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Off in the distance is my ride, the eastbound Empire Builder, stopped at Havre for a change of power. We had about a half hour to wait, so I jumped off and made a bee-line for this old ex-Great Northern switcher in the yard. The BN merger was just over six years old at this point and there were still plenty of predecessor paint schemes to be f .. More |
SW1200
Diesel-electric locomotive
| Series: | SW1200 |
| Build: | EMD 1954−1966 (1056) |
| Gauge: | 1435 mm |
| UIC axles: | Bo'Bo' |
| Prime mover: | EMD 12-567C |
| Power output: | 895 kW |
| Source: | en.wikipedia.org |
Career
 | BDRV SW1200 | Belvidere and Delaware River Railway | 1 |
| BN SW1200 | Burlington Northern | 4 |
| BNSF SW1200 | BNSF Railway | 2 |
 | CP SW1200 | Canadian Pacific Railway | 1 |
| CR SW1200 | Conrail: Consolidated Rail Corporation | 1 |
| DBGX SW1200 | DeBruce Grain | 1 |
| DRGW SW1200 | Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad | 1 |
| FMID SW1200 | Florida Midland Railroad | 1 |
| FTRL SW1200 | Foster Townsend Rail Logistics | 1 |
| GTW SW1200 | Grand Trunk Western Railroad | 1 |
| KCT SW1200 | Kansas City Terminal Railway | 7 |
| LTEX SW1200 | LTEX Rail | 1 |
| MFAX SW1200 | Missouri Farmers Association, Inc. | 1 |
| MILW SW1200 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | 2 |
| NTRY SW1200 | Republic N&T Railroad | 2 |
| PJRR SW1200 | Port Jersey Railroad Company | 1 |
| PVJR SW1200 | Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad | 1 |
| RCC SW1200 | Ray-Carroll Co-Op | 2 |
| RRC SW1200 | RESPONDEK RAILROAD CORPORATION | 1 |
| RSSX SW1200 | Railserve | 1 |
| STE SW1200 | Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad | 1 |
| SVGX SW1200 | Savage Services | 1 |
| TRRA SW1200 | Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis | 1 |
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Much has changed at this location in 29 years. The giant steel mill in the background changed ownership a couple of times and is now replaced by a much smaller enterprise. The signal bridge is gone. The tower is still there, but would be blocked from view by the massive Sheffield Flyover which now occupies the space where the KCT switchers are .. More |
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Santa Fe Junction Interlocking sits astride the Missouri-Kansas state line, and KCT 76 has just crossed into Missouri in this scene. Easily the busiest location in town, trains from any of the twelve railroads which jointly own KCT can be seen here. Tower #3, while still used to house electronics and route controls for this interlocking, was c .. More |
Changed May 27, 2015 Report
