Slugging it Out
More razor blades...
BNSF/GN SD45-2B #6523 is among a handful of long-stored units in Topeka that were dragged out and into the yard. Supposedly, these are headed down to Memphis, via KC on Tuesday for eventual scrapping.
Interestingly, the 3957 was built in Feb. 1953 as the DL&W 970! Here's a Chuck Zeiler shot of it from 1965 in fresh EL paint: www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1542976
The rest of the cut was as follows:
SD9-3 1552
SD45-2B 6520
SD45-2 6516
SD45-2 6484
SD45-2B 6523
SD45-2B 6522
SD40-2R (rebuilt SD45-2) 1566
6-axle Slug 3975
4-axle Slug 3957
On the right, the BNSF 2871 powers the daytime 101 Job (I think?), working the Topeka yard.
Slugging it Out
More razor blades...
BNSF/GN SD45-2B #6523 is among a handful of long-stored units in Topeka that were dragged out and into the yard. Supposedly, these are headed down to Memphis, via KC on Tuesday for eventual scrapping.
Interestingly, the 3957 was built in Feb. 1953 as the DL&W 970! Here's a Chuck Zeiler shot of it from 1965 in fresh EL paint: www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1542976
The rest of the cut was as follows:
SD9-3 1552
SD45-2B 6520
SD45-2 6516
SD45-2 6484
SD45-2B 6523
SD45-2B 6522
SD40-2R (rebuilt SD45-2) 1566
6-axle Slug 3975
4-axle Slug 3957
On the right, the BNSF 2871 powers the daytime 101 Job (I think?), working the Topeka yard.