BURLINGTON NORTHERN EMD GP-30 DIESEL #2202 - BLAINE, WASHINGTON - JULY 1, 1980
Burlington Northern #2202 stands in for our "Thirty Thursday" selection, seen here on the end of a local sitting idle in a siding. The BN owned 55 of these units, which originated on two of the four component railroads. The CB&Q provided 38 units and the GN supplied the other 17. No surprise none came from the Alco loving SP&S, but also none came from the NP which seemed to not like second generation 4-axle EMD units. Fortunately a lot of these survived well into the future on account of rebuilding, but she sure doesn't look that optimistic in this photo. Has to be one of the dirtiest, beat looking BN units that I ever photographed.
BURLINGTON NORTHERN EMD GP-30 DIESEL #2202 - BLAINE, WASHINGTON - JULY 1, 1980
Burlington Northern #2202 stands in for our "Thirty Thursday" selection, seen here on the end of a local sitting idle in a siding. The BN owned 55 of these units, which originated on two of the four component railroads. The CB&Q provided 38 units and the GN supplied the other 17. No surprise none came from the Alco loving SP&S, but also none came from the NP which seemed to not like second generation 4-axle EMD units. Fortunately a lot of these survived well into the future on account of rebuilding, but she sure doesn't look that optimistic in this photo. Has to be one of the dirtiest, beat looking BN units that I ever photographed.