Nostalgia & History > BN 752 & BN 706 at Black River Jct., Washington October 1980

BN 752 & BN 706 are seen switching at Black River Junction (in Tukwila,Wa.) on a fall afternoon in October, 1980

Jonathan Fischer
West Seattle, WA

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Interesting sequence! As an ex-RRer I can imagine 2 or 3 possible scenarios. That musta been fun to be able to shoot Fs so late in the game...

Lance/199

Wow...

Great photos! Imagine shooting two sets of F-Units side by side working on a major system in 1980!
Wow! The people out west had all the fun.
ALLEN

Always a good time chasing the BN F's, with an airplane fuselage to boot.

Could never find Black River Junction. Was able to get them in a few other locations though. Great stuff.

Looks like an aircraft fuselage next to them?

Outstanding images from the past!

Notice the white striping on nose is quite different on each.
Great shots.

classic

Pretty cool two trains both with F units that late in time.

Cheers, Jim

rrcaboose Wrote:
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> Notice the white striping on nose is quite
> different on each.
> Great shots.


The different striping on the nose was a result of a change in the paint diagrams to
make applying the stripes easier. The 752 on the right has the original scheme while
the 706 on the left has the modified scheme. In four years the F's would be gone.
The last bastions of them were in the Pacific Northwest and out of Northtown although
I can't tell you which one s lasted the longest. I know I got several of them at
Northtown in the late 70's.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA