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CBCX 565
Title:  CBCX 565
Description:  VANCOUVER WA July 6 2009 -- CBCX SSB 1200 565 is tied down at the old Kaiser Shipyard which is now an industrial center. The 565 is operated by Columbia Business Center and interchanges with BNSF. The unit began life as EMC NW 2350 (order E173, serial 725) in September 1937. It was later renumbered 2400. EMD rebuilt the unit (order no. 7573. builder no. 25224) in June 1959 as SW1200 2439 and delivered it to Santa Fe in zebra stripe paint. After being retired Nov 28 1973 Santa Fe’s San Bernardino shops rebuilt into an SSB1200, renumbered 1239 and painted it Santa Fe blue with yellow warbonnet on Feb 8 1974. It was retired a second time by Santa Fe and made its way to Amtrak as AMTK 565 in black and silver on Aug 31 1984. From there in found its way to Columbia Business Center as CBCX 565 still in black and silver. Sometime in I believe 2010 it was repainted Orange and Black. (Roster information from atsfrr.net, trainweb.org/emdloco)
Photo Date:  7/6/2009  Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:35:37 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  Charles Stookey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBCX 565(SSB1200)
Views:  435   Comments: 1
CBCX 565
Title:  CBCX 565
Description:  VANCOUVER WA Feb 19 2011 -- CBCX SSB 1200 565 shows off its shiny new paint job. It is tied down at Columbia Business Center west of theinterchange track. The elevated BNSF mains are in the background. The 565 is operated by Columbia Business Center and interchanges with BNSF. The unit began life as EMC NW 2350 (order E173, serial 725) in September 1937. It was later renumbered 2400. EMD rebuilt the unit (order no. 7573. builder no. 25224) in June 1959 as SW1200 2439 and delivered it to Santa Fe in zebra stripe paint. After being retired Nov 28 1973 Santa Fe’s San Bernardino shops rebuilt into an SSB1200, renumbered 1239 and painted it Santa Fe blue with yellow warbonnet on Feb 8 1974. It was retired a second time by Santa Fe and made its way to Amtrak as AMTK 565 in black and silver on Aug 31 1984. From there in found its way to Columbia Business Center as CBCX 565 still in black and silver. It was repainted orange and black in lated 2009 or early 2010. (Roster information from atsfrr.net, trainweb.org/emdloco)
Photo Date:  2/19/2011  Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:37:17 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  Charles Stookey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBCX 565(SSB1200)
Views:  468   Comments: 1
ATSF 1225
Title:  ATSF 1225
Description:  EMPORIA KS Sept 25 1979 -- Santa Fe SSB1200 1225 awaits work near the sanding facilities. It was delivered to Santa Fe on 27 Oct 1978 as no. 2425. In August 1974 it was renumbered to 1475. It was retired May 3 1978. It was rebuilt, renumbered and repainted to an SSB1200 on Oct 27 1978. It went to Amtrak as no. 558 on Sept 7 1984. Information taken from http://atsfrr.net/resources/CrossetGene/master_diesel_roster/SSB1200/reference.htm
Photo Date:  9/25/1979  Upload Date: 11/23/2011 12:25:30 PM
Location:  Emporia, KS
Author:  Charles Stookey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  ATSF 1225(SSB1200)
Views:  606   Comments: 1


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