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Twin Cities & Western GP20C Pair - 2004 and 2008

(Requested by sad mtf)
Requires Stationmaster's EMD GP20.

(After uploading every single day throughout July, I've decided to take a break from re-skin making for the whole month of August. I will return, as it were, on September 1).

(Any re-skin requests submitted to me during August will be considered, then added to my list, as long as I think the ideas are do-able. The requests will be released in September).

The Twin Cities and Western is a railroad in the U.S. state of Minnesota. TCWR trains started running in July 1991, operating partially on the Soo Line Railroad ‘Ortonville Line’. These days the total TCWR network comprises 229 miles of track, and the mainline runs from Hopkins to Appleton in Minnesota. They also have trackage rights over BNSF and Canadian National-owned lines in the area.

Two of the eight locomotive types on the TC&W are the EMD GP20C and EMD GP38-2. The GP20Cs are rebuilt ex-Burlington Northern locomotives, while the GP38-2s are ex-Norfolk Southern locomotives. For reference, the history of each of the four engines in this pack are as follows:

GP20C No. 2004 was built in 1960, originally as Great Northern GP20 No. 2012, later inherited by Burlington Northern and rebuilt as GP20C No. 2004. She joined the TC&WR in 1997.

GP20C No. 2008 was built in 1961, originally as Chicago, Burlington & Quincy No. 906, later inherited by Burlington Northern and renumbered to 2042. She was later rebuilt as GP20C No. 2008, and joined the TC&WR in 1997.

Image Sources:

GP20C No. 2004:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/163304463@N02/39873354335/in/dateposted/

GP20C No. 2008:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4573470

Twin Cities and Western Map:
https://tcwr.net/