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Douglas Hildebrandt's Collection
 
7/7/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: BNSF Railway
Model:EMD SW1500Built As:GN 201 (SW1500)
Serial Number:33203Order No:7051
Frame Number:7051-2Built:10/1967
Notes:Ex-GN
Other locos with this serial:  BNSF 3447(SW1500) BN 301(SW1500) GN 3447(SW1500)
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BNSF 3447
Title:  BNSF 3447
Description:  BNSF 3447 takes a break just outside of the diesel shops. Taken with permission.
Photo Date:  9/10/2004  Upload Date: 1/30/2009 9:34:56 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  891   Comments: 0
BNSF 3447
Title:  BNSF 3447
Description:  Still in BN green, this SW1500 still earns her keep on the BNSF.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 5/15/2008 8:48:48 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  778   Comments: 0
BNSF 3702
Title:  BNSF 3702
Description:  One of the few repainted MP15s rests at Northtowns Diesel shops.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 5/15/2008 8:48:29 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 3702(MP15DC) BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  1318   Comments: 3
BNSF 2973
Title:  BNSF 2973
Description:  Power being moved around the shops. The 2973 is a former GM&O unit, cool stuff!
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/7/2009 10:59:44 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 2973(GP39V) BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  840   Comments: 0
SW1500s
Title:  SW1500s
Description:  Two SW1500s move around the diesel shops at 44th. The 3447 lives at Northtown, and you can see how much better shape its in compared to the 3404. You can see some Frisco red coming through on the stacks of the 3404.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/7/2009 10:57:08 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 3404(SW1500) BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  1024   Comments: 1
GP39-2
Title:  GP39-2
Description:  This was cool to see, a GP39-2 in the H1 scheme! An added bonus were the open hood doors.
Photo Date:  2/25/2009  Upload Date: 2/25/2009 5:07:48 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 2955(GP39-2) BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  965   Comments: 0
Diesel shops
Title:  Diesel shops
Description:  The Vomit Bonnet rests next to an SD60M that is getting some work done it.
Photo Date:  2/25/2009  Upload Date: 2/25/2009 5:00:31 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9647(SD70MAC) BNSF 3447(SW1500) BNSF 8148(SD60M)
Views:  1256   Comments: 1
Another day at Northtown
Title:  Another day at Northtown
Description:  Yet another day at Northtown for these units. The 3447 is going into the shops to grab a unit, and the slug set pushes more cars over the hump.
Photo Date:  2/25/2009  Upload Date: 2/25/2009 4:52:41 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 3447(SW1500) BNSF 7879(SD40-2) BNSF 1917(SD39) BNSF 3973(Yard Slug)
Views:  1413   Comments: 0
Moving around
Title:  Moving around
Description:  BNSF 3447 moves the 6813 around the shops. Soon the 3447 will pick up the 2288 and 6821 before coupling back up to the 6813.
Photo Date:  3/22/2009  Upload Date: 3/26/2009 12:40:38 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6813(SD40-2) BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  855   Comments: 1


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