Brian,
BNSF 2830: Turbo blew up, Chicago IL 01-08-09.
Laid Up at Northtown MN 01-15-09.
Plan will be to move it to West Burlington for long term storage.
Generally West Burlington "storage" means it will never be fixed.
No, there is no shop at West Burlington, just a place to store.
Russ
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From: "briannpman" <briannpman@comcast.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, 16 May, 2009 19:34
Subject: [CBQ] CBQ GP30 944 case history
>I recently scanned a photo of the BN 2221 which as I learned was former
>Burlington GP30 944 and decided to do a bit of research on the unit. The 944
>was part of the first order of 30 GP30's numbered 940-969 in 1962. The 944
>was built in April of that year.
>
> After the BN merger of 1970 it was renumbered 2221 and moved west to Western
> Washington where I first saw it on 1-16-72 on a wesbound near Skykomish, WA
> on the former GN. Power on that train was 6425/6492/2221/687
> (SD45/SD45/GP30/F7B) and the 2221 was still in Burlington red. It called
> Seattle's Interbay home and I saw and photographed it many times after it was
> eventually repainted green. Here it is at Interbay looking rather ragged on
> 5-17-80.
>
> http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=102777
>
> The 2221 was one of many ex-CB&Q GP30's selected to take part in a rebuilding
> program and was released in October of 1989 as BN GP39M 2830 wearing the new
> whiteface paint scheme. This photo of the 2830 was taken in Seattle on
> 6-1-93.
>
> http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=101119
>
> A few years later the 2830 would find itself on the BNSF roster and is now
> lettered for BNSF but still in BN green. Last report has it still operating
> in BN green into 2009. Nice to know this former Burlington GP30 is still
> around. Hope it makes it to Seattle again someday!
>
> Brian Ambrose
> Renton, WA
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