HI all When I opened this thread I did not expect to find a locomotive that I have had hand to throttle on but there she is SLSF 302 / BN 77 owned by Springfield Railway Services / Trinity Railcar. I ran this locomotive switching cars in and out of the shop for a short while before moving into a welding position. A little history about her that I know, the prime mover was upgraded to 1000 HP, date unknown. She served the above industry well for many years. She had her quarks but ran quite well. After I went to the steel shop the crew that took over forgot to check the weather forecast and one night in the fall of 2007, if memory serves, they shut her down and the temperature dropped into the 20s. That night needless to say she froze and broke a bunch of the plumbing and maybe the block. Either way she was put out of service and Trinity Railcar at the time did not want to put any money into repairs. She was stored at the freight car plant, old steam locomotive shop, until Trinity left Springfield, MO. I do not know if they scrapped the Locomotive or left it for BNSF. I was told the bearings were locked up on the axles from setting and could not be moved. Have a great day. Darren Edit 2/18/2024: The upgraded to 1,000 horsepower comment is in error. EMD's SW7 was originally built with a 1,200 horsepower 12-567-B engine. The engine produced electrical power of 895 kilo watts. MKD
