I think I saw a ghost !

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blhanel

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From: Cedar Rapids, IA
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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 10:02 PM

Did it look like this one?

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=90500

Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.

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Murphy Siding

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May 2005
From: S.E. South Dakota
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I think I saw a ghost !

Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:12 PM

Today, A BNSF grain train came through town with a big,old, crusty looking locomotive on the point. The top 1/3 and bottom 1/3 were dark,rusty,brown. Middle 1/3 was dirty,creamy, off-white. It was dirty and rusty. The only ID was the number- 1722, on each side,and MRL in the number board. So, it would appear to be a Montana Rail Link SD 45. If so, it's the first SD 45 I've ever seen. The funny thing was, it was leading a Cascade Green Geep, and a big orange pumpkin! I tried to find a MRL locomotive roster with no luck. Can one of you MRL-ologists tell me what this was. It had flared out radiators, and I *think* 4 rooftop cooling fans.

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.