The F's were on their last legs in the summer of 1980. One of the few F3's in BN paint was joined by a variety of F7's and F9's.
UP 625 was leased to power short Colorado & Southern in the Fall of 1970.
For those who remember the turbines - the end was 34 years ago. The Turbines are Dead, Long Live the Turbines.
Long assigned to Wyoming/Colorado branchlines, UP 457 still sports its large snow plow pilot
CP 9136 is at the head end of a "yarded" train at Eldon Some SD40-2, eh? Too late to change..
BNSF 7044 leads a mixed consist heading east from Cutbank, MT
In a timeless scene never to be repeated, White Pass #'s 40 & 73 are serviced prior to being assigned to snowplow service.
Long hood forward leads a mixed group of CB&Q and GN power not long after the BN merger.
In 1977, this was simply another train led UP's 6900's and a Fast Forty -2.
The last SD40 in the CP Classic "as delivered paint scheme."
When one thinks of Montana, they think of Big Sky Country..
