BN GP18's

Does anyone know when BN got rid of the GP18's? My normal source, the BN photo archives is no help on this one.
Thanks,
Kevin

 

BN turned them over to MK in June of '92. They came back a mere 5 months later as GP 28Ms!

 

1990 retired 11/81
1991 renumbered 1994 3/91
1992 retired 3/83
1993 retired 6/92 to MK to BN 1524
1994:1 was retired 12/85
1994:2 retired 6/92 to MK to BN 1592
1995 to BNSF 1995 retired 1/97
1996 retired 6/92 to MK to BN 1515
1998 wrecked 12/77 scrapped in 1978
1997 retired 6/92 to MK to BN 1525

The 1592 is a GP28P, able to provide power for a rotary.

 

Ooops! I didn't go back that far.......................

 

OK where the hell is Indian grave springs. Google earth cant find it. Wash state web page cant find it. I cant find it!

 

While I don't thinks GP18s regularly passed through here, Indian Grave Springs is a really early name for Beezley Springs. Milepost 1600 on the GN/BN/BNSF in Central Washington state. Beezley Springs became Ephrata.

Reference to the goofy name is Robert Hitchman's "Place Names of Washington." There are no references to GP18s in that book either.

 

Thanks for the quick info. Dan that is interesting that you have 1995 surviving into BNSF, I can not find referance of that, may I ask where you get your info from?
Kevin

 

Bob DelGrosso's Burlington Northern Locomotives 1970-1996.

There was a photo in one of the early BNSF annuals as well.