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BN 2511 |
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BINGEN WA Sept 27 1978 -- Burlington Northern GP35 2511 leads a mixed freight west on the Fdllbridge Sub. EMD built the unit (b/n 30116) for the Great Northern in the simplified Empire Builder scheme as GN 3028 in April 1965. It became BN 2511 in 1970, was retired December 24 1989 and was r`manufactured by Electro-Motive as GP39E BN 2906 on June 18 1990 and later became BNSF 2906 in whiteface paint scheme. It then became a GP39R and was sold to Watco in November 2011. (Roster information from crchive.trainpix.com, greatnorthernempire.net, donsdepot.donrossgroup.net, |
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9/27/1978 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 12:39:20 AM |
| Location: |
Bingen, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
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Action |
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BN 2511(GP35) |
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BN 4058 RS3 |
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VANCOUVER WA Sept 28 1978 -- BN RS3 4058 awaits its fate while sitting at the engine facility. Alco built the unit (builder number 79596) for Spokane Portland and Seattle as SP&S 73 in January 1952. It was retired in August 1978. ((Roster information from archive.trainpix.com) |
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9/28/1978 Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:44:49 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
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Roster |
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BN 4058(RS3) |
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BN 4197 RS11 |
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VANCOUVER WA Sept 28 1978 -- Burlington Norther RS11 4197 sits at the engine facility. Alco built the unit (builder number 83587) in June 1960 as Northern Pacific 917. It became BN 4197 August 18 1980 after the merger. It was retired in August 1980 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft Sept 8 1980 and then to Dow Chimical as DOWX 1005 (Ft Saskatchewan AB) in July 1987. A photo by Jesse Acorn taken March 14 2010 shows the loco as a "well-picked over carcass." (Roster information from http://research.nprha.org, locophotos.com and trainweb.com/oldtimetrains) |
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9/28/1978 Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:43:45 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
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Roster |
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BN 4197(RS11) |
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1040 Comments: 1 |
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BN 1845 |
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VANCOUVER WA September 29 1978 -- Burlington Northern GP9 1845 awaits an assignment. The unit was built for the Northern Pacific as NP 219 in June 1955. It was retired July 1 1980 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft. (Roster information from research.nprha.org) |
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9/29/1978 Upload Date: 3/9/2012 7:27:32 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 1845(GP9) |
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435 Comments: 1 |
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BN 4254 |
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VANCOUVER WA Sept 29 1978 -- Burlington Northern C425 4254 rests at the engine facility. Alco built the unit in July 1965 (b/n 3523-05) for the Spokane Portland & Seattle as SP&S 314. It was retired in November 1980, sold to Simon and Sons and scrapped. )Roster information from (http://archive.trainpix.com/BN/ALCO/C425/INDEX.HTM, http://pnwr.qstation.org/BNTribute/SPS_index.html) |
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9/29/1978 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 1:26:03 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Chaules Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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BN 4254(C425) |
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BN 4259 |
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VANCOUVER WA Sept 29 3978 -- Burlington Northern C425 4259 rests at the engine facility. Alco built the unit in May 1966 (b/n 3461-02) for the Spokane Portland & Seattle as SP&S 321. It war retired in November 1980. It was sold to Simon and Sons and scrapped. (Roster information from (http://archive.trainpix.com/BN/ALCO/C425, http://pnwr.qstation.org/BNTribute/SPS_index.html) |
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9/29/1978 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 1:27:43 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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BN 4259(C425) |
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BN 427 |
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VANCOUVER WA Sept 29, 1978 -- Burlington Northern SW1000 427 rests at the engine facility. EMD built the unit (b/n 36353) in January 1971. Upon the creation of BNSF it became BNSF 3620. It sass acquired by GMTX Rail Locomotive Group as GMTX 83. (Roster information from http://www.trainpix.com/bn/EMDORIG/¬W10/INDEX.HTM, http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/36300.htm, http://thedieselshop.us/BNSF.HTML and http://www.thedieselshop.us/GMTX.HTML) |
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9/29/1978 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 1:28:36 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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BN 427(SW1000) |
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483 Comments: 1 |
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BN 800 |
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VANCOUVER WA Sept 29 1978 -- Burlington Northern F9A 800 idles in the fog at the engine facility. EMD built the unit (b/n 19048) for the Northern Pacific as NP 7000A in January 1954. It was retired in May 1981. It was traded in to GE on August 3 1982. (Roster information from archive.trainpix.com, http://www.trainweb.or{/emdloco) |
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9/29/1978 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 12:42:45 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 800(F9A) |
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562 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN 820 |
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VANCOUVER WA Sept 29, 1978 -- Burlington Northern F9 820 rests at the engine facility. EMD built the unit (b/n 19744)&for the Northern Pacific as NP 7005A in October 1954. It was renumbered NP 7013A before becoming BN 820. It was retired in December 1981 and sold to Chrome Crankshaft without ever having a BNSF number. (Roster information from http://archive.trainpix.com/BN/EMDORIG/F9A/INDEX.HTM, http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/19700.htm and http://research.nprha.org/_layouts/OSSSearchResults.aspx?k=19744&cs=This%20List&u=http%3A%2F%2Fresearch.nprha.org%2FLists%2FDiesel%20Locomotive%20Roster) |
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9/29/1978 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 12:43:47 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 820(F9A) |
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824 Comments: 2 |
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BN 4244 |
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VANCOUVER WA Sept 29 1978 -- A C424 sits at the engine facility during a nationwide railroad strike. I wandered all over the facility and no one said a word to me. |
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9/29/1978 Upload Date: 9/17/2011 10:49:18 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 4244(C424) |
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874 Comments: 1 |
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BN 388 |
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VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 -- Burlington Northern SW1000 BN 388 handles a switching duties. EMD delivered BN 388 February 1972 in BN green with builder number 4610-14. On Sept 1 1998 it became BNSF 3613 and later gained heritage paint. (Roster information from locophotos.com) |
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10/2/1978 Upload Date: 3/14/2012 9:44:08 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 388(SW1000) |
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733 Comments: 1 |
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BN 4082 RS3 |
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VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 -- Retired and unserviceable Burlington Northern RS3 BN 4028 basks in the sun and awaits its fate at the engine facility. Alco delivered the unit as Northern Pacific 858 in 1955 with builder’s number 81155. In March 1970, with the creation of Burlington Northern, it became BN 4082. It was retired in August 1978. Ot was involved in a grade crossing accident while still in NP paint. It was repainted to BN colors but a court ordered the accident be re-created so it was painted back into Northern Pacific colors. It was sold on Aug 1 1978 to Joseph Simon and Sons, Tacoma WA, and scrapped. (Roster information from research.nphra.org and locophotos.com) |
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10/2/1978 Upload Date: 3/13/2012 6:46:40 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
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Roster |
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| Title: |
BN 4262 C425 |
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VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 -- A sunny day finds Burlington Northern C425 BN 4262 undergoing work at the engine facility south of West 39th Street. The unit was delivered to Spokane Portland & Seattle in June 1966 as SP&S 324 with builder’s number 3461-05. It was retired in August 1980. It was sold to Kyle Railroad. (Roster information from archive.trainpix.com, spsry.railfan.net) |
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10/2/1978 Upload Date: 3/13/2012 6:44:53 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
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Roster |
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700 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CIP 101 |
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VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 -- Columbia Industrial Park 80-ton Whitcomb 101 (built in July 1944) awaits switching duties as Burlington Northern cabooses roll east in the background. It started life at the Navy Ammunition Depot (McAlester OK). It then went through several transactions. In September 1947 it served with Weyerhaeuser (Longview WA) as 112 and later 304. It was then sold to Longview Fibre Company (Longview WA) as 7011. In March 1966 it was sold to dealer D.C. Southland, sold to Vinnell Construction Company (Starbuck WA), sold to Lampson Railroad Contractors (Pasco WA) and finally acquired in 1973 by Columbia Industrial Park as 101. The company changed its name to Columbia Business center and I saw the locomotive being scrapped on a delivery track at the business center around 2010. Dummy that I am I didn’t get a photo of the scrapping and don’t remember the actual date. DUH! |
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10/2/1978 Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:34:20 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CIP 101(80 Tonner) |
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POVX 615 |
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VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 -- Port of Vancouver POVX 615 awaits a crew and the days work. It is tied down at the east end of Great Western Malting Company. The following is from trainweb.org: Built by Skagit Steel & Iron Works, Sedro Wooley, WA (c/n 101, 11/38 or 3/39) for the Skagit River Ry. as their # 7. Converted from Portland Traction electric locomotive #1403, however only the truck frames and axles (not traction motors?) were used. Originally powered by a pair of Waukesha 6-WAKH-4 200hp diesels, later repowered with Caterpillar D-17000's. Sold 5/27/54 to dealer M. Bloch & Co. (Seattle, WA). Resold to Port of Vancouver, re# 2, later re# 615. Sold to a private party in Portland, OR. Scrapped in 1990's? A BIG thank you to Chuck Zeiller for the information from train web! |
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10/2/1978 Upload Date: 3/14/2012 9:39:11 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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OOVX Ãý(UNKNOWN) |
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635 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
BN 6609 |
| Description: |
Vancouver WA Oct 21 1978 -- In a photo taken from the an F45 begins its journey eastbound toward the Columbia River Gorge. The unit was delivered in July 1969 and retired in June 1984. |
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10/21/1978 Upload Date: 9/17/2011 10:45:43 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6609(F45) |
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650 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP&S passenger car X-427 |
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VANCOUVER WA Oct 21 1978 -- Spokane Portland & Seattle ex-passenger car X-427 sits at the cormer Kaiser Shipyards. |
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10/21/1978 Upload Date: 3/25/2012 12:34:27 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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BN 6609 |
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VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 -- Burlington Northern F45 6609 heads east toward the Columbia River Gorge. EMD built the unit in July 1969 with builder number 35113 in Big Sky Blue for Great Northern as GN 436. It was retired in June 1984 in BN gtreen and sold in February 1985 to Canadian National for parts. (Roster information from greatnorthernempire.net) |
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8/2/1981 Upload Date: 3/14/2012 9:42:41 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6609(F45) |
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440 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
POVX 615 |
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VANCOUVER WA Aug 20 1981 -- Port of Vancouver POVX 615 is tied up for the night at the east side Great Western Malting Company. |
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8/2/1981 Upload Date: 3/14/2012 9:41:27 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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OOVX Ãý(UNKNOWN) |
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526 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BCR 714 |
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SQUAMISH BC August 14 1981 -- British Columbia Railway M-630 714 is awaiting an assignment. MLW built the 714 (s/n M6055-05) for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway as PGE 714 in January 1972. It became BCR 714 in April 1972 after PGE became BCR. It went to General Electric in 1990, to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico as FNM 714. (Roster information from http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/BCOL.html and http://www.thedieselshop.us/MLW_M6.HTML) |
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8/14/1981 Upload Date: 11/5/2012 8:45:09 PM |
| Location: |
Squamish, BC |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BCOL 714(M630) |
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| Title: |
BCR 728 |
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SQUAMISH BC Aug 14 1981 -- British Columbia Rail M-630W 728 awaits its next assignment. MOW built the unit (b/n M6074-06) in November 1973 it was retired and went to GE in 1990 and became Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico 730. (Roster information from http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/BCOL.html) |
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8/14/1981 Upload Date: 3/5/2013 9:31:52 PM |
| Location: |
Squamish, BC |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BCOL 728(M630W) |
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989 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BCOL 1002 |
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NORTH VANCOUVER BC Aug 15 1981 -- British Columbia Railway S13 BCR 1002 awaits an assignment. Montreal Locomotive Works built the unit for Pacific Great Eastern Railway in January 1959 as PGE 1002 with builder’s number 82549. When BCR was created it acquired the unit in April 1972. In 1987 it became BCOL 502. (Roster information from trainweb.org) |
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8/15/1981 Upload Date: 3/13/2012 6:50:01 PM |
| Location: |
North Vancouver, BC |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BCOL 1002(S13) |
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865 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BCOL 632 |
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NORTH VANCOUVER BC Aug 15 1981 -- British Columbia Raiway C420 BCOL 632 awaits an assignment. The Alco was built for Lehigh & Hudson River Railway as LHR 26 in January 1966 with builder number 3431-04. It was acquired by BC Rail in July 1972 and retired in 2002, purchased by Ed Bowers and leased to Iowa Northwestern as IANW 632. It then went to the Arkansas & Missouri as AM 57. (Roster information from trainweb.org, arkansasmissouri-rr.com) |
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8/15/1981 Upload Date: 3/13/2012 6:53:22 PM |
| Location: |
North Vancouver, BC |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BCOL 632(C420) |
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1667 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BCR 720 |
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NORTH VANCOUVER BC Aug 15 1981 -- British Columbia Railway M-630 720 awaits an assignment. MLW built the 720 (b/n M6067-04) in December 1972. It went to General Electric in 1991, to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico as FNM 720 and was scrapped in 1995. (Roster information from http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/BCOL.html and http://www.thedieselshop.us/MLW_M6.HTML) |
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8/15/1981 Upload Date: 11/5/2012 8:43:30 PM |
| Location: |
North Vancouver, BC |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BCOL 720(M630) |
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711 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
VW 29 |
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NORTH VANCOUVER BC Aug 15 1981 -- Vancouver Wharves S6 29 awaits a crew and switching assignments. Alco built the unit (s/n 81819) in November 1956 and delivered it as Southern Pacific 1073, renumbered to SP 1240, acquired by Vancouver Wharves in 1980, retired in 1996 and became OSRX 500 in 1996. (Roster information from http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/BCindust.html and http://espee.railfan.net/sp_s06.html) |
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8/15/1981 Upload Date: 9/7/2012 4:57:53 AM |
| Location: |
North Vancouver, BC |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
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Roster |
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| Title: |
CLC 701 |
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LONGVIEW WA May 22 1984 -- Columbia & Cowlitz C415 CLC 701 is coupled to a cut of cars at the Weyerhaeuser Company mill. Alco built the loco for C&C in 1868 with builder’s number 6018-01. It was retired in 1996. It reportedly went to Oregon Coast Express as OCEX 701 and to Mount Hood Railroad as 701. It is operating on the Burlington Junction Railway as no. 701. Roster information from trainweb.org, railroad.net, trainorders.com and dieselshop.us) |
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5/22/1984 Upload Date: 3/13/2012 6:42:49 PM |
| Location: |
Longview, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 4082(RS3) CLC 701(C415) |
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CBCX 102 |
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VANCOUVER WA Dec 16 2008 -- Columbia Business Center CBCX 102 is tied down on a delivery track south of the Western Steel fabrication facility. The area is what used to be a Kaiser Shipyard. GE built the unit (b/n 32413) in February 1956 for The Pacific Lumber Co. (Scotia CA) as TPL 102. The unit was stored after the line shut down in 1977. Dick Samuels (dealer) purchased the unit in late 1994 and he sold it to the business center. It is now stored awaiting its fate. (Roster information from trainweb.org/westernrails) |
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12/16/2008 Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:41:50 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBCX 102(86Tonner) |
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CBCX 565 |
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VANCOUVER WA July 6 2009 -- CBCX SSB 1200 565 is tied down at the old Kaiser Shipyard which is now an industrial center. The 565 is operated by Columbia Business Center and interchanges with BNSF. The unit began life as EMC NW 2350 (order E173, serial 725) in September 1937. It was later renumbered 2400. EMD rebuilt the unit (order no. 7573. builder no. 25224) in June 1959 as SW1200 2439 and delivered it to Santa Fe in zebra stripe paint. After being retired Nov 28 1973 Santa Fe’s San Bernardino shops rebuilt into an SSB1200, renumbered 1239 and painted it Santa Fe blue with yellow warbonnet on Feb 8 1974. It was retired a second time by Santa Fe and made its way to Amtrak as AMTK 565 in black and silver on Aug 31 1984. From there in found its way to Columbia Business Center as CBCX 565 still in black and silver. Sometime in I believe 2010 it was repainted Orange and Black. (Roster information from atsfrr.net, trainweb.org/emdloco) |
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7/6/2009 Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:35:37 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBCX 565(SSB1200) |
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PT 7513 |
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VANCOUVER WA Aug 10 2009 -- Chuck Zeiler sent me the following -- "I found the following on the Internet: Locomotive Lease between PT Railroad Services Ltd. (Lessor) and Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals Inc. (Lessee) dated June 1, 2000. Locomotive No. 7513 (GP-10). Picture: PT 7513." This information from Chuck bolsters my idea that it is used to shuttlle cars for unloading at the Port of Vancouvers Terminal 2 Berth 7: Dry Bulk Export Dock. A big thanks for Chuck for his help. |
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8/1/2009 Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:32:56 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
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Roster |
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CBCX 103 |
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VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 2010 -- This GE 25 tonner CBCX 103 is used to switch cars in a limited area at the east side of the Columbia Business Center. GE built the unit (b/n 15681) in April 1942. It was used at theKaiser Shipyard which the business center now occupies. (Roster information from trainweb.org/westernrails) |
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10/2/2010 Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:39:18 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBCX 103(25 Tonner) |
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CBCX 565 |
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VANCOUVER WA Feb 19 2011 -- CBCX SSB 1200 565 shows off its shiny new paint job. It is tied down at Columbia Business Center west of theinterchange track. The elevated BNSF mains are in the background. The 565 is operated by Columbia Business Center and interchanges with BNSF. The unit began life as EMC NW 2350 (order E173, serial 725) in September 1937. It was later renumbered 2400. EMD rebuilt the unit (order no. 7573. builder no. 25224) in June 1959 as SW1200 2439 and delivered it to Santa Fe in zebra stripe paint. After being retired Nov 28 1973 Santa Fe’s San Bernardino shops rebuilt into an SSB1200, renumbered 1239 and painted it Santa Fe blue with yellow warbonnet on Feb 8 1974. It was retired a second time by Santa Fe and made its way to Amtrak as AMTK 565 in black and silver on Aug 31 1984. From there in found its way to Columbia Business Center as CBCX 565 still in black and silver. It was repainted orange and black in lated 2009 or early 2010. (Roster information from atsfrr.net, trainweb.org/emdloco) |
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2/19/2011 Upload Date: 3/18/2012 2:37:17 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBCX 565(SSB1200) |
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BNSF 3034 |
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VANCOUVER WA Nov 10 2011 -- BNSF 3034 awaits its next switching job as it idles at the Amtrak station just short of the Columbia River bridge. EMD built the unit for Santa Fe in April 1978 as GP40X ATSF 3804, serial number 776054-3. It was rebuilt in either February or March 1992 at the San Bernardino shops. It was relettered BNSF 3034, patched and transferred to BNSF on May 14 1998. (Roster information from atsfrr.net and |
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11/10/2011 Upload Date: 3/9/2012 7:20:20 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 3034(GP40X) |
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| Title: |
BNSF 2959 |
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VANCOUVER WA March 9 2012 -- The crew gets off to handle switches as BNSF GP39-2 2959 stops short of the yard office. The unit was delivered to Santa Fe in May 1979 as phase IIB ATSF GP39-2 3684 serial number 786224-2. It was renumbered BNSF 2959, patched and transferred to BNSF on Sept 22 1995 after the BN-ATSF merger. (Roster information from trainpix.com and atsfrr.net) |
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3/9/2012 Upload Date: 3/9/2012 7:22:31 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2959(GP39-2) |
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329 Comments: 1 |
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UP 8564 |
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VANCOUVER WA March 9 2012 -- UP SD70ACe 8564 awaits clearance to proceed south in Vancouver Terminal. It is on the hill track leading from the Port of Vancouver. The cars are all covered gondolas and the train is 4600 feet long. EMD delivered the unit in 2007. |
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3/9/2012 Upload Date: 3/9/2012 7:16:53 PM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Action |
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UP 8564(SD70ACe) |
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269 Comments: 0 |
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BNSF 4551 |
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VANCOUVER WA October 4 2013 -- BNSF C44-9W 4551 leads a bulk commodity train on one of the balloon tracks at Terminal 5. The Port of Vancouver built the facility as part of the West Vancouver Freight Access project (http://www.portvanusa.com/wvfa/wvfa-home/). Terminal 5 occupies the former site of an aluminum plant. General Electric built the 4551 (b/n 51887) in September 1999. (Roster information from http://www.trainpix.com/bnsf/GEORIG/C44-9W/INDEX.HTM) |
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10/4/2013 Upload Date: 10/9/2013 12:30:13 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4551(C44-9W) |
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229 Comments: 0 |
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UP 8523 under new cantilever |
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VANCOUVER WA Dec 14 2013 -- Union Pacific 8523 leads a southbound under the soon-to-be-replaced cantilever at the south end of the passenger platform. Its replacement is already erected. |
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12/14/2013 Upload Date: 2/1/2014 12:11:09 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8523(SD90MAC-H2) |
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361 Comments: 1 |
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AMTK 139 under new cantilever |
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VANCOUVER WA Jan 18 2014 -- Amtrak P42 139 slows for a station stop with train 501. The iconic cantilevers replacement is already up ans awaiting activation. |
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1/18/2014 Upload Date: 2/1/2014 12:08:17 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 139(P42DC) |
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178 Comments: 0 |
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BNSF 9445 and new turntable pit |
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VANCOUVER WA Jan 18 2014 -- In the foreground a newly constructed turtable pit awaits instalation of the turntable. The move from the location south of the 39th Street Bridge is part of construction of a runthrough track. In the background BNSF C44-9W 5384 and BNSF SD70MAC 9445 roll north having left the fuel rack area, passed under the 39th Street bridge and are making their way to the main line. Union Pacific C45ACCTE 7956 leads a train waiting for clearance to proceed south. |
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1/18/2014 Upload Date: 2/1/2014 12:27:10 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9445(SD70MAC) |
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291 Comments: 0 |
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STBX 203 for use by Northwest Railroad institute |
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VANCOUVER WA Jan 18 2014 -- Sterling Bomba SW8 203 (b/n 15739) sits to the south of a Columbia Business Park warehouse. The locomotive has been acquired by the Northwest R`ilroad institute (http://nwrailroadinstitute.com/about-us/). It is former Colorado & Wyoming 203. Thank you to Roger Beckett, Lon Lasher, Randy Keller and Russell Strodtz for responding to my Loconotes query. (roster information from http://www.thedieselshop.us/STBX.HTML) |
| Photo Date: |
1/18/2014 Upload Date: 2/10/2014 12:14:22 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
STBX 203(SW8) |
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368 Comments: 0 |
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