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BNSF NRE 3GS21B 1229

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RPRX 2001

Owner: BNSF Number:

BNSF 1229

Built: April 2007 Serial Number:  
Unit History: BNSF 1229 (2007-present) Built at: Mt. Vernon, IL

 

 
Notes:  
A

Unit was from BNSF's first order of six gensets, to be numbered 1220-1225. That order was later increased to 14 units, numbered 1220-1234. From Trains Magazine special issue "Locomotive" and an article by the Associated Press (http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070306/tx_cleaner_locomotives.html)

B

Build date speculated from information available. Build location from an unnamed source.

   
Photos:  
Extra Photo

April Smith shot the 1229 in the engine house in Tulsa in April 2007. Click to enlarge.

Extra Photo

On June 8, 2007, Mark St. Aubin shot the 1227 running light in Houston, TX. Click to enlarge.

 

Additional photos needed and appreciated.

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