in a burlington sd 24 which end is the front and please show me with pictures.
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Photo #205677 is of Burlington Northern #6250 which began life as a CB&Q unit; look on the sill directly behind the steps under the high short hood and see what you can see. That “F” don’t stand for “Firecracker”.
Here is another shot of a BN SD24. Short hood leading.
Here’s apicture of CB&Qs SD24s.
Look closely and the locomotive will tell you that short hood is the “front” because of the location of the horns and the way these locomotivesare being mu’d.