From what I can determine the Q contributed a single F unit to the
BN: F7A #168A, which was out of service on merger day, and traded in
on an SD45 order on 9/30/70. It never received its BN number: 796.
Source of info is the "Burlington Northern 1971 Motive Power Annual."
Mike Matalis
Downers Grove IL
On Jun 25, 2008, at 8:17 AM, Joe Jones wrote:
> I think all the "graybacks" were gone by 1969 when I hired on in
> Lincoln. After the merger a lot of old NP & GN F units were
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> Mike
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> From: lyon_wonder <lyon_wonder@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q F units
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 11:35 PM
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