Western Railroad Discussion > ex-GN SDP40, ex-ATSF GP30 to Galveston

 Thanks to a timely heads up, I put down the model that I was working on, and went out to shoot this westbound BNSF power move in Topeka. This is stuff that's been stored in Topeka for years, and now it's headed down to Galveston with one heck of a consist!The consist was as follows:
BNSF 5483
ex-Frisco GP38 #2134
LTEX GP30u #2437
250
259
272
ex-GN SDP40(!!!) 6326
6511
ex-C&S 1868
slug 3974
slug 3970

Thanks for looking,
- Jeff Carlson

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Certainly hope #6326 ends up in a museum.
Thanks for the info and photo posting.
ALLEN

Would love to see this down in Fort Worth, is there anymore info about ETA's in certain cities along the way?

I agree with KRM152, I hope the SDP ends up in a  museum in Big Sky Blue or the original Empire Builder paint.

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

Did the "LTEX 2437" get sold back to BNSF only to be retired and sold again?

Good catch, Jeff!

Randy Lundgren
Egin, TX

A lot of this seems to be headed to Galveston. Why? They dont have unlimited storage capacity.

Jadon Wrote:
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> Would love to see this down in Fort Worth, is
> there anymore info about ETA's in certain cities
> along the way?
Just passed Ardmore OK at 9:55 AM.



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Neat catch. Glad you could get it in good light. That SDP40 is sweet!

PQM

I saw the GN SDP40s in Minot in the summer of 1969. 
Rode behind two of them on the Western Star to Everett. 

Just rolled past Blue Mound Rd. (Haslet, TX).  Appears to have a red signal at Lake Wanda.

p87guy
Haslet, TX

Cleared out of Lake Wanda, red signal at the Wichita Falls Sub. crossing (Saginaw, TX).

p87guy
Haslet, TX

Still rolling through CP3548, but now cleared all the way to Bredenberg, MP 348.

p87guy
Haslet, TX

Glad to hear that you were able to find it down there. Looks like some gnarly weather south of DFW right now.

- Jeff

p87guy Wrote:
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> Still rolling through CP3548, but now cleared all
> the way to Bredenberg, MP 348.
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> p87guy
> Haslet, TX

Posted from iPhone

I dont think it has passed Tower 55 yet, it hasn't passed Cleburne as of right now.



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GN1969 Wrote:
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> I saw the GN SDP40s in Minot in the summer of
> 1969. 
> Rode behind two of them on the Western Star to
> Everett. 

How fast did they go?

what mechanical condition is it? LUGO?

I believe it's still stuck, waiting to cross.  I lost track once it got to Bredenberg.  There is a SB waiting to cross Tower 55, which I believe is the power move.    Another SB crossed ahead of it, so I think it's next in line.  There is a NB cleared up to Tower 55.  Once it gets to Tower 55, we'll see if the power move gets a green.  However, that's assuming the SB waiting is the power move.  

The SB waiting to cross, is now crossing Tower 55.  Cleared to N. Crowley.  Maybe somebody along the route can confirm if it is the power move.

Well, I've lost it, literally and figuratively.  It looked like the SB made it to Birds, then a NB was cleared to Birds.  However, I thought there was a train already at Birds, so I have no idea.  It should be headed your way Jayman, but don't know it's current loacation.

the two slugs in the back really bring this over the top!