Locomotive Roster Photographs - EMD

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AT&SF to BNSF Renumbering reference
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Back to the Front Door

E M D   4-Axle Units

SW15 (SW1500) No. 3469, at Seattle on 7/24/2009.  Originally BN 323, built in January 1973.
GP35 No. 2623 was in Denver on 7/29/2007, in the engine service area and mated with a leased GP40.  Originally built in 1965 and rebuilt in 1981, this is the fourth number the unit has worn.  It's a typical early BNSF patch unit, and other than the swapped orange appliances on the roof, it's basically in Santa Fe configuration.  Note the lack of plow.
GP39-2 No. 2954 is switching at Belen on 8/18/2007.  This is the former ATSF No. 3197 nee 3700 (built April 1980).
GP50 No. 3151, seen at Seattle on 7/24/3009.  Originally BN 3151, it was built in October 1985.  (A sister unit in original paint here.)  Now it's in mothballs.
GP60M No. 123, trailing into Gallup on an eastbound freight on 1/26/2002.

GP60Ms No. 127 (ATSF) and 126 (now BNSF), in Belen on July 20, 2002.  Both delivered new to the ATSF in June 1990, they've just had their twelfth birthdays.  No. 127 was not patched in any way at that time.
GP60M No. 153, leading an eastbound at Belen on July 20, 2002.  Delivered August 1990.
GP60M No. 155 waits at Rincon, NM on 12/5/2006.  This wide-cab unit was delivered to the ATSF in August 1990 wearing the red/silver Warbonnet scheme.  The large letters were changed after the merger; otherwise it's in original paint.

GP60 No. 8708, stationed in Longmont, CO as switcher on 7/31/2010.  Always great to see a Warbonnet unit these days.  Originally ATSF 4008.

Bottom: A front view from the conductor's side.  From this angle you can see the Phase I dynamic brake housings, plus numerous other details.  I could find no builder's plate on this unit, which is too bad-- a photo close-up would have been nice.

 

GP60 No. 8737, seen with a westbound baretable train at Flagstaff on 3/27/2008 (my apologies for the numerous power lines).  One of the last series delivered in blue/yellow Warbonnet, and with the standard cab.  Finding it loose in original colors in 2008 was a bit of a pleasant shock.  (See here for another example).  Originally ATSF 4037.
GP60B No. 333, at Gallup on 1/26/2002.  Not repainted or even patched at this point in time.  One of 23 cabless GP60s delivered to the ATSF in July and August of 1991.
GP60B No. 334, in Denver on 7/29/2007.  One of 23 cabless GP60s delivered to the ATSF in July and August of 1991, here it's wearing H1 colors (see here for original paint scheme).

E M D   6-Axle Units

SD40-2 No. 1791 working on the Longmont Local job on 7/31/2010.  Stenciled as an SD40-2 but some sources show it reclassified as an SD39-2.  Still in H1 paint at this time.
SD40-2 No. 1876, switching at Belen on 10/30/2009.  It's wearing the simplified New Image scheme (basically looks like an H1 except that the green areas are now black).  Evidently a very recent renumbering job, since no online sources contain this number series.

Although prominently labeled as being under remote control, it has a crewman in the engineer's seat on this afternoon.

SD40-2 No. 6720 is working on the Longmont local on 7/31/2010.  Originally ATSF 5061, built in April 1979 and still in H1 paint.
SD40-2 No. 6754, switching at Belen on 8/18/2007.  This unit was originally ATSF 5095 and arrived in October 1979.
SD40-2 No. 6974, stationed at Longmont, CO on 8/31/2008.  Originally a CN unit, rebuilt and picked up by BNSF.
SD40-2 No. 7147 in Denver on 7/29/2007.  BNSF has "patched" it and added yellow sill stripes, but otherwise it's close to original appearance.  it was delivered in February 1979 and has kept the same number ever since.
SD40-2 No. 7888 idles at Rincon, NM on 12/05/2006.  It's wearing a simplified version of the New Image, as it does not have the "cigar-band" stripes.  This was originally C&S (BN) No. 7888.
Six SD40-2's idled in Seattle, WA on 7/24/2009.  All except the BN unit on the far end are ex-Santa Fe siblings.  With the economic downturn, the Class 1's were parking many older locomotives.  The shot gives good angles on the end BNSF lettering.

Units are (R to L): 6942, 6901, 6742, 6712, and 6744.  The BN unit's number is not legible.

SD40-2 No. 6760, passing through Belen on July 20, 2002.  Originally ATSF 5101, it was built in October 1979.
SD40-2 No 6772, seen at Seattle on 7/24/2009.  Along with a large number of other SD40-2's, it's in the fenced-off scrap area of the yard, so the future does not look good for her.  Originally ATSF 5113, she was built in November 1979.
SD45-2u No. 6455, seen at Needles on 5/23/1998.  It was renumbered and patched earlier that year, from ATSF No. 5805.
SD75M Nos. 8218 and 8207, at the sand tracks in Seattle on 7/24/2009 and still in their Santa Fe lettering.  The third unit might be No. 8200.  These units were renumbered from their original Santa Fe numbers by the addition of an 8 in front, hence 218 became 8218 and so forth.  Delivered between February and April 1995.
SD75M No. 8224, eastbound near Abo on 7/19/2002.  It's been patched, but retains the original number.  Delivered April 1995.
SD75M No. 8248, at Longmont, CO on 8/31/2008.  It was delivered as ATSF No. 248 in September 1995 (technically, after the merger), and was subsequently repainted.
SD75M No. 8263, built January 1996, is seen on 10/11/1997 east of Deckers.  It's sandwiched between an H1 C44 and a blue/yellow warbonnet.
SD75I No. 8287, leaving Needles, CA, westbound on 5/23/1998.  Note that from this angle, you can see clear through the carbody through the forward vent.  Delivered October 1997.
BN began the practice of leasing SD60's from Oakway Leasing (GM) well before the merger.  Long after the creation of BNSF, the Oakways could still be found on BNSF rails.  In this shot, No. 9068 is barely visible in the middle of the service area at Belen (8/18/2007).
Oakway SD60 No. 9069 is in Denver at the BNSF shops on New Years Day 2004, paired with No. 9078.
SD70ACe No. 9344 leads a long manifest freight northbound through Las Cruces on 8/15/2010.  This is the first AC unit I've seen on the El Paso sub on a freight.  (The numbers are not really this washed out; using Photoshop's fill flash feature did this to the image.)  Built August 2006.
SD70MAC No. 9516 is second on a northbound coal empty at 17th Street in Longmont, 8/01/2010.  Note the wedge herald on the cab, which is black, not green.  Otherwise, the "corporate" green BN scheme is unaltered.  Sorry about the power pole; it couldn't be helped.
SD70MAC No. 9779 and mate 9464 lead a coal train near Fountain, CO on 5/09/2004.  These AC-traction units came from BN and wore the unique "corporate" BN colors.  Here they show the BNSF lettering on the long hood but still display the BN herald on the nose.

 

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