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by Bryanjones
tj48 wrote:What ever happened to Santa Fe's one and only SF30B?this unit along with the entire BNSF B23-7 fleet was retired earlier this year and this unit is now for sale.
Bryan Jones
Brooks,KY
by Komachi
Say wha?
An EMD cab on a B23? Is that a "spartian" cab or a "safey" cab on that one? Just currious.
And why sell off that B-unit? I would think it would work coupled to another GP30 they have on the roster, or is it because there's no cab and therefore can't pull double-duty as a lead unit? Could they not put a cab on it if that were the case?
An EMD cab on a B23? Is that a "spartian" cab or a "safey" cab on that one? Just currious.
And why sell off that B-unit? I would think it would work coupled to another GP30 they have on the roster, or is it because there's no cab and therefore can't pull double-duty as a lead unit? Could they not put a cab on it if that were the case?
~Erik Paulson
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by Komachi
U23B?
With the "30" designation, I would think that would be something cobbled out of a GP30.
But, yes, the SF30B is what I was referring to.
With the "30" designation, I would think that would be something cobbled out of a GP30.
But, yes, the SF30B is what I was referring to.
~Erik Paulson
Moderator: BNSF :: CN :: CP :: Rock Island :: Rebuilders & Small Loco Works :: Worldwide Railfan :: Western Railfan
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by jz441
Bryanjones wrote:Why would they retire them? They were great for switching out the intermodal... I will sure miss them. I loved running these engines...
this unit along with the entire BNSF B23-7 fleet was retired earlier this year and this unit is now for sale.
by LCJ
jz441 wrote:I will sure miss them. I loved running these engines...I'm not thinking that was one of the major criteria that were considered...
by Komachi
(**Best Beldar Conehead voice**) SKOLNICK!!!!!! 
~Erik Paulson
Moderator: BNSF :: CN :: CP :: Rock Island :: Rebuilders & Small Loco Works :: Worldwide Railfan :: Western Railfan
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by rhyrhy
According to Google it's in Topeka, Laid Up Good Order
Here's the most current pic I have been able to find (It's even in my hometown and favorite railfan spot!!)
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=489622
page four of this pdf http://www.aslrra.org/images/news_file/ ... t_4_07.pdf
Here's the most current pic I have been able to find (It's even in my hometown and favorite railfan spot!!)
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=489622
page four of this pdf http://www.aslrra.org/images/news_file/ ... t_4_07.pdf
by conrail_engineer
Komachi wrote:Say wha?I got curious myself.
An EMD cab on a B23? Is that a "spartian" cab or a "safey" cab on that one? Just currious.
A Google search gave me these photos:
Gone to locomotive heaven, apparently.
It seems unseemly...until you think about it. A cab is a cab is a cab; the only concerns are dimensions. I could see grafting a spare EMD cab onto a GE that has some damage...just as I could see parking a widebody off one of those throwaway SD60Ms onto an enduring SD40.