BNSF orders 40 GP38-2's from NRE

[joegreen]

BNSF has a contract with NRE to rebuild 40 GP38-2's in NRE's shops in Dixmoore, IL and Mt. Vernon, IL.

The following GP35's,GP38's, and GP40's sit in Silvis(at least what I could see by photos on the net). The engines marked with a star will be on the list to be rebuilt first. Since there will be a total of 40 engines being rebuilt the other engines(no star) on this list below could also be added to the rebuild list later on.
BNSF 2621 GP35
*CNW 829 GP35
CNW 5517 GP40
CNW 5526 GP40
CNW 5528 GP40
*CSX 6523 GP40
DRGW 3007 GP30
DRGW 3008 GP30
*DRGW 3060 GP40
*DRGW 3071 GP40
*DRGW 3075 GP40
*DRGW 3084 GP40
*DRGW 3141 GP40
UP 638 GP38-2
UP 675 GP38-2
*UP 676 GP38-2
*UP 1980 GP38-2
*UP 1981 GP38-2
UP 1985 GP38AC
*UP 9961 GP40
UP 9963 GP40
UP 9965 GP40
*UP 9966 GP40
UP 9968 GP40
UP 9980 GP40
UP 9986 GP40

These engines will be pulled out of Silvis and will be transfered to Dixmoore or Mt. Vernon.

[canazar]

Atleast those old girls will roll for another 30 years

[eolafan]

DOWN with planned obsolescence and UP (not to be confused with U.P.) with recycling and rebuilding!

[csxengineer98]

about time someone is rebuilding some yard power... god knows csx could use some new or rebuilt yard power too...
csx engineer

[Gluefinger]

QUOTE: Originally posted by joegreen


UP 638 GP38-2
UP 675 GP38-2
*UP 676 GP38-2
*UP 1980 GP38-2
*UP 1981 GP38-2

These aren't the right types of engines- the 600 series are ex-CNW GP40s and the 1980-1981 were plain jane GP38s.

[joegreen]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gluefinger

QUOTE: Originally posted by joegreen


UP 638 GP38-2
UP 675 GP38-2
*UP 676 GP38-2
*UP 1980 GP38-2
*UP 1981 GP38-2

These aren't the right types of engines- the 600 series are ex-CNW GP40s and the 1980-1981 were plain jane GP38s.

I wasn't going to go through the trouble of stating the 600's were ex-CNW's or saying 1980 and 1981 were GP38's, all I wanted to do is state what was down in Silvis and what model the engine looked like it was.

[Anonymous]

Nice to know these units will have a new job.

[Lyon_Wonder]

reminds me of BN's rebuild program in the late 80s and early 90s of having GP30/35s rebuilt into GP39E/M/Vs. BN even had old Southern and N&W high hood GP30s rebuilt with kitbashed GP35-style cabs.

[stmtrolleyguy]

I'm glad that there will be some "old" power getting a new lease on life.

I wonder if they will ever do anything else with their gp30's, as long as they don't change around the cab. (I'm guessing that BN2762 was at one time a gp30? It just doesn't look the same w/o that rounded gp30 cab, especially the roofline, down for the cab, up in the middle, and down again at the back for the fans.)

[mudchicken]

Say goodbye to anything with a 567 power assembly on BNSF.[?]

[coborn35]

How did BNSF get all this U.P. power?

[tmcc man]

My question, how did they recieve the CSX GP40?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by coborn35

How did BNSF get all this U.P. power?

It was UP power but its all NRE power now. Same with the ex-CSX units. They were UP, DRGW, CSX, etc and were sold to NRE. Now NRE is rebuilding them and leasing them to BNSF.

[edbenton]

their may be a 567 powered engine left #`1460 the BEEP at the shops in aargentine KS in a baldwin switcher with a complete GP-7 hood on it. Lets just say it is a face only a mother or a railfan could love!'

[JoeKoh]

good more power to run on csx. i saw 5 bnsf units pulling trains while on csx rails sunday morning.
stay safe
joe

[nssr9169]

BNSF is finnally gitting it. The railroad dosn't need all thease green goat locos in yards, what they really kneed is a fleet of microprocesser GP series

[Anonymous]

What else could you ask for for switching and local work than a GP38

[joegreen]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cnw8835

QUOTE: Originally posted by coborn35

How did BNSF get all this U.P. power?

It was UP power but its all NRE power now. Same with the ex-CSX units. They were UP, DRGW, CSX, etc and were sold to NRE. Now NRE is rebuilding them and leasing them to BNSF.

Yes, the engines were bought by NRE from other railroads(UP and CSX) and shipped to Silvis until someone buys them(BNSF)................oh and by the way............they won't be leased to BNSF, they are being bought by BNSF. So after NRE rebuilds them they will pobably won't see them for another 20 years........at least.

[edblysard]

We had a CP Rail, high nosed SD40-2 in here today, on a BNSF grain train.
It is a NREX locomotive now, but still in CP paint...odd looking to see that high hood up front.
Unit 5480.

Ed

[railroad65]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

We had a CP Rail, high nosed SD40-2 in here today, on a BNSF grain train.
It is a NREX locomotive now, but still in CP paint...odd looking to see that high hood up front.
Unit 5480.

Ed

Former "SOUTHERN" locomotive.

Railroad65

[joegreen]

It is a "B-unit".All engines in NRE's lease fleet are not lead quilified, that's why they have the "B-UNIT DO NOT OCCUPY" decals on the doors.

[joegreen]

Here's an update......................

2000-2039 are the assigned numbers to these 40 units.

So far that I know of NRE's Dixmoor, IL shop has 6 units scheduled for rebuild....
UP 648 to BNSF 2000
CSX 9703 to BNSF 2001
CSX 9731 to BNSF 2002
UP 9962 to BNSF 2003
CSX 2045 to BNSF 2020
CSX 2064 to BNSF 2021

I believe NRE has rounded them up and are gutting them now, so it'll be a few months before they're released. I believe NRE's Silvis, IL and Mt. Vernon, IL shops have some units scheduled for rebuild but the info hasn't been released yet.

[fuzzybroken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lyon_Wonder

reminds me of BN's rebuild program in the late 80s and early 90s of having GP30/35s rebuilt into GP39E/M/Vs. BN even had old Southern and N&W high hood GP30s rebuilt with kitbashed GP35-style cabs.

Those just don't quite look right! Neat nonetheless, but it makes me wonder what Paducah would have... oh wait, they did make the GP39Vs! (V for "VMV", the current(?) entity at Paducah shops)

[JPowell]

Wish I could see some newer and/or rebuilt power @ the CSX yard in DeWitt NY

JP

[joegreen]

Here's the full list, this was originally posted at LocoNotes:

BNSF 2000 UP 648 GP40 Dixmoor
BNSF 2001 CSXT 9703 GP40 Dixmoor
BNSF 2002 CSXT 9731 GP40 Dixmoor
BNSF 2003 UP 9962 GP40 Dixmoor
BNSF 2004 NS 1362 GP40 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2005 NS 1369 GP40 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2006 UP 9966 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2007 UP 9961 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2008 UP 9965 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2009 UP 676 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2010 CSXT 6523 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2011 DRGW 3060 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2012 DRGW 3084 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2013 DRGW 3071 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2014 DRGW 3141 GP40 Silvis
BNSF 2015 GTW 6403 GP40 VMV
BNSF 2016 GRS 1385 GP40 VMV
BNSF 2017 GRS 1379 GP40 VMV
BNSF 2018 PL 3132 GP40 VMV
BNSF 2019 CNW 5527 GP40 VMV
BNSF 2020 CSXT 2045 GP38 Dixmoor
BNSF 2021 CSXT 2064 GP38 Dixmoor
BNSF 2022 NS 2721 GP38 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2023 CP 3077 GP38-2 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2024 NS 2814 GP38 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2025 UP 1980 GP38 Silvis
BNSF 2026 UP 1981 GP38 Silvis
BNSF 2027 CP 3067 GP38-2 Silvis
BNSF 2028 NS 2896 GP38 VMV
BNSF 2029 NS 2807 GP38 VMV
BNSF 2030 PRSX 1001 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2031 PRSX 1002 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2032 PRSX 1003 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2033 PRSX 1004 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2034 PRSX 1005 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2035 PRSX 1006 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2036 PRSX 1007 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2037 PRSX 1008 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2038 PRSX 1009 GP35 Mt. Vernon
BNSF 2039 CNW 829 GP35 Silvis

[edbenton]

If you look at the list there is not one former SP unit in the group. I guess the power desk people remember what kind of shape the SP was in around the proposed SPSF merger and do not want any of their old power on the railroad.