Balmer Yard Magnolia, WA         
Date: 7/22/2011 Location: Seattle, WA   Map Show Seattle on a rail map Views: 373 Collection Of:   William L. Smith
Locomotives: BNSF 1655(SD39-2)    Author:  William L. Smith
Balmer Yard Magnolia, WA
Picture Categories: Yard This picture is part of album:  BNSF RR Seattle Area-2
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Alan Grey General Despite the frame markings-this actually is a SD40-2 (3000 HP). Back when they started putting RCO equipment on SD40-2 units they would mark them on the frame (and in the mechanical computer) as a SD39-2 to help distinguish them from "road" units when power was being assigned. Mechanical even listed them as 2300 HP. They have done away with all that now since all the SD40-2s are considered yard or local power-not mainline. Great picture by the way; really shows her age under the fancy paint. 8/31/2014 3:33:58 PM

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