BN 6606 was part of a 14 unit order (427-440) of EMD F45's delivered to the Great Northern in 1969 as the GN 433 in Big Sky Blue colors. It was placed immediately into transcontinental service being assigned to Havre, MT with the other F45's.

Number 6606 was getting sand, and a portion of that sand is going to the ground. The BN had provided a funnel to prevent this sort of thing, but the funnel suffered from a fatal design flaw; in order for the funnel to work properly, one had to actually use the funnel.

BN F45 6606 : Description: Burlington Northern Railroad F45 6606 and GP7 1589 at Clyde, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 6606 was getting sand, and a portion of that sand is going to the ground.

The original Big Sky Blue F45s were renumbered BN 6600 through 6613 shortly after the merger and eventually painted Cascade Green. All of them were retired by BN in June 1984. In March 1985, BN 6606, formerly Great Northern 433, was catching snow in Havre, Montana.

2024年12月26日 · UTAH 6606 : Description: New to GN as GN 435, This F45 saw further service with the UTAN RR after retirement from BN. It keot the BN nimber and livery. Photo Date: 10/2/1990 Upload Date: 12/12/2023 10:52:55 PM : Location: Martin, UT : Author: Blair Kooistra: Categories: Locomotives: UTAH 6606(F45) Views: 83 Comments: 0

BN 6606: Retired 6/1984 Sold to NRE Scrapped at Mountain States Machinery: 1) 434: 35111: 7/1969: No: No: Yes : BN 6607: Retired 6/1984 Sold to NRE Scrapped at NRE: 1) 435: 35112: ... Unit leased to Helm for use on Utah Railway using same BN number, then scrapped. ...

The EMD F45 is a C-C cowled diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1968 and 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 20- cylinder engine which generated 3,600 hp (2,680 kW).

BN F45 6606 : Description: Burlington Northern Railroad F45 6606 and GP7 1589 at Clyde, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 6606 was getting sand, and a portion of that sand is going to the ground.

Utah Railway Company once rostered four ex-Burlington Northern F45 units used in heavy duty coal and helper service. The big 20 cylinder units worked well in tandem with four ex-SP SD45's added recently to the company roster. The BN 6606, 6607, 6608, and 6613 were on company property by April 4, 1985.