Locomotive visitors to Sweethome Alabama

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Although Sweethome Alabama will be operated mostly by CSX and Norfolk Southern power, it will also see visiting diesels, and some steamers from many different railroads, not only from Burlington Northern and Birmingham Southern, but from many other railroads not necessarily associated with Alabama.

Here are the first of an occasional series showing locomotive visitors using Sweethome as the photographic backdrop

BN GP39E (was GP30, rebuilt by EMD)

BN GP39E (was GP35, rebuilt by EMD)

BN SW1500 and SW1000

UP GP60

Jon

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Jon … Your photos look great. … The BN, of course, acquired the SLSF Railroad (Frisco) , and BN was an Alabama railroad thereafter. Looks like your locomotives are ready to haul some trains in Alabama. …

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Admit it Jon,your just a locohaulic.[tup] Nice BN unit sir.

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BN will be a regular visitor and several units have been fitted with sound for just that purpose.

Johnathan, you are so right, as this thread will show

British outline (Bachmann OO) class 66/9

Rock Island GP9 in my favourite CRIP livery

Monon (CIL) BL2 in the classic gold/black

A very early visitor

Jon

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BN GP9

Belt Railway of Chicago RS2

BRC TR4 (SW7 cow/calf)

BRC SW1200s in early and later liveries

Jon