976 the locomotive was rebuilt by SP and continued serving as a freight engine for many years. The locomotive eventually was retired and ended up being purchased by the Hoosier Southern Railroad and re-numbered to 465 which is still the number it operates as today. While on the Hoosier Southern Railroad 465 pulled freight between Tell City and Lincoln City Indiana. In 2018 465 was sold to the Indiana Railway Museum and was cosmetically restored by Crossroads Railcar Services. Once done at Crossroads 465 started operating for the French Lick Scenic Railway pulling passenger trains.
