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Date: 04/23/14 09:38
SW1 ID help
Author: alco636

Hi everyone! This yellow over orange SW1 was seen at BNs Northtown Yard in Fridley, MN in 1990. It's numbered #79. Roller bearing equipped, with modern looking cab windows. An odd style of pilot too. Any body have any clues?

Al Seever
Phoenix, AZ

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Date: 04/23/14 09:41
Re: SW1 ID help
Author: tferk

Just guessing it might be an ILS loco (Independent Locomotive Services).
How about ILSX 79 ex-SLSF?

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=182584

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Date: 04/23/14 10:05
Re: SW1 ID help
Author: alco636

Thanks, but I don't think so. Different windows, and it has a spark arrestor.

Al Seever
Phoenix, AZ

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Date: 04/23/14 11:34
Re: SW1 ID help
Author: fbe

It has a simplified GN look to it and a proper GN number applied. I see the stack is capped with a bucket.

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Date: 04/23/14 17:36
Re: SW1 ID help
Author: john1082

Wondering if it might be a Paducah rebuild - they did a couple of SW-1 locomotives and that might explain the new windows, roller bearings, and light colored paint

John Gezelius
Tustin, CA

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