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Owner: Great Northern
Model:EMD SDP45Built As:GN 330 (SDP45)
Serial Number:33045Order No:7979
Frame Number:7979-5Built:7/1967
Other locos with this serial:  GN 330(SDP45) BN 6596(SDP45) BN 9860(SDP45)
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The Western Star arrives at Grand Forks depot
Title:  The Western Star arrives at Grand Forks depot
Description:  GN train 28, the eastbound Western Star, arrives at Grand Forks devot on 5 Feb 1970; if on schedule it's about 1110 in GFND. The Star is led by an SDP45 and two F-units, which were pretty much normal power east of Havre Montana at this time. Once-the BN merger was consumated Burlington Route E-units became standard through here, usually with an ex-GN F3 or F7B in the middle. The train has come from Seattle and, when done at the downtown depot, will back"out just over 2.5 miles to the wye at PA Jct before turning south and heading for Fargo, Minneapolis and points east. Scanned from an Instamatic print.
Photo Date:  2/5/1970  Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:08:10 PM
Location:  Grand Forks, ND
Author:  Rick Morgan
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Locomotives:  GN 330(SDP45)
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