Balmer Yard Magnolia, WA
Date:
7/22/2011
Location:
Seattle, WA
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Collection Of:
William L. Smith
Locomotives:
BNSF 1655(SD39-2)
Author:
William L. Smith
Picture Categories: Yard
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BNSF RR Seattle Area-2
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Alan Grey
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Despite the frame markings-this actually is a SD40-2 (3000 HP). Back when they started putting RCO equipment on SD40-2 units they would mark them on the frame (and in the mechanical computer) as a SD39-2 to help distinguish them from "road" units when power was being assigned. Mechanical even listed them as 2300 HP. They have done away with all that now since all the SD40-2s are considered yard or local power-not mainline. Great picture by the way; really shows her age under the fancy paint.
8/31/2014 3:33:58 PM
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