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I work for a railroad contractor that has a shoulder ballast cleaner that is working on BNSF; today we finished working on the La Junta sub and are Monday start work on the Emporia sub.
This is the motive power that was used to move our equipment: BNSF GP39-2 # 2775 (formerly ATSF 3637/ATSF 3137/ATSF 3406 74664-21 Blt Feb 75; note the non-standard number board housing) and BNSF GP50 #3166 (formerly ATSF # 3813) note the missing rear headlight bulb.
EMD power is making a come back out here on the Scenic Sub, where GE units have pretty much been the norm on trains other than locals for the past twenty years.