You'd certainly have to be pretty old to have gotten a shot like this.
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What a thing to say Zack, re John's age! I like this photo with all these Burlington Northern locomotives, spoiled slightly by the two Santa Fe liveried locomotives. Thanks John for sharing this great photo with us all!
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| Posted by NYC Man on January 10, 2014 | |
Welcome to old, John.
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| Posted by Sport! on January 10, 2014 | |
I wonder if any of these units wound up on the LS&I?
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Very cool look back in time.
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A sea of green & black with a little yellow & blue mixed in.
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Awesome, glad to see you on RP, John!
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Thanks Nick, glad to be aboard. Appreciate the comments and I'm happy you guys are enjoying the image.
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What a nice shot!
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| Posted by on January 13, 2014 | |
The SDP45 looks like the experimental 6599 with the 7-axle truck configuration, C on front, B+B on the rear. My spotting feature is the shortened fuel tank that allows the air reservoir to extended farther back than the fuel tank. It was converted in 1984 and tested by EMD, then it ran in this configuration until retired in late 1987.
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I've been amazed that GE stood by that crappy prime mover the had for so many years. We bought great parts off ofF units that were in great condition except for the FDL.
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