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BN 2511 |
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BINGEN WA Sept 27 1978 -- Burlington Northern GP35 2511 leads a mixed freight west on the Fallbridge Sub. EMD built the unit (b/n 30116) for the Great Northern in the simplified Empire Builder scheme as GN 3028 in April 1965. It became BN 2511 in 1970, was retired December 24 1989 and was remanufactured by Electro-Motive as GP39E BN 2906 on June 18 1990 and later became BNSF 2906 in whiteface paint scheme. It then became a GP39R and was sold to Watco in November 2011. (Roster information from archive.trainpix.com, greatnorthernempire.net, donsdepot.donrossgroup.net, |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/1978 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 12:39:20 AM |
| Location: |
Bingen, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 2511(GP35) |
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| Title: |
BN 2540 |
| Description: |
PORTLAND OR Oct 2 1978 -- Burlington Northern GP35s 2540 and 2335 are about to roll by Portland Terminal S2 40. EMD built the unit (b/n 29284) for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy in October 1964 as CB&Q 994. It was rebuilt into a GP39E (b/n 897016-1) in June 1990, renumbered BN 2904 and gained whiteface paint. It now wears the number BNSF 2904 and is still in BN paint (as of March 18 2012). Roster information from (http://archive.trainpix.com/BN/EMDORIG/GP35/INDEX.HTM and http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/897016.htm) |
| Photo Date: |
10/2/1978 Upload Date: 3/30/2012 1:09:32 PM |
| Location: |
Portland, OR |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 2540(GP35) |
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