Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF 1600

Is BNSF 1600 a EMD GP9 or a renumbered SD40-2? I was looking all over and only have found that it's a GP9. Can anyone confirm that its still in service, or its another SD40-2? I heard a track warrant given to BNSF 1600 South a few minutes ago, so I don't know what unit it is.

- John

John Crisanti
Longmont, CO

BNSF 1600 (GP 9) was laid up in Tacoma WA for some time and about the first of November it was remarked GN 1600 and its still in Tacoma. Nice photo at Locophotos.com.
Roger Beckett

Thanks, so I'm guessing this is a SD40-2. If so, is it repainted to BNSF colors or left in its fallen flag colors?

- John

John Crisanti
Longmont, CO

Things seem to be picking up on Front Range. Now there are 3 daily locals that originate out of Longmont and the way they are scheduled there will be a local out of Longmont at least 7 days a week now. At Cheyenne, BNSF has installed a new switch to a new industrial park south of Cheyenne called I think Swarm Ranch or something like that. Railroad still best way to go if got to ship many tons of freight
CWR

I just passed BNSF 1604 last night. Ex ATSF SD40-2.

I saw BNSF 1600 and 1700 (neat lash-up--no camera)sitting at the Longmont depot this morning. Both sd40-2s.

If Del Grosso has his data correct in his BNSF Railway Company 2010 Locomotive Review, the current BNSF 1600 is ex-BNSF 6719, originally ATSF 5060. This is one of the SD40-2's delivered with a 3-light Oscitrol light package in the nose, and the only one that retained the big, 3-bulb notch in the nose when the Oscitrol was removed and a 2-bulb fixed headlight was installed. The rest of the group (5058-5059, 5061-5070) evidently had the Oscitrol removed first and the notch patched ca.1987, then got a normal-size notch when the fixed headlight was moved to the nose in 1988 or later. Just something to look for among all those boring, look-alike SD40-2's we're all so tired of...;^)

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