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#1 User is offline   John Clark 

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Posted 27 April 2023 - 08:51 AM

Hey everyone.  This was passing through Muskogee, OK  a couple of years ago on the way to Texas.  It was parked here for a few days.  I was hoping that it would be staying at Muskogee and be put on display.  Anyway, enjoy.<br />John Clark <br />Attached File  IMG_0638.JPG (4.49MB)
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Posted 27 April 2023 - 09:23 AM

Cool. What a real treat to see that ambling' down the pike! Do you know what the story is behind this extremely cool machine?

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Posted 27 April 2023 - 10:23 AM

Hello Tim.  According to www.thedieselshop.us/SLRG.HTML, it is formerly CB&Q 9972.  As you can see, it is painted in Burlington Northern colors.  The photos are photos that I took and are not downloaded from the internet.  Hope you enjoy them. John Clark

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Posted 27 April 2023 - 01:42 PM

I'm pretty certain this had been sitting derelict in Elk Grove IL's industrial park, which Iowa Pacific used to switch before losing the contract.

If I recall, it has no traction motors or engine. Somewhere I have photos I took back there maybe five or six years ago.

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Posted 28 April 2023 - 08:39 AM

A former San Luis & Rio Grande B39-E8 is now HMCR (Huntsville Madison County Railway) 8527. See https://www.youtube....rts/IT1zsDva-j8 or https://www.youtube....h?v=WmnERoslD3Y or https://www.youtube....h?v=DvOluuHwCFA or drive thru Huntsville Alabama on US-231.
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