ASARCO / Industrail Minera Mexico S.A. / Grupo Mexico

Originaly named American Smelting & Refining Co. Mexicana (ASARCO), the name
changed first to Industrail Minera Mexico S.A. and then to Grupo Mexico.

ASARCO was an original owner, it acquired these models new from Baldwin:
VO660, DS4-4-1000(SC), S12

VO660

IMM 1953
Blackhawk Films slide
(Fred Byerly collection)
- collection of Mark Laundry
Avalos Mill, MX - Feb. 28, 1970 		1953

VO660
c/n 72816, b/d 11/1945

- purchased new as #1953

 IMM 1953
Photo by: Keith Ardinger
Avalos Mill, MX - 1975

S12

IMM 1954
Photo by: Juan Viladrosa
San Luis Potosi, MX - Jan. 1999
 1954

S12
c/n 75544, b/d 4/1952

- purchased new as #1954
- donated to the San Luis Museum in 2005
- scrapped 2008


Asarco 1948
Photo by: Juan Viladrosa
Zamora Michoacan, Mexico 		1955

S12
c/n 75545, b/d 4/1952

- purchased new as #1955
- on display at the RR station of Zamora Michoacan, Mexico painted as #1948


The copyrights for all photos are assumed to rest with the photographers.

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