They Don’t Build ‘Em Like That Anymore…

CB&Q SW1 #9147 – 1948 (Council Bluffs, Iowa)

Burlington Northern #91 – 1977 (Kirk, South Dakota)

Midwest Locomotive #1940 – 2012 (Kansas City, Missouri)

Here is a real railroad veteran that served the majority of its career based in Deadwood (1948-1982) for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy and later Burlington Northern, and can still be found working at a railcar maintenance facility in Kansas City.

Model:    EMD SW1
Built As: Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9147
Built:    6/1940
Serial Number:    1074
Order No:    E310
Frame Number:    E310-7
Notes:    ex-MWLX 91, ex-Kansas City Power & Light 91, ex-BN 91, nee-CB&Q 9147