BNSF B23-7s?

[Lyon_Wonder]

According to a board member over at Locophotos.com, BNSF are storing B23-7s at Topeka, KS.  Does this mean BNSF is in the process for retiring these ex-ATSF 4 axle GE's numbered in the #4200 series, which are probably the last Dash7's in Class I service?  And, as we all know, older GE's don't last as long with American roads as EMDs.

http://www.locophotos.com/Read.php?ThreadID=4832

Railpictures.net, though, shows BNSF B23-7s still in use as late as March of this year, so who knows?

 

 Photo Taken March 3rd at Grand Forks, ND.

 

 A B23-7 loco in Lafayette, IN pulling FRA track geometry cars.  This loco looks like it has been tagged.

[SSW9389]

I read on another board that the maintenance agreement with GE on these units expired on March 31st. Sounds like retirement to me on these units.

[Anonymous]

  thats  news  to  me  Every time  i  go  to  the  kansas  city  train  show  i  see  lots  of  b23-7s  bnsf  uses  them  for  transfer  service  and  ive  seen  the  sf30b  the  4276 several  times