Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BN) EMD F7B No. 972575  Contributor's Pick!       
Ex Burlington Northern Railway, Marked: Rotary Snowplow Power Plant
Date: 7/30/2008 Location: Glendive, MT   Map Show Glendive on a rail map Views: 887 Collection Of:   William Rogerson
Locomotives: BN 972575(F7B)    Author:  Bill Rogerson
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BN) EMD F7B No. 972575
Picture Categories: Roster This picture is part of album:  W. R. Rogerson Collection, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company
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Ron Moraca General If the F7B still works and is mechanically sound, it would make a nice piece for a railroad museum somewhere, Bill. Or, BNSF might use it as they have before, to power rotary snowplows. That is probably why all three are rust-covered. Used in snow -clearing operations, they're consstantly exposed to the spray from the deicers used to keep the snowplow from clogging up. Salt destroys paint, and then the bodies rust, because they're not made of stainless steel. 11/14/2008 1:44:38 PM

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