I was going past the railyard the other day and noticed a blue loco with white trim sitting there. At first I figured it was a rental but as I went by I noticed the BNSF logo on the side in big, white letters. So are they buying the rentals now and just spraying BNSF to save painting costs or is this a new paint scheme that I haven't heard about?? Sorry I didn't get a pic. I was sans camera at the time.
Cannonball Wrote:I was going past the railyard the other day and noticed a blue loco with white trim sitting there. At first I figured it was a rental but as I went by I noticed the BNSF logo on the side in big, white letters. So are they buying the rentals now and just spraying BNSF to save painting costs or is this a new paint scheme that I haven't heard about?? Sorry I didn't get a pic. I was sans camera at the time.
I think they call this a "patch job"
I think it is typical when railroads buy used power to not repaint the whole thing unless it badly needs it or until it is overhauled. It saves time, and money.
Like this?
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I like it. Conrail fans might too.
Ralph
BNSF has been doing heritage schemes from the original railroads that went to make up BN in 1972 the only requirement seems to be that nothing should remind anyone of the Santa Fe. The orange and green was an old N.P. paint scheme if I remember correctly. I wonder if this scheme is a return to "Big Sky Blue?"