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Western Railroad Discussion > Some Snow YesterdayDate: 11/11/12 07:18 Some Snow Yesterday Author: FrontRangeTrains I had sometime to kill yesterday so I decided to turn on the scanner hoping to hear something. With luck, BNSF had called an extra Longmont Switcher to make a run up to Fort Collins. Seen here are three SD40-2s (BNSF 1933, 1791, and 1966) racing out of Longmont, CO with a cut of cars bound for the Great Western Railway.
Thanks for looking and Happy Veterans Day! John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 11/11/12 07:52 Re: Some Snow Yesterday Author: RS11 IMHO best locomotives ever made. Thanks for the pics...
Date: 11/11/12 10:11 Re: Some Snow Yesterday Author: Bob3985 FrontRangeTrains Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I had sometime to kill yesterday so I decided to > turn on the scanner hoping to hear something. With > luck, BNSF had called an extra Longmont Switcher > to make a run up to Fort Collins. Seen here are > three SD40-2s (BNSF 1933, 1791, and 1966) racing > out of Longmont, CO with a cut of cars bound for > the Great Western Railway. > > Thanks for looking and Happy Veterans Day! Great photo John. Definitely Christmas card material. And I concur with the gentleman's comment that the SD40-2's were the best. When we would get called for trains the SD40-2's would out perform any GE. As for the heavy grain trains a pair of SD40-2's with a U30C made the best for tonnage hauling with the GE for assisting with starts and the SD's for speed running and train handling. Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 11/11/12 12:54 Re: Some Snow Yesterday Author: rehunn Uh Bob, that's why BN assigned U30/C30's to the coal trains? Cause the SD40's were better???
Date: 11/11/12 13:17 Re: Some Snow Yesterday Author: 3rdswitch SD40-2's were far and away MY favorite power ever. BN probably used GE's because they were cheaper.
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