H 15-44 #36 as delivered, September 1947. This was the first H 15-44 built at Beloit prior to August 1947. It was displayed as FM 1500 at the Association of American Railroads convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Following the show, the locomotive was returned to Beloit then delivered to the Monon. It was renumbered #45 in 1949. This unit was cannibalized in 1968 and scrapped in 1970. In 1960 the Lafayette Shops re-engined the unit with an EMD 567 16 cylinder 1500 HP power. -Photos from the Steve Dolzall Collection-
