East St. Louis, Illinois — WAMX GP38 3812 was built as SLSF GP38-2
456 (EMD 74693-10, 1/75, 74693-10); to BN 2311, 5Jan81; to BNSF 2311, 13Nov00; to Metro East Industries, Inc. (D), Jun21; to WAMX 3812:2, Nov21. East St. Louis, Ill., January 16, 2022.
— Paul Wester photo.

Here is SLSF GP38-2 456 working in 1981, about the time of Frisco’s merger into the Burlington Northern system. This unit came from a group of 79 (400-478) Frisco received from 1973 to 1976. The road’s first GP38-2s came in 1972 and included 37 examples (663-699).
— Kevin EuDaly collection