BNSF Transfer  Contributor's Pick!       
BNSF Transfer Job Y-BIR103 crosses over from NA #3 to NA #2 as they pass through Control Point 2nd Avenue in Birmingham, Al. on their way to interchange with NS at North Yard & return back to East Thomas Yard with interchange from NS, the 2048 is a former MKT/EMDX GP40 rebuilt to GP38-2 sepcifications & the 2046 is a former Penn Central/Conrail/GMTX GP38-2 & are nicknamed Smurfs for their blue & white paint scheme of which BNSF only has a handful of
Date: 11/2/2013 Location: Birmingham, AL   Map Show Birmingham on a rail map Views: 304 Collection Of:   William H. Davis Jr.
Locomotives: BNSF 2048(GP38-2) BNSF 2046(GP38-2)    Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
BNSF Transfer
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Name Type Comments Date
Fred Stuckmann General Cool shot. 11/11/2013 8:04:30 AM
William H. Davis Jr. General Thanks 11/11/2013 8:23:44 AM
Bernie Feltman General It's great to see them using a different scheme 11/11/2013 11:18:37 AM
William H. Davis Jr. General I agree, I can only take so much of the orange before needing a change 11/11/2013 11:34:14 AM
Robert Farkas General In the thumbnail view, I thought this was Rock Island. 11/12/2013 2:51:29 AM
Land Rover General Nice Shot W D 11/12/2013 11:14:35 PM
William H. Davis Jr. General Thanks 11/13/2013 7:28:04 AM
Railfan 1981 General Just recently found out about BNSF having these smurfs.............nice catch and shot!! 11/14/2013 7:00:29 PM
William H. Davis Jr. General Thanks, I like these better than the orange 11/14/2013 7:19:17 PM

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