Six-axle Locomotives
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BN used a lot of SD9's in local and switching service, keeping them in
service long past their typical lifespan. This pair is switching the BN intermodal facility near 48th Street in Denver on 11/20/1990. |
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Three of the BN's four SD60MAC test units are on the point of this coal
train-- an SPL coal train, that is-- descending the Moffat line west of
Denver in July 1994. Southern Pacific was evaluating the AC traction
capabilities of these units. These were unique locomotives, having
wide "safety" cabs with 3 windows across, AC traction motors, and a unique paint scheme. |
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SD40-2 No. 8082, leading a southbound freight through Fountain on 2/24/1996. |
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 BNSF
SD40-2 No. 1680, originally BN 6807 nee 6347, is in Longmont, CO on 7/30/2011.
It was built in March 1973, or 38 years before this photo. Think about
that for a minute. |
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Top: BNSF SD40-2
No. 1920, formerly BN 6913 (and before that, BN 6336) , is in Longmont, CO on 7/30/2011. It has
no BN logos remaining on the sides, and just a tiny "BNSF" lettering on the cab.
Bottom: Close-up of the cab. It still has the BN logo on the nose.
It and five other EMD locomotives were being used around Longmont at this
time, four in Cascade Green-- a real treat. |
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BN
(BNSF) SD40-2 No. 7147, on home rails in Denver on 7/29/2007. |
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SD40-2 No. 7153 was the second unit on a northbound train at the Air
Force Academy in September 1995. It's a typical BN unit--
the line had over eight hundred of these. Photo is just months after
the BNSF merger. Note the flag. |
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A BN SD40-2, now owned by FURX,
a rail equipment lessor, is fourth on a manifest freight as it cuts
out some cars for an industry on the east side of Kingman, AZ (6/12/2004).
Many original BN units survived long after being sold off. Ironically,
this is a BNSF train, leasing an ex-BN locomotive.
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A
repeat of the above, only further east. FURX SD40-2 No. 7219 is the
trailing unit on a stack train, just west of the New Mexico-Arizona line.
Nice to see these working front-line trains in 2008. |
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Two
sister SD40-2's, 7831 and 7842 (both now lettered for BNSF), are rolling
down through Abo Canyon east of Belen, NM in June 2002. Just out of
the photo to the right is a cabless B30-7 in BN colors. |
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Nominated
as one of my Worst Photos Ever: SD70MAC No. 9540 and four mates lead
a northbound coal empty on the Joint Line just north of the Pikes Peak
Raceway on Sept. 14, 1995. This is just a couple of months past the merger. |
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Four-Axle Locomotives |
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Two views of BNSF GP39V No. 2967. This unit was originally
built in 1965 as Louisville & Nashville's GP35 No. 1103. It later went to
the Seaboard, and CSX, and was rebuilt in September 1990 as a GP39V, when it
went to the BN. It still carries its original BN number.
Top: No. 2967 is seen in Longmont, CO on 7/30/2011, paired with
GP50 No. 3147.
Bottom: The following day in the same place, but this time the eastward
unit of a quartet (two SD40-2's have been added). Note the fresh green
paint on the cab that covers the BN logo. The sill profile and the two
radiator fans mark this unit as something unusual. |
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On
October 10, 1997, a pair of white-face geeps (GP50 No. 3120, GP40E No. 3552)
lead a westbound baretable movement near
Abo, NM (on the old AT&SF
mainline). |
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BNSF
GP50 No. 3147 is working in Longmont, CO on 7/30/2011. This
unit still wears its original BN number, and was originally delivered in
September 1985. The logo and lettering on the long hood is faded but
still visible. |
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SW15 (SW1500) No. 3469, at Seattle on 7/24/2009.
Originally BN 323, built in January 1973. |
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Freight cars and other equipment |
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There's still an enormous amount of BN equipment roaming the rails-- some
having been sold to leasing companies, and much still on the BNSF roster.
This is rolling history, and I photograph it whenever I can. |
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Who
says cabooses disappeared in the 1980s? A look at wide-vision
hack No. 12517. BNSF kept this car in Grand Junction
to protect the rear on locals, still in BN green & yellow. (November
1991) |
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Here's another look, from January 4, 2006. It's
coupled onto a string of tank cars, opposite the Amtrak depot (note the
"stub" train parked at right). |
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BN tri-level
auto rack, riding on ETTX flatcar 905108. It's on a westbound BNSF train near
Scholle, NM in July 2002. |
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BN
bi-level auto rack, on TTGX flat 962552. It's westbound at Belen on
10/30/2009, showing its age a bit (note that the BN logo is nearly rusted off
the nameboard). |
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BN
autorack on TTGX 159855, westbound near Gallup on 9/11/2010. Good to see
it still in service 15 years after the merger. |
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BN
autorack on what looks like TTGX 893424, westbound near Gallup on 9/11/2010.
This rack no longer carries the owner placard, but I was able to confirm the BN
reporting mark on the end panel. |
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ACF
3-bay covered hopper No. 458483, seen at Rincon, NM on 5/08/2010. |
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ACF
3-bay covered hopper No. 458500, seen at Rincon, NM on 5/08/2010. |
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Covered
hopper car No. 461764, parked at the SWRR interchange in Rincon, NM on
8/15/2006. It's showing the grime from many years of service. |
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Three
BN covered hoppers wait in the interchange yard at Rincon, NM on 2/19/2007.
The car on the right matches the middle one in construction, but matches the
left-hand car (# 460922) in lettering scheme. It was nice to find three
green cars still in BN paint together in one place in 2007. |
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A
pair of ACF covered hoppers are spotted at Socorro, NM. These cars are in
perlite service at time of
the photo (4/29/2009). Note the stiffener rib on the longer car on the
right. |
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BN
covered hopper 462397, built by Pullman-Standard. Spotted on an ag
spur at Mesilla Park, NM (Las Cruces) on 12/12/2009. |
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BN
covered hopper 467198, seen leaving Gallup on 2/21/2011. |
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BN
had a huge fleet of highway trailers, in various lettering schemes. One
such 45' trailer in a basic scheme was in the Rincon yard on 2/19/2007.
The number placard reads BN0 467. |
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One
of the many... a 100-ton triple hopper, now wearing CTRN reporting
marks, spotted at Rocky, CO on 12/06/2008. |
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