Hustle Muscle
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Hustle Muscle
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| GN 400 "Hustle Muscle" - EMD SD45 Does the GNRHS own any ex-Great Northern locomotives?   
Indeed we do. The GNRHS owns GN 400, the first 3600 horsepower, 20 cylinder production model, SD45 diesel electric locomotive manufactured by General Motors Corporation (EMD). Click here
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pictures of GN 400 from the 2005 Fergus Falls convention. GN 400 was delivered in May, 1966 to the Minneapolis Junction Roundhouse in St. Paul, MN and was christened “Hustle Muscle” by the Great Northern Railway. In 1970, this locomotive became Burlington Northern “6430”. In September, 1973 “6430” underwent Class One repairs at Livingston, Montana and was repainted in cascade green. At the request of numerous railfans and employees, “6430” retained its “Hustle Muscle” nickname.
In mid-December 2000, GN 400 made the trip from Duluth to St. Paul. It was on display at the BNSF Northtown Diesel Shop (Minneapolis, MN) and is now berthed in its permanent home at the MTM Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul, MN.
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GN 400 at Dale Street Shop St. Paul, Minnesota September, 1967
