Last Frisco diesel to be dipped in green (BN)?

I know BN was pretty quick to erase much of the Frisco image soon after the '80 merger. Does anyone know when BN repainted the last SLSF unit into the green scheme? I know there were a lot of Frisco cars and cabooses out there in the mid-80's. I was just a young kid then. I remember rolling stock- but can't recall seeing any diesels in Frisco paint.

Thanks!

 

GP38-2 451 repainted to BN 2306 in August 1983

Memphis TN - 03/06/77 - (Terry Foshee Photo) - {Bill Phillips Collection}

 

Thanks HWB...
I didn't realize it was that early that the last diesel was repainted! It's kind of interesting- considering the BN/ATSF merger was more than 15 years ago, and there are obviously still lots of BN and Santa Fe diesels running around in their original paint with patch jobs.

 

The difference was BN/ATSF was a merger. BN/Frisco was a takeover. The identify of the taken over over is quickly washed away in most cases.

 

I didn't know the BNSF (prior ATSF?) had so many top operating employees that were kin to the Einsteins. Please, enlighten us as to how they do intermodal so much better.

 

For some reason I thought GP-50 3100 was the last unit painted in BN colors.

 

I think 3100 was the last unit delivered in the Frisco colors wasn't it? 'Course it might also have been the last painted in the BN colors??

Tom

 

In reverse order:

(1) SD-38-2's 6/79 (See Below)
(2) GP40-2's 6/79 (See Below)
(3) SD-40-2's 7/78
(4) B-30-7's 12/77
(5) GP15-1's 9/77
(6) MP15DC's 3/75
(7) U30b's 3/75

These are the months when the last locomotives in the series were shipped as some overlapped months.

Quote from Marre's "Frisco Diesel Power"

"SLSF 773 was the last road locomotive to be shipped to the Frisco proper, but SD38-2 unit SLSF 299 was the very last locomotive shipped to the Frisco. The last four units placed in service by the Frisco were 297, 299, 773, and 774, all placed in service June 21, 1979."

Bottom line:

Shipped date: SD38-2 #299 (6/18/79)
In Service Date: Tie between two GP40-2's and two SD38-2's (6/21/79)

 

I agree.

In all honesty, the ATSF had intermodal down to a science. They were way ahead of the game as compared to any of the western roads, including BN, long before the last round of big mergers. I'd be willing to bet that BN wouldn't have done as well as it did if it were not for the talents of a few good former Frisco managers.

Some of the issues you pointed out on the UP come more from a marketing standpoint, rather than operating. I've seen some insanely close gate times at various UP ramps. Those partially empty cars you see are "insurance" for an on time departure with all those last minute trailers/containers.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled Frisco programming.

 

Green & Black=Forest products and coal.

Tom

 

you know Frisco bought those SD40-2's for pool coal service with UP. I think, and Ive stated this before that The Frisco would have started to subscribe to the six axle EMD train of thought. It was unavoidable. The -2 was not a SD45 with that high maintance prime mover. Frisco management would have seen what the competition was running and how well it was working and ordered more. They would have realized the GP50 was a mistake. Picture if you will four of the -2's speeding a TOFC across the Salt Creek bridge at Keystone Lake on the Avard Sub..sweet


I know that's Oakhurst but you get the picture

 

This was the last to be painted BN green but were there other spun off to short lines or elsewhere that stayed in the red and white?

 

Some Frisco units (GP7s) went to the North Western and remained in orange and white at least for a short time. Don't know off the top of my head what the date was, though, although the Utah Rails website would have it listed.

GS