photo by: Alfred B. Butler
Moscow, ID - spring of 1950
DRS4-4-1500
c/n 73646, b/d 9/1948
- built for the Northern Pacific as #176
- renumbered as NP 501, January 1950
- EMD repowered, 1959
- became BN 406, 1970
- to Simon (scrap dealer), 1972
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photo by: Alfred B. Butler Moscow, ID - spring of 1950 |
501 DRS4-4-1500 c/n 73646, b/d 9/1948 - built for the Northern Pacific as #176 - renumbered as NP 501, January 1950 - EMD repowered, 1959 - became BN 406, 1970 - to Simon (scrap dealer), 1972 |
The location is on the Northern Pacific P&L branch (Spokane-Lewiston), just west of Moscow ID, which is seen in the background. Baldwin NP 501 is seen on passenger train 314. This loco, along with sister 500 (original numbers 176 and 175) were purchased for the 2 Spokane-Lewiston passenger runs. When trains 312-313 were discontinued in 1950 t he 500 went to Seattle. 501 continued to handle trains 311-314 until spring 1952 when it was replaced by GP7 556. |
 Baldwin photo from bulletin 293 - collection of Matthew Imbrogno |
177 DRS6-6-1500 c/n 73838, b/d 8/1948 - built for the Northern Pacific as #177 - renumbered as NP 525, December 1949 - EMD repowered, 1966 - became BN 407, 1970 - to Precision Engineering (scrap dealer), 1972 |
Railway Age - Sept. 25, 1948 |
153 VO1000 c/n 70842, b/d 5/1944 - built for the Northern Pacific as #153 - renumbered as NP 410 - became BN 410 |