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11/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railroad
Model:EMD SW1500Built As:SP 2599 (SW1500)
Serial Number:4608-9Order No:4608
Frame Number:4608-9Built:10/1971
Notes:EMD 4608-9, 10/71, ex-SP 2599
Other locos with this serial:  BRG 2599(SW1500) UPY 1167(SW1500) OMLX 152(SW1500)
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BRG Power
Title:  BRG Power
Description:  Port of Brownsville Jct; waiting for the ground crew
Photo Date:  5/17/2003  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 2:28:54 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) NREX 256(SD40-2)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
BRG Power
Title:  BRG Power
Description:  Ready to clear off of the UP Brownsville Sub and head back to the port.
Photo Date:  5/17/2003  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 2:29:07 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) NREX 256(SD40-2)
Views:  317   Comments: 0
BRG Power
Title:  BRG Power
Description:  Ready to clear off of the UP Brownsville Sub and head back to the port.
Photo Date:  5/17/2003  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 2:29:17 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) NREX 256(SD40-2)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
BRG Power
Title:  BRG Power
Description:  After dropping off a cut of cars with TFM in Matamoros Mexico; BRG power returns light to the Port of Brownsville. The UP Brownsville line was abandoned in 2015 when a new rail line to Mexico opened up. The downtown trackage to the port would be abandoned later in 2003 when a new yard in Olmito opened up.
Photo Date:  5/17/2003  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 2:29:27 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) NREX 256(SD40-2)
Views:  399   Comments: 2
BRG Power
Title:  BRG Power
Description:  After dropping off a cut of cars with TFM in Matamoros Mexico; BRG power returns light to the Port of Brownsville. The UP Brownsville line was abandoned in 2015 when a new rail line to Mexico opened up. The downtown trackage to the port would be abandoned later in 2003 when a new yard in Olmito opened up.
Photo Date:  5/17/2003  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 5:16:08 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NREX 256(SD40-2) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
BRG Power
Title:  BRG Power
Description:  On UP Bownsville Sub; near 5th St
Photo Date:  5/17/2003  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 5:16:21 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NREX 256(SD40-2) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  377   Comments: 2
BRG Power
Title:  BRG Power
Description:  Back to the Port of Brownsville
Photo Date:  5/17/2003  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 5:16:31 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) NREX 256(SD40-2)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
BRG Power
Title:  BRG Power
Description:  Back to the Port of Brownsville
Photo Date:  5/17/2003  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 5:16:56 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NREX 256(SD40-2) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  331   Comments: 1
BRG 2599
Title:  BRG 2599
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/10/2005  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 4:06:00 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
BRG Switchers
Title:  BRG Switchers
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/10/2005  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 4:06:13 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2478(SW1500) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
BRG 2599
Title:  BRG 2599
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/12/2008 12:31:22 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Tim Zatto
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  483   Comments: 0
BRG 8463
Title:  BRG 8463
Description:  The Port is closed to public access by US Customs now so this is the best shot I could get.
Photo Date:  1/20/2009  Upload Date: 1/24/2009 11:53:44 AM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  John Briggs
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BRG 8463(GP10) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  545   Comments: 0
BRG 2599
Title:  BRG 2599
Description:  A BRG SW1500 ex-SP unit.
Photo Date:  1/23/2010  Upload Date: 3/19/2010 8:27:23 AM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Doug Wooten
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
BRG Yard
Title:  BRG Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/18/2016  Upload Date: 12/28/2016 6:17:31 AM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  208   Comments: 5
BRG Switchers
Title:  BRG Switchers
Description:  reportedly this is the deadline of 2020
Photo Date:  9/4/2020  Upload Date: 9/24/2020 3:44:16 AM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) BRG 1145(SW1200) BRG 1440(SW14)
Views:  327   Comments: 3
BRG Switchers
Title:  BRG Switchers
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2020  Upload Date: 9/24/2020 3:44:24 AM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 1440(SW14) BRG 1145(SW1200) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  270   Comments: 2
BRG Switchers
Title:  BRG Switchers
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2020  Upload Date: 9/24/2020 3:44:28 AM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) BRG 1145(SW1200) BRG 1440(SW14)
Views:  277   Comments: 3
BRG Switchers
Title:  BRG Switchers
Description:  Awaiting repairs
Photo Date:  10/18/2020  Upload Date: 10/31/2020 6:35:38 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 1145(SW1200) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  116   Comments: 4
BRG 2599 in the shops
Title:  BRG 2599 in the shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/20/2020  Upload Date: 12/21/2020 3:54:36 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  153   Comments: 3
BRG Shops
Title:  BRG Shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/24/2021  Upload Date: 1/25/2021 2:32:42 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) BRG 1440(SW14) BRG 1145(SW1200)
Views:  192   Comments: 1
BRG Shops
Title:  BRG Shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/24/2021  Upload Date: 1/25/2021 2:33:40 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  OMLX 5009(SD50) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  166   Comments: 1
BRG Shop
Title:  BRG Shop
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/27/2021  Upload Date: 7/9/2021 7:56:12 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  74   Comments: 1
BRG Switchers
Title:  BRG Switchers
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/27/2021  Upload Date: 7/9/2021 7:56:14 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) BRG 1440(SW14)
Views:  110   Comments: 2
BRG 2599
Title:  BRG 2599
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/27/2021  Upload Date: 7/9/2021 7:56:17 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  85   Comments: 2
BRG Shop
Title:  BRG Shop
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/2021  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 11:53:54 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  OMLX 5001(SD50) BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  159   Comments: 1
BRG Shops
Title:  BRG Shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/18/2021  Upload Date: 12/18/2021 10:37:27 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  56   Comments: 1
BRG 2599
Title:  BRG 2599
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/18/2021  Upload Date: 12/18/2021 10:37:31 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500) BRG 1440(SW14)
Views:  140   Comments: 1
BRG 2599
Title:  BRG 2599
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/2/2022  Upload Date: 1/23/2022 3:04:11 PM
Location:  Brownsville, TX
Author:  Randy Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BRG 2599(SW1500)
Views:  111   Comments: 3


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