ATSF B23-7 6376 Chicago-Corwith rescan
The Santa Fe liked to "re-process" their loco fleet, rebuilding and refreshing a lot of their roster. Probably most famous of these rebuilds were the CF-7's. The GE side of the gang pretty much escaped being redone, except for the U36C's, being turned into SF30Cs. B23-7's were left untouched, so the 6376 we see here at Corwith looks like General Electric intended. What's interesting is the B&O GP40 behind it. The Santa Fe, for some reason, liked to renumber the leased units that they used, at least the B&O and Chessie ones. So the 4033 has turned into the 9033. Most railroads, when giving train orders or mandatory directives to engines not belonging to them, just added the initials of that engine. IIRC, the Santa Fe was at least kind enough to restore the proper number when that lease unit was returned. But the font didn't always match, and that first digit would look a little strange.
ATSF B23-7 6376 Chicago-Corwith rescan
The Santa Fe liked to "re-process" their loco fleet, rebuilding and refreshing a lot of their roster. Probably most famous of these rebuilds were the CF-7's. The GE side of the gang pretty much escaped being redone, except for the U36C's, being turned into SF30Cs. B23-7's were left untouched, so the 6376 we see here at Corwith looks like General Electric intended. What's interesting is the B&O GP40 behind it. The Santa Fe, for some reason, liked to renumber the leased units that they used, at least the B&O and Chessie ones. So the 4033 has turned into the 9033. Most railroads, when giving train orders or mandatory directives to engines not belonging to them, just added the initials of that engine. IIRC, the Santa Fe was at least kind enough to restore the proper number when that lease unit was returned. But the font didn't always match, and that first digit would look a little strange.