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Pictures of BNSF 1557
 
Owner: BNSF Railway
Model:Rebuilt EMD SD38PBuilt As:LN 1208 (SD35)
Serial Number:30440Order No:7805
Frame Number:7805-9Built:6/1965
Notes:Ex-L&N
Other locos with this serial:  LN 4516(SD35) LN 1208(SD35) BNSF 6268(SD38P) BN 6269(SD38P) BNSF 1809(SD38P) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
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BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF TEBC6 255 & SD38P 1557 are sitting at BNSF'S East Thomas Yard awaiting their next assignment
Photo Date:  9/4/2009  Upload Date: 9/8/2009 5:21:35 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  961   Comments: 4
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF SD38P 1557, TEBC6 255, GP50 3122, & GP39M 2897 are sitting at BNSF'S East Thomas Yard awaiting their next assignment
Photo Date:  9/27/2009  Upload Date: 9/27/2009 7:48:19 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 3122(GP50) BNSF 2897(GP39M)
Views:  913   Comments: 3
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF TEBC6'S 255 & 250 coupled to SD38P'S 1555 & 1557 are sitting at BNSF'S East Thomas Yard awaiting their next assignment
Photo Date:  10/26/2009  Upload Date: 10/26/2009 8:08:51 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1555(SD38P) BNSF 250(TEBC6)
Views:  1504   Comments: 8
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF SD38P'S 1555 & 1557 & TEBC6'S 250 & 255 are sitting at BNSF'S East Thomas Yard awaiting their next assignment
Photo Date:  12/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/29/2009 7:42:36 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1555(SD38P) BNSF 250(TEBC6) BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  1269   Comments: 5
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y- BIR102 doing some switching at East Thomas Yard
Photo Date:  12/6/2010  Upload Date: 12/8/2010 11:30:45 AM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 250(TEBC6) BNSF 1555(SD38P)
Views:  1139   Comments: 5
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y- BIR102 doing some switching at East Thomas Yard. Finally after years of waiting for a shot of these unusual SD38P's & TEBC6's in actual service I finally nailed them on a yard job doing some switching. These units usually sit around & aren't used very much & I have plenty of roster shots of them, but was very happy to finally catch them performing service after years of waiting
Photo Date:  12/6/2010  Upload Date: 12/7/2010 5:54:29 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 250(TEBC6) BNSF 1555(SD38P)
Views:  1077   Comments: 15
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y- BIR102 doing some switching at East Thomas Yard
Photo Date:  12/6/2010  Upload Date: 12/8/2010 10:15:25 AM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 250(TEBC6) BNSF 1555(SD38P)
Views:  859   Comments: 4
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y- BIR102 doing some switching at East Thomas Yard. Finally after years of waiting for a shot of these unusual SD38P's & TEBC6's in actual service I finally nailed them on a yard job doing some switching. These units usually sit around & aren't used very much & I have plenty of roster shots of them, but was very happy to finally catch them performing service after years of waiting
Photo Date:  12/6/2010  Upload Date: 12/7/2010 6:14:36 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 250(TEBC6) BNSF 1555(SD38P)
Views:  880   Comments: 4
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y- BIR102 doing some switching at East Thomas Yard
Photo Date:  12/6/2010  Upload Date: 12/8/2010 10:35:57 AM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 255(TEBC6) BNSF 250(TEBC6) BNSF 1555(SD38P)
Views:  1024   Comments: 5
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y- BIR104 passing through 27th Street Interlocking AKA The CSXT Gate on their way back to BNSF'S East Thomas Yard with interchange from NS picked up at North Yard where NS & BNSF interchange
Photo Date:  4/12/2011  Upload Date: 4/12/2011 9:57:31 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  591   Comments: 7
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y- BIR104 heading back to East Thomas Yard after interchanging with NS at North Yard in Birmingham, Al.
Photo Date:  4/12/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:49:13 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  554   Comments: 6
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y- BIR104 delivering interchange to NS at North Yard in Birmingham, Al. then will head back to BNSFs East Thomas Yard with interchange from NS
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:59:36 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  493   Comments: 2
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF SD38P 1557 & SD40-2 1871 are awaiting their next assignment at BNSFS East Thomas Yard
Photo Date:  4/17/2011  Upload Date: 4/18/2011 12:09:22 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1871(SD40-2)
Views:  525   Comments: 4
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y- BIR104 passing through 27th Street Interlocking AKA The CSXT Gate on their way back to BNSF'S East Thomas Yard after interchanging with NS at North Yard in Birmingham, Al.
Photo Date:  8/23/2011  Upload Date: 8/23/2011 10:14:54 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1875(SD40-2)
Views:  722   Comments: 19
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y- BIR104 passing through Control Point Block 2 in North Birmingham, Al. on their way back to BNSFS East Thomas Yard after interchanging with NS at North Yard in Birmingham, Al.
Photo Date:  8/23/2011  Upload Date: 8/25/2011 8:49:49 PM
Location:  North Birmingham, AL
Author:  william davis
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1875(SD40-2)
Views:  482   Comments: 4
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y- BIR104 has delivered interchange to North Yard for NS & gets ready to head back to East Thomas Yard with 15 cars from NS
Photo Date:  11/15/2012  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 11:25:31 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1559(SD38P) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  392   Comments: 12
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y- BIR104 has delivered interchange to North Yard for NS & gets ready to head back to East Thomas Yard with 15 cars from NS
Photo Date:  11/15/2012  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 11:29:26 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1559(SD38P) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  435   Comments: 12
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y- BIR104 runs around NS AB10 as they pass through 2nd Avenue in Birmingham, Al. on their way to North Yard to interchange with NS
Photo Date:  11/15/2012  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 7:44:02 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  463   Comments: 13
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y-BIR102 doing some switching at East Thomas Yard
Photo Date:  12/18/2012  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 8:55:57 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1559(SD38P) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  467   Comments: 8
BNSF East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y-BIR102 switching the vehicle ramp at East Thomas Yard
Photo Date:  2/9/2013  Upload Date: 2/16/2013 9:04:10 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1559(SD38P) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  416   Comments: 4
NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Title:  NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Description:  NS Westbound Vehicle Train 270 ( Birmingham to Lincoln, Al. Honda Plant ) passing through Riverside, Al. on their way back to BNSF's East Thomas Yard with an ultra rare pair of SD38Ps for power, Ive caught these before on transfers & yard jobs on BNSF, but is my 1st time ever seeing these SD38Ps on a road train, theyre not equipped with ditch lights, so the 270 had to run 30 MPH over each crossing with the headend only, once the headend gets through the crossing they can get back to track speed, but if theres many road crossings together may as well stay at 30 MPH
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/7/2013 4:46:58 PM
Location:  Riverside, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  499   Comments: 11
NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Title:  NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Description:  NS Westbound Vehicle Train 270 ( Birmingham to Lincoln, Al. Honda Plant ) smokes it up as they pass through Prescott, Al. on their way back to BNSFs East Thomas Yard with a rare pair of SD38Ps for power. Not long after the 270 passed this location the woods caught on fire, I wonder if sparks came from the exhaust stacks of 1557 & 1559 while they were under heavy load pulling this hill that set the woods on fire or was it just a careless smoker between one of the crew members on 270, or was it a careless smoker in a passing vehicle, you never know what happened, you be the Fire Chief Investigater as 270 passes by with the deturbo'd SD38P's in run 8 struggling up grade with smells of diesel & burning oil spewing from 1559, after these SD38P's 1557 & 1559 passed by this location the air was filled with a thick cloud of diesel, I'd bet the 1559 spewed out some sparks that set the woods on fire, it has been known to happen in the past.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/8/2013 4:26:16 AM
Location:  Prescott, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  452   Comments: 8
NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Title:  NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Description:  NS Westbound Vehicle Train 270 ( Birmingham to Lincoln, Al. Honda Plant ) passing through Prescott, Al. on their way back to BNSFs East Thomas Yard with an ultra rare pair of SD38P's for power. I've never caught these on a road train til this day, but have caught them more than once on transfer & yard jobs, these SD38P's are remote control equipped & aren't equipped with ditch lights, so 270 had to do 30 MPH through each crossing with the headend only then can get back up to track speed, but if there's multiple crossings back to back it's best to just stay at 30 MPH til there's a long stretch without crossings, these SD38P's were assigned to hump duties at Tennessee Yard in Memphis, Tn. & maybe other yards for many years
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/8/2013 5:48:49 PM
Location:  Prescott, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  332   Comments: 2
NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Title:  NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Description:  NS Westbound Vehicle Train 270 ( Birmingham to Lincoln, Al. Honda Plant ) passing through Brompton, Al. on their way back to East Thomas Yard with an ultra rare pair of SD38Ps for power
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/11/2013 2:36:11 AM
Location:  Brompton, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  389   Comments: 7
NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Title:  NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Description:  NS Westbound Vehicle Train 270 ( Birmingham to Lincoln, Al. Honda Plant ) passing through Leeds, Al. as they duck under the Alabama Division Central of Georgia District AKA P Line with an ultra rare pair of SD38Ps for power, Ive caught these SD38Ps more than once on transfer & yard jobs, but never on a road train til this day, these SD38Ps arent equipped with ditch lights so the 270 had to run 30 MPH over each crossing with the headend only, then can get back up to track speed, but if there are numerous crossings not far apart may as well just stay at 30 MPH til theres a long strecth of no crossings, also these SD38P's are equipped with Remote Control Equipment for yard service which are what these units were built for, for a long time these units were assigned to hump service within Tennessee Yard in Memphis & maybe other yards as well, BNSF must've had nothing to use for power on 270 this day so had to use these or nothing is the only reason I can come up with why they would use these units in road service non ditch light equipped, must've been aggrivating not being able to do track speed due to the 30 MPH rule with the headend through crossings with engines not equipped with ditch lights.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/7/2013 5:08:02 PM
Location:  Leeds, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  352   Comments: 8
NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Title:  NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Description:  NS Westbound Vehicle Train 270 ( Birmingham to Lincoln, Al. Honda Plant ) passing through Leeds, Al. as they duck under the Alabama Division Central of Georgia District AKA P Line with an utra rare pair of SD38Ps for power, Ive caught these SD38Ps more than once on transfer & yard jobs, but never on a road train til this day, these SD38Ps arent equipped with ditch lights so the 270 had to run 30 MPH over each crossing with the headend only, then can get back up to track speed, but if there are numerous crossings not far apart may as well just stay at 30 MPH til theres a long strecth of no crossings
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/8/2013 3:54:03 AM
Location:  Leeds, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  317   Comments: 11
NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Title:  NS'S Alabama Division Birmingham East End District
Description:  NS Westbound Vehicle Train 270 ( Birmingham to Lincoln, Al. Honda Plant ) has just completed their brake test & departs the Lincoln, Al. Honda Plant as they pass through Control Point Embry in Lincoln, Al. on their way back to BNSFs East Thomas Yard with an ultra rare pair of SD38Ps for power
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/8/2013 6:13:06 PM
Location:  Lincoln, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 1559(SD38P)
Views:  289   Comments: 2
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y-BIR102 doing some switching at East Thomas Yard between 16th & 18th Street
Photo Date:  5/1/2014  Upload Date: 5/3/2014 9:39:27 AM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 2090(GP38-2)
Views:  378   Comments: 8
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y-BIR104 doing some street running in North Birmingham, Al. on their way to interchange with CSXT at Boyles Yard in Tarrant City, Al. with SD38P 1557 in charge
Photo Date:  5/12/2014  Upload Date: 5/16/2014 6:17:18 AM
Location:  North Birmingham, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1557(SD38P) BNSF 2090(GP38-2)
Views:  413   Comments: 9
BNSF Transfer
Title:  BNSF Transfer
Description:  BNSF Transfer Job Y-BIR104 passing through 32nd Street Interlocking in Birmingham, Al. about to interchange with NS at North Yard & return back to East Thomas Yard with SD40-2 1751 still in Santa Fe paint leading SD38P 1557 still in BN White Face paint in charge of this days Y-BIR104
Photo Date:  9/14/2014  Upload Date: 9/15/2014 5:27:15 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1751(SD40-2) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  372   Comments: 6
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y-BIR102 doing some switching at Control Point North Thomas at East Thomas Yard
Photo Date:  12/11/2014  Upload Date: 12/11/2014 7:31:16 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1584(SD40-2) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  493   Comments: 2
BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Title:  BNSF'S East Thomas Yard
Description:  BNSF Yard Job Y-BIR102 doing some switching at Control Point North Thomas in East Thomas Yard
Photo Date:  12/11/2014  Upload Date: 12/11/2014 7:38:26 PM
Location:  East Thomas, AL
Author:  William H. Davis Jr.
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1584(SD40-2) BNSF 1557(SD38P)
Views:  401   Comments: 0

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