Kerry

Kerry is a mighty challenger who works for the North Valley Shortline. 
== Bio: ==
Kerry is often seen working on the freight trains, even mountain and industrial freight. She's also very frequently used for helper service. Occasionally, she'll be used on excursions.
Formerly, after getting retired from wartime service on D&RGW, she was bought by a private rail group. The group wanted to lease her to various railroads across the US, pulling freight and passenger service. After a lengthy restoration, she was seen doing this between 1953 to 1994, being kept well maintained. In 1994, the group who owned went bankrupt and liquidated, when she was bought by the North Valley. She arrived operational.
Kerry is a hyper, friendly, and confident, who's up to do anything. She will do any job if necessary, including switching. She enjoys being used as a helper unit and loves teamwork. In her downtime, she often shares some stories with the others, or she likes to hold conversations with others. Kerry is also a bit of a softie, if she's insulted too much she will get sad. Matt despises her because of his jealousy for how large Kerry is. 
== Technical Details: ==
Model: D&RGW L-97 Challenger (Ex. UP 4664-4) 
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-6-4 "Challenger"
Weight: 627,900 lbs
Fuel Type: Coal
Whistle: Hancock Longbell 3 chime
== Trivia: ==
* Her real life basis was originally built for Union Pacific, but was leased to D&RGW during WW2. She was sent back to Union Pacific after WW2 in 1946, and then sold to Clinchfield in 1947 reclassified as a E-3. She is believed to have been renumbered to #672, and then she was retired in August 1953 and scrapped.
* The reason why her class came to be, was because during WW2, UP was mass ordering the challengers. The War Protection Board diverted some to D&RGW, 6 of them numbered 3800-3805, classed L-97. The only difference with the L-97, compared to the UP 4664's, was the heating surface areas were tweaked. All of the L-97's were sent back to UP due to Rio Grande not liking them, UP then sold them to Clinchfield, then were reclassed as E-3's. All were retired in August 1953.
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