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Date: 06/23/22 11:40
Early BNSF . . .
Author: 3rdswitch

.   .   .   in APR '03, BNSF was experiencing a power shortage in the Los Angeles area. A number of GP50's were rounded up and mated up in sets of five to take stack trains east out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA. Here, I had a freshly serviced set of five out of Commerce Diesel headed for the ports that necessitated a photo stop at the north end of the Alameda Corridor at CP East Redondo.
JB

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Date: 06/23/22 12:15
Re: Early BNSF . . .
Author: PasadenaSub

A great photo of what looks to represent all the different BNSF GP50 schemes at the time.  Was this set going to power a train eastward on the Transcon, or rather shuttle power to get the train out to the Yorba Linda/Santa Ana Canyon area?

Rich

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Date: 06/23/22 12:20
Re: Early BNSF . . .
Author: exhaustED

Awesome, they put the right one on the front! ;-) 

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Date: 06/23/22 12:25
Re: Early BNSF . . .
Author: 3rdswitch

These sets of power were for transcon trains.
JB

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Date: 06/23/22 15:53
Re: Early BNSF . . .
Author: texchief1

Nice shot!

RC Lundgren

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Date: 06/24/22 08:15
Re: Early BNSF . . .
Author: spider1319

Great insider look.Bill Webb

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