are there any B30-7AB's surving?

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bnsf4737

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are there any B30-7AB's surving?

Posted by bnsf4737 on Sunday, December 8, 2002 3:57 PM

are there any B30-7AB's alive? I know that some got sold and other are scrapped. Do you were they at?

dmoore74

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Posted by dmoore74 on Sunday, December 8, 2002 5:24 PM

There are currently five of these units on the Providence & Worcester Railroad. Locomotive numbers 3004-3008.

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 9, 2002 6:45 PM

I've spotted some of the P&W "twinkies" in Worcester,MA. I have also read that a subsidiary of the Sierra RR bought a number of the former BN units and has converted them into mobile power plants for use in CA. Apparently they are set up to burn "biodiesel" fuel.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 24, 2003 1:09 AM

I have heard that UP is still putting some of these units on the auction block, as they come due for maintenance. If you have a BIG backyard, and a BIGGER wallet, you can be the proud owner of one of these cabless wonders. Although I don't know what you'd do with it. I guess they were pretty unique though....