Message of the day - August 11, 2005:

Hi everyone,

Today Mark R. Lynn provides us with a nice "C30-7 fest" with five photos on the subject. Two of these photos caused me to scratch my head and hit the Del Grosso book collection as I previously noted them being upgraded to C33-7's, and now they appear to be C30-7's again. The difference is horsepower rating, and the upgraded units sported red number boards at the time to denote their special status. There are no red numberboards on this batch, and the model name stenciled on the frame sill near the front steps is C30-7 on all five, further confirming this. Page 118 of Del Grosso's BNSF 1998-1999 Motive Power Review notes that all units upgraded to C33-7 and C36-7 were redesignated back to C30-7 in 1997, so I can indeed call this a C30-7 fest and not have to worry about a few C33-7's fouling up the theme.

Enjoy,
Charles

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