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| Last updated on August 7, 2025
Four red-and-white GP40s lead fast freight train 33, the Texas Special, into Valley Park, Mo., on Nov. 25, 1980, four days after merger with Burlington Northern.
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Remember that despite its name, the SLSF, commonly known as the “Frisco”, never came close to San Francisco…. Note that both 3000 hp GP40-2s (Nos. 757 & 774) were just one year old when this photo was taken.
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