SNR 61

The "Claire City" Sunflour Railroad's only locomotive

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Photo Details

Photo Date: March 25, 2004

Upload Date: August 20, 2005

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Dimensions: 1024 x 768

Location

City: Victor

State/Province: SD

Country: US

Album

Name: Sunflour Railroad

Uploaded By: Greg Thompson

Photographer

Name: Greg Thompson

Comments (27)

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Derek Palmer March 31, 2022 at 11:05 AM

Awesome shot! Do you happen to know when they run?

Scott Crotwell November 13, 2018 at 10:56 AM

Terrific shot!

Greg Thompson February 22, 2017 at 9:45 AM

kathleen - email me doctordente@frontier.com

Kathleen Mosher February 21, 2017 at 4:53 PM

Mr Thompson - could you please advise how I would request permission to use your photo in a slide presentation? Thanks, Kathleen Mosher

Rev. Jonathan Spurlock June 23, 2014 at 6:21 PM

Love that bell-and-bracket. too! Nice touch! As for the plow, and the snow, these SW-1's didn't have a lot of horsepower (660?) so I hope it can make it through another winter.

Martin Seyller May 13, 2014 at 6:15 PM

Looking on Google Earth, I notice there are two locomotives, mow equipment, 11 tanker car and three hopper cars. Is the fracking activity going on?

Greg Thompson May 13, 2014 at 5:39 AM

YES! The line is still active, although not what I would call a "hotbed of activity" LOL!

Martin Seyller May 13, 2014 at 12:58 AM

Is this line still in use?

Marty Pfohl April 25, 2014 at 6:25 PM

4/25/14 homepage..looks identical the local Johnstown [CO] sugar beet plant switcher here on the GW: sans that awesome plow!!

Corey Taylor September 30, 2013 at 10:20 PM

Cool Pic! Made Homepage!

Roberto Alaniz January 22, 2013 at 6:39 PM

That is a great looking plow. I need that switcher in HO. Great photo.

Glenn Laux January 20, 2013 at 7:09 PM

Awesome switcher! Seen on the homepage 1/20/2013

Tom Starr May 22, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Nice catch and play on - Sunflower-..

Mike Maskel January 13, 2012 at 5:06 PM

nice shot

David Barrentine November 12, 2011 at 7:29 PM

Great looking locomotive and shot as well! Nice catch! Seen on the homepage 11/12/2011.

Jim Dodds October 13, 2010 at 11:29 PM

Interesting railroad here...Short lines are always the coolest...Seen on the homepage.

Howard Biby October 17, 2009 at 8:13 AM

i thinks it's supposed to be a cow catcher??

William H. Davis Jr. October 7, 2009 at 4:45 PM

Great shot

Fred Stuckmann July 1, 2009 at 10:44 PM

Nice, very nice. Thanks Greg.

Howard Biby June 23, 2009 at 7:29 AM

that set of horns is making it lean to side!

Jenny Vaughn March 3, 2008 at 11:37 PM

Cool paint scheme! Yeah, that plow is somethin'.

Joe Magruder August 13, 2007 at 10:40 PM

You need that kind of plow if you're going to run in the winter in SD. I have personal experience with that!!

Switchman Images July 23, 2006 at 3:21 PM

Whoa...she looks identical to the SW1 @ Sheldon, NE...was JTPX #62, but stored at a Cargill elevator along the UP w/of Grand Island. Hmm, I wonder if this unit came from the same elevator in WY that 62 came from?

Virgil Fitzpatrick March 31, 2006 at 12:34 PM

ok, This is a SW1 on crack!!!! Geez what a motor.

Robert Boelter January 29, 2006 at 7:51 PM

nice picture

Sam Davey December 31, 2005 at 4:05 PM

thats an odd plow for a switcher

Zach Pumphery December 12, 2005 at 7:31 AM

What a plow!