***Reportedly***, MEC 619 was built in April 1967, originally as SP 8892, EMD SD45, builder's number 32806, order number 7954, SP Class EF636-2, this unit was upgraded by SP's Sacramento shops in July 1982, becoming SP 7450, SD45R, SP Class EF636LR-5, retired by UP on October 31, 1997, sold to HLCX, rebuilt to SD40M-2 specifications, becoming HLCX 6403, sold to MEC in 2010, becoming MEC 619, and later PAR 619, sold to LTEX, currently in storage at Lordstown, Ohio as of 2025. ------- * EMD = Electro-Motive Division * SP = Southern Pacific * UP = Union Pacific Railroad * HLCX = Helm Financial Corporation HLCX * MEC = Maine Central * PAR = Pan Am Railways * LTEX = Larry's Truck and Electric