The MKT railroad sure looks like it had a rough time.
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There's no platform under the door, so it couldn't have been the primary means of in and out, but still an interesting precursor to today's hood units.
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According to published info. This unit was rebuilt in December 1974 from F3A 66C (EMD 4034, June 1947) by MKT at Parsons, Kansas, numbered MKT 399; renumbered to MKT 401B in April 1975 upon entering service. F3A 66C had been wrecked on 17 June 1974 at Caney, Okla … Rebuild included an EMD 2000 horsepower 16 cylinder 645E prime mover and upgraded electrical gear; cab windows were blanked out and a new enlarged nose door installed, making the unit into a cabless booster." B unit.
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Great picture, I know your feelings on it but I love the 401B! The Katy designation for it was an F38M as it was upgraded to GP38-2 standards in an F unit car body.
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