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[quote user="beaulieu"]It should be noted that BNSF is still running a small number of ex-Santa Fe SD45-2s. To minimize maintenance problems they are all in Rock train service in North Texas- South Oklahoma, so only one facility needs to stock any parts, also if any major part fails the locomotive is retired. [/quote] Actually, the SD45-2s up here in North Texas are on locals that switch grain elevators in Saginaw, TX. They originate out out of BNSF North and Saginaw Yards. There are usually a couple up in Haslet at the BNSF Alliance Yard which are used for trnasfers between BNSF yards in the area and the daily BNSF Alliance yard to UP Centenial(I will not call it Davison Yard) Yard. The SD45-2s on rock trains are down in Central Texas(CenTex) and South Texas. You can find A-B-B-A sets of SD45-2 power down there. Up here in North Texas, are rock trains are pwered by ES44DCs, Trash 9-44CWs, and the occasional 8-40CW. My namesake, Gribble Siding gets up to six to 8 rock trains a day when business is booming and everything is gelling. The only SD45-series locomotives on rock trains in North Texas are two wonderful CEFX SD45T-2s and an SD45R leasors, and are run by Dallas Garland and Northeastern(DGNO). All are former SSW or SP, and all still in SP "speed lettering" scheme. All have about inch high CEFX lettering, and cant really be seen if one is beyond say 25 meters.
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