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Owner: Burlington Northern
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:BN 8016 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:776055-27Order No:776055
Frame Number:776055-27Built:3/1978
Other locos with this serial:  BN 8016(SD40-2) BNSF 8016(SD40-2) BNSF 1667(SD40-2)
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BN SD40-2 8016
Title:  BN SD40-2 8016
Description:  Burlington Northern Railroad SD40-2 8016 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in March 1978 (c/n 776055-27) by Electro-Motive Division. Between January 1, 1977 and March 1980, the BN acquired a total of 487 new SD40-2's, including 50 built in Canada to meet the demand. Number 8016 is seen here at Cicero backing west toward the engine house at Clyde, about a mile in the distance. Roughly a half hour before this photo was taken, this locomotive set was coupled to the now derailed freight train that pulled through the arrival tracks, and the following is my best guess as to the events that transpired next.

The train was too long for the track he arrived on, or he overran his stopping point. Either way, the train was parted, and he pulled ahead, a switch was thrown behind, and he proceeded to back the front half of his train into an empty arrival track adjacent to the one he arrived on.

Now I'm no professional railroader, but I've seen many a backup move in my time, and in my opinion, the hogger showed a bit of enthusiasm in his reverse move. That, coupled with the bad condition of the yard tracks, probably contributed to the scene you see here. I had just walked over from the north side to the south side of the Laramie Avenue bridge as the reverse move began, complaining to myself that I should have started shooting on this side instead of the other side, where the passenger triple track main was located. As I arrived on this side (the south side), the bridge began to shake, not too alarming as heavy trucks crossing the bridge would also cause the bridge to shake. But there was considerable noise very unlike a heavy truck, and I soon found myself witnessing a derailment happening literally under my feet. My impulse was to run off the bridge, as there was the possibility of errant freight cars hitting the bridge support, and I would have joined in the derailment. Just as I got my feet into Run 8, there was the PSSSHHH sound of the emergency brakes setting up, and everything came to a halt in a cloud of dust. Behind me, I heard the turbos settling down to idle. I'm not sure if the hogger set the brakes or if an air hose parted, but I do recall the turbo sound still whining in a power setting after everything came to a stop, then winding down.

The hogger is inspecting his handiwork as he backs his power to the engine house, and he's likely putting his story together. Note that his class lights are lit, that's a nice touch. Almost part of this derailment was the lighting tower behind the boxcar that picked the switch, and a yard office, so it could have been worse. Note the Conrail units parked in the pocket track next to the tower in the upper center of the photo. Also, in the upper right side is a yard track that has been taken out of service, apparently for some time, as the frog has been removed. This was a yard track off the hump at Cicero, and usually, the cabooses were routed to this track when an arriving train was humped and sorted. I got a couple of interesting photos of cabooses on that track.
Photo Date:  9/1/1980  Upload Date: 1/23/2009 10:41:39 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Wreck
Locomotives:  BN 8016(SD40-2) BN 6704(SD40-2)
Views:  1767   Comments: 5
1237-35 Eastbound BN passes ex-GN Como Yard
Title:  1237-35 Eastbound BN passes ex-GN Como Yard
Description:  Como Ave bridge, Maxson shop beyond
Photo Date:  6/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/27/2008 11:46:26 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BN 7904(SD40-2) BN 8016(SD40-2) BN 3038(GP40)
Views:  649   Comments: 1
1237-36 Eastbound BN passes ex-GN Como Yard
Title:  1237-36 Eastbound BN passes ex-GN Como Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/27/2008 11:46:46 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BN 3038(GP40) BN 8016(SD40-2) BN 7904(SD40-2)
Views:  906   Comments: 0
BN 8016
Title:  BN 8016
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1990  Upload Date: 9/1/2008 6:47:48 AM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Larry Gholson
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 8016(SD40-2)
Views:  303   Comments: 1
BN 7165 East on the NP Mainline
Title:  BN 7165 East on the NP Mainline
Description:  BN Eastbound stack train running down the NP Mainline to Lowell.
Photo Date:  2/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/19/2007 5:48:40 PM
Location:  Everett, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BN 7165(SD40-2) BN 7112(SD40-2) ATSF 8090(C30-7) BN 8016(SD40-2)
Views:  843   Comments: 1
ATSF 8090 Kodachrome
Title:  ATSF 8090 Kodachrome
Description:  ATSF C30-7 in the short lived kodachrome paint.
Photo Date:  2/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/19/2007 5:51:46 PM
Location:  Everett, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 8090(C30-7) BN 8016(SD40-2)
Views:  820   Comments: 1
BN 8137
Title:  BN 8137
Description:  BN 8137 leads a trio of SD-40-2's southbound, up the Deschutes River, in the morning
Photo Date:  9/25/1992  Upload Date: 11/19/2017 7:42:37 PM
Location:  Maupin, OR
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BN 8137(SD40-2) BN 8016(SD40-2) BN 7066(SD40-2)
Views:  390   Comments: 0
BN 8137
Title:  BN 8137
Description:  BN 8137 leads a trio of SD-40-2's southbound, up the Deschutes River, in the morning
Photo Date:  9/25/1992  Upload Date: 11/19/2017 7:35:45 PM
Location:  Maupin, OR
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BN 8137(SD40-2) BN 8016(SD40-2) BN 7066(SD40-2)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
BN 8137
Title:  BN 8137
Description:  BN 8137 leads a trio of SD-40-2's southbound, up the Deschutes River, in the morning
Photo Date:  9/25/1992  Upload Date: 11/19/2017 7:36:25 PM
Location:  Maupin, OR
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BN 8137(SD40-2) BN 8016(SD40-2) BN 7066(SD40-2)
Views:  368   Comments: 0
BN 8137
Title:  BN 8137
Description:  BN 8137 leads a trio of SD-40-2's southbound, up the Deschutes River, in the morning
Photo Date:  9/25/1992  Upload Date: 11/19/2017 7:37:24 PM
Location:  Maupin, OR
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BN 8137(SD40-2) BN 8016(SD40-2) BN 7066(SD40-2)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
BN 8016 on a freight
Title:  BN 8016 on a freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/1993  Upload Date: 2/12/2004 8:17:12 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Don Stewart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 8016(SD40-2)
Views:  515   Comments: 1
BN 6327
Title:  BN 6327
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/1998  Upload Date: 10/21/2016 8:50:29 PM
Location:  Marshall, MN
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6327(SD40-2) BN 6361(SD40-2) BN 8016(SD40-2) ATSF 5334(SD45u)
Views:  796   Comments: 0


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