BN Laurel, MT
Continuing the "hockey stick" theme of the last post.
BN 776-777-9758-839 are parked in the engine area after bringing in the #157. This train (and counterpart #158) worked between Northtown yard in Minneapolis and Laurel. It could always be counted on for its odd power.
Sitting beside is a former Burlington SD45 6466--their conception of the then new railroad's paint scheme. It obviously didn't make the cut but was modified and applied to the passenger units.
With the advent of Amtrak, BN kept the F9's renumbering them from the 9800's.
The red 9758 was a former NP F7 passenger unit originally assigned to power snow rotaries. It was put to work for the summer. The 839 was a former NP freight F9-B.
BN Laurel, MT
Continuing the "hockey stick" theme of the last post.
BN 776-777-9758-839 are parked in the engine area after bringing in the #157. This train (and counterpart #158) worked between Northtown yard in Minneapolis and Laurel. It could always be counted on for its odd power.
Sitting beside is a former Burlington SD45 6466--their conception of the then new railroad's paint scheme. It obviously didn't make the cut but was modified and applied to the passenger units.
With the advent of Amtrak, BN kept the F9's renumbering them from the 9800's.
The red 9758 was a former NP F7 passenger unit originally assigned to power snow rotaries. It was put to work for the summer. The 839 was a former NP freight F9-B.