Western Railroad Discussion > Kodachrome still in action!

Shot in Fairfield, CA at the Budweiser brewery last weekend, this short foaming trip cost me a few tickets from the CHP...that's another story. Former ATSF, Former TP&W now working for the Cal Northern. Is this the oldest, still working Kodachrome?

da' freak

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The only other GP20 that might still be around in those colors would be sister 2006, ex-ATSF 3073. Anyone know where in the great RailAmerica empire it's gotten off to and what colors it's wearing?

I'm hesitant to say TP&W 2019 (ex-ATSF 3063) is the oldest active non-museum locomotive wearing those colors...as soon as I do, SP SW900E 1192 is going to show up at a grain elevator somewhere in tattered red and yellow. SP GP9 2873 at the Portola RR Museum is still in SPSF, but the only revenue it generates is as a rent-a-locomotive. Aside from the Port of Tillamook Bay SD9 that got wrecked, I don't know of any other SPSF-painted locomotives still at work for new owners. Anyone know if any of those SPSF-painted C30-7's that survived into BNSF numbers got shipped to South America? Candidates are BNSF 5176, 5182, 5184, 5185, 5189, and 5193.

hmmm, more than one speeding ticket in one day? that must have been a nice welcome to town gesture. glad you are out and about foaming up there (meaning I'm amazed that you have the free time finally)

As of last July the MRL was using an ex-SP SD45 in Kodachrome as part of a helper set...here's a shot of it at Skyline. I think the MRL is looking at new(er) power to replace these old SD45's.

http://algomacentral.railfan.net/images/RoadTrip2004/MRL_392T_wb_Skyline_MT_7-16.jpg

Ted Ellis
Mesa AZ

Good thing you didn't say you were friends with SPboy, might have gotten you locked up instead, sorry Ryan couldn't resist <g>.


ATSF-Freak Wrote:
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> Shot in Fairfield, CA at the Budweiser brewery
> last weekend, this short foaming trip cost me a
> few tickets from the CHP...that's another story.
> Former ATSF, Former TP&W now working for the
> Cal Northern. Is this the oldest, still working
> Kodachrome?
>
> da' freak

ATSF-Freak Wrote:
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> Shot in Fairfield, CA at the Budweiser brewery
> last weekend, this short foaming trip cost me a
> few tickets from the CHP...that's another story.

So, are we gonna get to hear it, or are ya just gonna leave us hangin'?

Does Trona use their Kodachrome ex-SP 7357?