SLSF-Frisco #3100 EMD GP50 in 1980 at EMD - Trainorders.com
Unit 3100 was the only GP50 delivered in Frisco paint and was to have been numbered 791. All other GP50 units ordered by Frisco were delivered in BN paint. From the RAIL SCENE collection. I had started taking railroad slides in the late 1960s and traded with slide enthusiasts from around the USA and in South America.
GP50 | Frisco.org - St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Jan 25, 2004 · Frisco.org - St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. Forums > Historical > Motive Power > Diesel Locomotives > Electo-Motive ... 790-799. Sort By: Title Start Date Replies Views Last Message ↓. Sticky. GP50 SLSF 790-799 - Locomotive Depositions. roger, Jan 25, 2004. Replies: 1 Views: 4,590. Joseph Toth Oct 19, 2011. GP50 SLSF 3100. rogerrt477, Jul 9 ...
GP50 SLSF 3100 | Frisco.org - St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Mar 3, 2024 · I just noticed the photograph of the GP50 3100 coming into Thayer has a semi-modified snow plow. Oh, boy, just when I think I got it figured out. Any clues as to whether this was a BN or Frisco thing? I think I saw a similar plow on the Norfolk Southern (NS) GP49s. Also, if anybody has an information on the 3100 let me know. Last seen in Nova ...
EMD's "GP50": The Final Four-Axle Model Carrying The 645 Engine
Aug 27, 2024 · The GP50, and its 645F3B engine, offered the greatest output yet of a four-axle model, capable of producing an impressive 3,500 horsepower. The model was designed for fast freight service. Ultimately, most railroads shied away from the design with only the Southern, Chicago & North Western, Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, and Burlington Northern ...
EMD GP50 - Wikipedia
An EMD GP50 is a 4-axle diesel–electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). It is powered by a 16- cylinder EMD 645F3B diesel engine, which can produce between 3,500 and 3,600 hp (2,610 and 2,685 kW). 278 examples of this locomotive were built by EMD between 1980 and 1985.
Frisco 3100-3109 were ordered by St. Louis – San Francisco Railway, but delivered to BN. The 3100 was the only GP50 that received Frisco colors; it was to be originally numbered 791 as part of the 790-799 series. The merger into the Burlington Northern system in November 1980 changed the outcome of the Frisco GP50s.
Pictures of BN 3100 - rrpicturearchives.net
Train 143 rolls past the closed Grand Crossing tower. I call it, "The would have been" Frisco locomotive. Ex-Frisco GP50 leads an EB freight past my house.
Welcome to the Burlington Northern Tribute Website - BN 3110
They follow the 10 Frisco GP50's numbered 3100-3109 ordered by the SLSF in 1980 just before being merged into the BN. The GP50 had 3500 HP. At the time BN was looking to replace the standard green paint scheme with something more highly visible and …
Athearn Genesis GP50s | Frisco.org - St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Jun 25, 2019 · While not exactly Frisco, Athearn now has their new run of GP50s in stock, which includes a couple options in Frisco colors. BN #3100 as delivered with its orange frisco styled cab number and the black BN stencil later applied.
GP50 - MagnumMacKivler/RLCPT2 GitHub Wiki
An early GP50 locomotive for the Frisco railroad sits in Memphis, TN in 1981. Photo credit Lon Coone and the Frisco Archive. The GP50 locomotive is the four axle version of the infamous "50" series. Along with it's 6 axle cousin, the SD50, it featured a higher RPM version of the 645 prime mover with a new turbocharger, known as the 645F.