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Today I saw a GP30 in old BN green gliding into the helper yard at Essex, Mt., on the BNSF High Line. It was coupled to another GP, probably a 38 or 40 (I couldn't tell) and the pair was then coupled onto a plow.
Are GP30s fairly rare in service anywhere in the US now? Does the BNSF use any more of them?
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I was able finally to discover that BNSF has eight GP30s in service, mostly on secondary lines, and they have all been rebuilt as "GP39m" and "GP39u" with 645-series power takeoffs applied to their 567 engines.
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This morning a GP30/39 and a GP38 pushed a plow/flanger out of the Essex yard westbound, presumably to Marias Pass. Fun place to trainwatch on the bridge by the Izaak Walton Inn.
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There's plenty of the old Santa Fe GP30s still running around mostly around the old Santa Fe tracks. Guess just like the few old BN ones in your area.
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There's plenty of the old Santa Fe GP30s still running around mostly on the old Santa Fe tracks. Guess just like the few old BN ones in your area.
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