BNSF 1879 started life in 1979 as a Bluebonnet SD40-2 (long snout) for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe. It was later rebuilt as a SD39-2 for the BNSF.
BNSF 1879 (SD39-2) crosses the South Platte River in downtown Denver, Colorado.
Two pairs of BNSF light power run over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado.
BNSF 1879 (SD39-2) takes a turn humping cars into the Denver Yard.
BNSF 1879 (SD39-2) waits for servicing at the BNSF engine facility in Denver, CO. It was built in 1979 for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe.
BNSF 1879 (SD39-2) leaves the Denver Yard with a cut of cars which it will sort.
BNSF 1879 (SD39-2) notches up as it pulls a load out of the Denver Yard with a heavy load just minutes before the sun sets.
BNSF 1879 (SD39-2) and GP39-2 mate strain to pull a cut of cars out of the Denver Yard for sorting.
A pair of BNSF SD40-2s sit in GM Yard.
A pair of BNSF SD40-2s sit in GM Yard in Hodgkins.
The NS Transfer Job returns to E. Thomas Yard.
