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Home > Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company > Locomotives > EMD GP9 > ADBF 1751
Pictures of ADBF 1751
 
Owner: Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company
Model:EMD GP9Built As:GTW 4545 (GP9)
Serial Number:22853Order No:5513
Frame Number:5513-7Built:3/1957
Notes:Ex-GTW
Other locos with this serial:  GTW 4545(GP9) ADBF 1751(GP9) ADBF 1(GP9)
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Switching the ethanol plant
Title:  Switching the ethanol plant
Description:  1751 & crew work the new ethanol plant east of Blissfield.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:41 PM
Location:  Blissfield, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  661   Comments: 1
Back down the main
Title:  Back down the main
Description:  1751 throws some heavy exhaust shoving back towards Blissfield.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:42 PM
Location:  Blissfield, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  565   Comments: 0
A very involved run-around
Title:  A very involved run-around
Description:  After pulling the outbound ethanol cars, the crew must now pull the whole siding out, put the 10 cars to the main, then shove the empty mash cars back in...all the while contending with traffic on US 223.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:43 PM
Location:  Blissfield, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  713   Comments: 1
Shoving the empties back
Title:  Shoving the empties back
Description:  Now that the ethanol cars are out, it's time to shove the empty mash cars back in. One empty will be used as a buffer car on the westbound trip to Adrian.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:46 PM
Location:  Blissfield, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
Crossing the River Raisen
Title:  Crossing the River Raisen
Description:  The afternoon's switching complete, 1751 heads west towards Adrian; here crossing the River Raisen in downtown Blissfield.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:47 PM
Location:  Blissfield, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  489   Comments: 0
Shortest unit ethanol train
Title:  Shortest unit ethanol train
Description:  1751 & her 10 car train are about to round a curve at Driggs Rd. near Palmyra.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:48 PM
Location:  Palmyra, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  620   Comments: 0
One last stop
Title:  One last stop
Description:  At Lenawee Jct., the crew will set off five of the loaded ethanol cars due to a short section of FRA excepted track near Adrian.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:49 PM
Location:  Lenawee Junction, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  654   Comments: 1
Crossing the NS
Title:  Crossing the NS
Description:  The 5 car train crosses Norfolk Southern's Detroit District on the east side of Adrian.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:50 PM
Location:  Adrian, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  530   Comments: 1
Heading for interchange
Title:  Heading for interchange
Description:  The crew heads off to deliver the ethanol cars to NS.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:51 PM
Location:  Adrian, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
More switching at the ethanol plant
Title:  More switching at the ethanol plant
Description:  East of Blissfield...
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:52 PM
Location:  Blissfield, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  412   Comments: 0
Driggs Road
Title:  Driggs Road
Description:  1751 reflects the evening sunlight.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:54 PM
Location:  Palmyra, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
Crossing the River Raisen in B&W
Title:  Crossing the River Raisen in B&W
Description:  The bridge structure appears to have a slight lean to it.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:55 PM
Location:  Blissfield, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Track,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  420   Comments: 0
Remnant of the "Old Road"
Title:  Remnant of the "Old Road"
Description:  Passing the old distant signal for the diamond at Adrian.
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:55 PM
Location:  Adrian, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  494   Comments: 1
Across the fields of southeast Michigan
Title:  Across the fields of southeast Michigan
Description:  The corn harvested from this field probably went into the making of the ethanol now hauled behind A&B 1751
Photo Date:  4/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 11:02:39 PM
Location:  Palmyra, MI
Author:  Aaron Border
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ADBF 1751(GP9)
Views:  436   Comments: 1

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