Early 1992 Train Pictures

Here are some more of my dad's train pictures. He usually got his train pictures developed as slides, but he got prints of these as well. These were taken in early 1992.

Photo by Cliff West

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe SD40-2 #5170 is pictured at Burlington Northern's Hoyt Street Yard in Portland, Oregon. It was built by EMD in November 1981.

Photo by Cliff West

Before the merger with Burlington Northern, Santa Fe locomotives were relatively rare in the Pacific Northwest. Though no one could know at the time, looking back, this visitor's presence seems to hint at things to come in the future.

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Union Pacific SD40-2 #3507 is a less exotic visitor to Hoyt Street. It was built by EMD in January 1979.

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Union Pacific SD40-2 #3401 is pictured at Albina Yard in Portland, Oregon. It was built by EMD in May 1977 as Union Pacific #8066 and originally featured high-speed gearing that allowed it to operate at up to 80 miles per hour. In 1981 it was regeared for regular freight service and renumbered to #3401.

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Carnation Cryo-Trans Cryogenic Refrigerator Car CRYX #1270 is pictured at Portland Terminal Railroad's Guild's Lake Yard in Portland, Oregon.

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Kansas City Southern SD40-2 687 is pictured at Burlington Northern's Interbay Yard in Seattle, Washington. It was built by EMD in June 1980.

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Burlington Northern SD40-2 #6913 is pictured at Interbay Yard. It was built by EMD in February 1972 as Burlington Northern #6336. In November 1973 it was equipped with Locotrol remote helper equipment at the Dale Street Shops in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was renumbered to 6913. Burlington Northern originally numbered its Locotrol master SD40-2s in the 6800s and the remotes in the 6900s. Even after the Locotrol equipment was later removed, they kept their new numbers.

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Burlington Northern GP40G #3078 is pictured at Interbay Yard. It was originally built by EMD in February 1969 as Baltimore & Ohio #3714. After leaving the B&O it became GATX #3714 and was later rebuilt at the Livingston Rebuild Center in May 1989 as one of 10 GP40Gs for long-term lease to Burlington Northern as #3075-3084. All 10 GP40Gs left the BN roster at the end of their lease in February 1992 and returned to their owner, GATX, so this unit's remaining time on the BN was apparently very short.

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Kansas City Southern SD40-2 #692 is pictured at Interbay Yard. It was built by EMD in June 1980.

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Kansas City Southern SD40-2 #657 is pictured at Interbay Yard. It was built by EMD in January 1974.

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Union Pacific GP40-2 #907 is pictured at Argo Yard in Seattle, Washington. It was built by EMD in April 1980 as Western Pacific #3552. Union Pacific took over the Western Pacific in 1983. In July 1985, this unit was painted in Union Pacific's Armour Yellow paint scheme, but with Missouri Pacific lettering, as MP #907. It was relettered for Union Pacific in June 1988. Notice that the words "Union" and "Pacific" are in different fonts. "Union" is in the standard Union Pacific font, while "Pacific" is in the "North Little Rock-style" lettering. The shop only replaced the word "Missouri" with the word "Union," reusing the word "Pacific."

Photo by Cliff West

Union Pacific SD60M #6291 is pictured at Argo Yard in Seattle, Washington. It was built by General Motors Locomotive Group in London, Ontario, in December 1991 and still looked brand new. It appears that #6292 is behind it. These units might have just come straight from the GMLG plant.

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Union Pacific SD60 #6011 is pictured at Albina Yard in Portland, Oregon. It was built by EMD in April 1986.

Photo by Cliff West

Union Pacific GP40 #674 is pictured at Albina Yard in Portland, Oregon. It was built by EMD in August 1968 as Missouri-Kansas-Texas #239. Union Pacific absorbed the M-K-T, or Katy, in 1988, and this unit became Union Pacific #674 in June 1989.