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BNSF 6189 1-24-2013
BNSF ES-44AC 6189 (57686 b/d?) heads south with coal loads @ Centralia IL 12:07 PM CST 1-24-2013. The first time I took photos in Centralia, the railroad was CB&Q and the loaded coal trains were northbound and the southbounds were empties. Now it's the reverse but it seems like bringing Wyoming coal to Southern Illinois is like carrying coal to Newcastle.
Another difference: Burlington used SD-7's, painted black and gray, with "Everywhere West" on one side and "Way of the Zephyrs" on the other, on their coal trains through Centralia. Just ONE of these ES-44's lacks only 100 hp of putting out the same horsepower as THREE SD-7's. I wonder how many younger fans realize this.
BNSF 6189 1-24-2013
BNSF ES-44AC 6189 (57686 b/d?) heads south with coal loads @ Centralia IL 12:07 PM CST 1-24-2013. The first time I took photos in Centralia, the railroad was CB&Q and the loaded coal trains were northbound and the southbounds were empties. Now it's the reverse but it seems like bringing Wyoming coal to Southern Illinois is like carrying coal to Newcastle.
Another difference: Burlington used SD-7's, painted black and gray, with "Everywhere West" on one side and "Way of the Zephyrs" on the other, on their coal trains through Centralia. Just ONE of these ES-44's lacks only 100 hp of putting out the same horsepower as THREE SD-7's. I wonder how many younger fans realize this.