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Owner: Burlington Northern
Model:EMD GP7Built As:CBQ 230 (GP7)
Serial Number:14694Order No:5072
Frame Number:5072-31Built:9/1951
Notes:blt 9/51 as CB&Q 230 ret 5/83
Other locos with this serial:  BN 1586(GP7) CAGY 1586(GP7) MTM 1586(GP7) CBQ 230(GP7)
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BN GP7 1586
Title:  BN GP7 1586
Description:  BN GP7 1586 at Clyde, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 8/9/2012 12:37:26 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 1586(GP7)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
BN 1586
Title:  BN 1586
Description:  Burlington Northern Railroad GP7 1586 at Clyde, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was the Vapor (brand name) standby heater enclosure applied to most CB&Q GP7's and GP9's, in this case, ex-CB&Q GP7 230. Inside was a diesel fueled water heater. The exhaust stack, removed by this date, and was positioned against the car body to the roof line. An electrical receptacle is to the right of the lower latch. The idea was to be able to shut down the diesel prime mover in cold weather and use the heater to heat and circulate the cooling water to prevent freezing. Two problems surfaced from this idea; starting the prime mover was difficult with cold batteries, and the locomotive needed to be spotted near an electical outlet.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 2/16/2013 2:06:09 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 1586(GP7)
Views:  593   Comments: 0
BN SD7 6054
Title:  BN SD7 6054
Description:  Burlington Northern Railroad SD7 6054 at Eola, Illinois on an unknown day in December 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built as CB&Q SD7 406 in December 1952 (c/n 17402) on EMD Order 5140, it became BN 6054 and was retired in August 1983. Also seen is GP7 1586, built as CB&Q GP7 230 in September 1951 (c/n 14694) on EMD Order 5072 and retired in May 1983.
Photo Date:  12/1/1979  Upload Date: 8/3/2009 11:21:31 AM
Location:  Eola, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 6054(SD7) BN 1586(GP7)
Views:  607   Comments: 0
BN SD45 6420
Title:  BN SD45 6420
Description:  Burlington Northern Railroad SD45 6420 at Galesburg, Illinois on an unknown day in November 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Trailing are F45 6614, SD40-2 6820 and GP7 1586.
Photo Date:  11/1/1981  Upload Date: 8/3/2015 12:59:42 PM
Location:  Galesburg, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BN 6420(SD45) BN 6614(F45) BN 1586(GP7) BN 6820(SD40-2)
Views:  687   Comments: 0


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