The Boise Locomotive Company (BLC) was a subsidiary of MotivePower, Inc. (MPI), that was a successor to Morrison–Knudsen (M–K). They were a major locomotive manufacturer and rebuilder in Boise, Idaho.RailNews. Issues 416-417. 1998. Pentrex. p. 37
History The company was originally known as Morrison–Knudsen Rail Company . MKCX eventually renamed themselves to the Boise Locomotive Company on January 1, 1997,Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Issue 112. 1997. Dover Printing. p. 36 and had many purchases from the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) that acted as trade-ins when most railroads started to merge into Union Pacific.Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Issue 118. 1997. Dover Printing. p. 30
UP had inherited so many locomotives from its predecessors on its roster, that the railroad had decided to retire these locomotives and dispose of them, as many of these inherited locomotives were older and needed rebuilding, or patching, renumbering and repainting, to be integrated into the new network. They eventually started working under a contract by Helm Financial Corporation (HLCX) to overhaul several locomotives that would be leased to UP or even other companies. In November 1999, Boise Locomotive Company would merge with the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO).
Model information Model designationBuild yearTotal producedAAR wheel arrangementPrime moverPower outputNotesRebuilt low-emissions locomotivesMK1200G1993-19944B-BCAT 3612NGModel designationBuild yearTotal producedAAR wheel arrangementPrime moverPower outputNotesRebuilt locomotivesF40PHR-2C19923B-BEMD 16-645E3Ex-AMTKGP38-31997-199827B-BEMD 645Former CSX, HLLX, UP and D&RGW GP40sGP38-21998-199960B-BEMD 645Former SP, SOO, UP and D&RGW GP40s.SD40-3/SD40TM-319997C-CEMD 16-645Former SP SD45T-2 & SD45T-2RsSD40M-219991C-CEMD 645Former SP SD45R 7404, completed as HLCX 6406
See also Talgo-Livingston Rebuild Center
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