Northtown parking lot

[Gats]

Pics of stored BNSF units, Northtown Yard, Minneapolis, MN.

A sea of green... pity about the other colours http://www.trainboard.com/wink.gif
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Gary A. Rose
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[This message has been edited by Gats (edited 17 May 2000).]

[Alan]

WOW! I could certainly use up some film if I could get amongst them!!

Very sad sight, though, and surprised to see some H1 units there. Are they just stored, not retired?

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[Gats]

From what was posted in the email list, they are stored servicable or LUGO - Laid Up Good Order.

quote from Craig Douglas, BNSF Editor, CTC Board;
The units at Northtown (and other locations around the system) are in LUGO
(Laid Up Good Order) storage, which is essentially excess power that the
railroad does not need at this time. Locomotives will be placed into and out
of LUGO storage as traffic levels dictate, or as other units depart the BNSF
roster due to sale, lease expiration, etc.

Batteries have been removed and stored.

Gary.


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Gary A. Rose
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[Gats]

New photos, more sunshine, more locos!
http://www.homestead.com/marshome/RailroadTNs.html

Gary.

[Alan]

What we need is a huge traffic upturn, to get all those units back on the road!!

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Alan

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[Gats]

Well, Al, get rid of the yucky orange/green stuff, and we can get some of the beautiful green/black running agian... and maybe some of the yellow/blue for old times sake... hehe
Seriously, the link above has been updated again and has a listing of the loco numbers... all 138 of them!

Cheers,

Gary.

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Gary A. Rose
The Unofficial TC&W page (http://www.pnc.com.au/~audiosat/)
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[Gats]

More on the many SD series locos LUGO at Northtown, Minneapolis - they are on the move!

Noted BNSF M-NTWBRC1-26 departing Northtown Yard this evening, with most of the "mass" concentrated in the nine live SD40-2s trailing the road power, BN 7020 and BNSF 3180. The eight BN green and one heritage I Dash-2s were all in idle, surprising in these days of high fuel prices. In view of the "powered up" status, we can conclude that the units were being delivered to an eastern connection in operable status at Clearing Yard in Chicago.

Karl Rasmussen
Coon Rapids, MN

Karl and list,

These units are moving to Chicago for BNSF service. They are part of a 130 unit group of LUGO'ed locomotives that are being reactivated. The models included in this group include SD40s, SD40-2s, SD45-2s and SD75Ms.

Craig Douglas
BNSF Editor CTC Board Magazine

FWIW

Gary.