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BN 1979
BN GP9 1979 was built by EMD in June 1956 as the SP&S #154.
SP&S ordered six GP9's and all were delivered in June of 1956 and numbered 150-155. All were set up to run long hood forward. While the 150-153 were set up with steam generators for passenger service the 154-155 were not, intended for freight service only. Another spotting feature is the 150-153 have rooftop air tanks and the 154-155 did not.
After the March 1970 BN merger the SP&S 154 was renumbered BN 1979 and assigned to Vancouver, WA where it had been maintained when in service on the SP&S.
rrpicturearchives has a very nice photo of the 1979 on its site taken in 1977 with the BN green painted GP9 leading a train at Salem, OR:
My one photo of the 1979 is not nearly as interesting showing a rear end roster shot at Interbay, WA 11-10-78.
