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» Northern Pacific Railway (more..)
» EMD GP9 (more..)
» NP Rocky Mountain Division 
» Livingston, Montana, USA (more..)
» September 02, 1960
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» NP 272 (more..)
» Unknown
» Roger Lalonde (more..)
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Northern Pacific Extra 7005A-West, with four F9's between Livingston and Muir a distance of 12 miles, require helpers in this area. Extra 7005A has the assistance of a pair of GP9s 272 and 300 on September 02, 1960. Photo from my collection, photographer Ken Crist.
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