Rose

Rose is a diesel locomotive who works on the Knoxville & Asheville Railroad and was one of

  Rose  
 * Full Name: Rosemary Diesel Hartford.
 * Builder: Electro Motive Division, La Grange, Illinois USA
 * Build date: 1949
 * Serial Number: ?
 * Locomotive Class: EMD GP7
 * Tractive Effort: 40,000 lbs.
 * Arrived on the K&A: 1949
 * Previous Owner(s) and Number(s): None, purchased new
 * Track Gauge: Standard, 4' 8 1/2" inches
 * Retired: Never, still in serivce
 * Status: Operational
 * Traffic: Mixed
 * Age: 71

Biography
Rose arrived on the railroad in 1949 with her 6 siblings. Even to this day, despite her age, Rose continues regular service even though all of her bretheren have long been removed from service. When the steam locomotives were retired in 1962, she taught her pupils the same things Smokey had taught her.

Personality
Rose is a kind hearted diesel who likes steam locomotives. She sees Smokey as a grandfather figure and always respects him. Whenever a rude diesel visits the railroad and trys to act all high and mighty, you'll know that Rose will be there to stand up for them.

Trivia

 * Rose is based on an Electro Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive, which were built between October 1949 and May 1954 with 2,729 units built.