While watching a mixed freight today, I saw something I have never seen on this particular line in 10+ years. It was 3 GP-40’s. The lead was a green BN followed by a union pacific (with a dark line across the “union Pacific” lettering), followed by a grey with red letters “TMF”. This engine looked identical to the KCS gray with red lettered engines. What is TMF?
If it matteres, this line is a BNSF line.
Are you sure it wasn’t TFM?
TFM is a Mexican railroad largely owned by the KCS.
LC
According to my latest roster, TFM has only 4 GP40’s.
Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana. As LC said, it is mainly owned by KCS, who are currently involved in increasing their share of ownership.
The Nov 2003 issue of Trains had a very good article on the privatizacion of FNM, divided mainly into the companies TFM, Ferromex, and Ferrosur.
Regards
Ed
Yes, I apologize, it was “TFM” In my haste to post I transposed the lettering.
I believe now this was truly a rare sight. Why would I see this TFM on a usually only BNSF line? It was Southbound in extreme NW Iowa. I have never seen this here. Thanks for all the input.
Jamison - I watch the BNSF exclusively here in Lincoln - I saw, just this past weekend - CN and CSX - and ELMO. I see KCS through here from time to time. The gentlemen on the forum are probably tired of saying that it is just run through power -
I think the CSX was here for possible maintenance at our very fine shops and the CN was just traveling. They borrow power and repay power that way. Or maybe CN was on vacation - (I am smiling - see me?)
Mookie
But they all have 14" wheel sets, cherry bomb stacks, and subwoofers in the place of the dynamic brakes. [;)]
And a set of fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror* in the cab.
- EMD had to add the mirror so the crew would have a place to hang the dice[:)].
And just wait till you hear what they did with the horns…
They told me it was for the conductor to check his hair-do!
You forgot the chromed chain reverser, the fringe around the cab headliner, diamond tuck upholstery on the seats, and those blue lights on the hood, with the floursecent lights on the under frame!!!
And the naked lady window sticker…
Ed
Can’t forget the pink and purple tuck and roll…
Now we’re talkin Esse…jou gotta nice ride dere…lessee what’s under da hood…jou got hydraulics on dis esse?
The naked lady is for Limitedclear only.
Ok - I know I am going to hate myself for asking - but what’s an Esse? Maybe I am missing this like I did the ELMO…
Ed’ll tell ya, it’s a term of endearment in the 5th ward or Houston Heights area…specially if you got no bidness being there after dark…
Does this mean that when stopped or appraohed by another consist, they get the Loco. bouncing up and down? Jou loco Esse! [:-^]
Yeah, but it makes flat spots on the wheels and is hell on the trackwork.