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BN B1 |
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Burlington Northern Railroad B1 at Saint Paul, Minnesota on May 22, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Seen here out of service (number painted over) it was built in 1923 as a 6-5 Pullman sleeper, coverted by the GN to an air brake instruction car, used by the BN for the same purpose and later in Locotrol testing, and reportedly scarpped. |
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5/22/1984 Upload Date: 1/31/2014 3:04:32 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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Chuck Zeiler |
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BN B1 |
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Burlington Northern Railroad B1 at Saint Paul, Minnesota on May 22, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Apparently it is off the roster at this photo date, the number is painted over. The following is excerpted from the 1975-76 BN Annual, by F. Hol Wagner: Number B1 was built by Pullman in 1923 as a 6-compartment, 3 double bedroom sleeper named Burns. It was purchased by the Great Northern in September 1949 as Burns, rebuilt by the GN in August 1952 as air brake instruction car B1 (2nd) It became BN B1 in March 1970 and was later used in testing Locotrol operations. |
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5/22/1984 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 3:42:25 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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