Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF 28 unit power move today Topeka to Northtown

A 28 unit power move  ran from Topeka to Northtown today via Galesburg. All  600, 700 and 1000  number series C44-9W's
Power DPU 6549 H3
766,791,702,718,708 Warbonnets
1023 H1
763,784,797,723,757 Warbonnets
703 H3
720,759 Warbonnets
1046 H1
726,600,790,664,671,792 Warbonnets
1064 H1
754,715,782
6106 H3 and 614 H3 leader
Picture 1- Rio Illinois
Picture 2- Alpha Illinois

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Replacements for that mess in Texas.

gp60 Wrote:
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> Replacements for that mess in Texas.

No. Simply repositioning and reactivating previously stored power for the harvest season, and for the increases in coal and oil.

-Dalton

Yay!  Great catch!  I always loved power moves.

For gp60:  not even funny.  Why would you make a joke after such a tragic event?  Get a life and try not to make dumb comments.

Very nice catch. Perhaps an indication of good things to come.

About 7 silver engines in this one it appears. Can someone explain the phasing on the BNSF paint schemes? Maybe a dummies guide with photos. The "H" series are all green and orange, correct?

Kind of ironic the 614 is leading many of her less fortunate sisters!

Aren't some of the 600 series being rebuilt?

Tom Parisoff
Boylston, MA

THERE IS NO H3.

BNSF intentionally stopped using Heritage terminology for the black & orange paint scheme.

Coalca Wrote:
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> King_Coal Wrote:
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>
> > > > About 7 silver engines in this one it
> appears.
>
> Good news, there's atleast 18 in that consist in
> silver.
>
>
> > > > Can someone explain the phasing on the BNSF
> paint
> > > > schemes? Maybe a dummies guide with photos.
> The
> > > > "H" series are all green and orange,
> correct?
>
> H = 'Heritage'
>
> H3 = Current scheme with the Swoosh
>
> H2 = Orange and yellow scheme with yellow BNSF
> letters, thousands of em
>
> H1 = The original BNSF scheme with darker orange
> and black, with the round wagon-wheel BNSF logo on
> the very front of the unit. 
>  

this is the system  we will use

bn2310 Wrote:
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> Aren't some of the 600 series being rebuilt?
>
> Tom Parisoff
> Boylston, MA

21 of the 600s have been rebuilt from DC traction C44-9W to AC traction AC44C4Ms.

Coalca Wrote:
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> H = 'Heritage'


There is no "H".

NH2006 Wrote:
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> THERE IS NO H3.
>
> BNSF intentionally stopped using Heritage
> terminology for the black & orange paint scheme.

Tell the Mechanical Department that.  BNSF uses H3 and even a H4.

H3 = current paint scheme on wide-nose cab locomotives

H4 = current paint scheme on standard-cab locomotives; SD40-2, GP39-3, etc.

 

Right.  Because from anyone at BNSF, the Mechanical Department really cares about whatever paint is on a locomotive.

Sure.

Like the guys & gals who really run the trains, all they care about is that the locomotives go forward, stop, and reverse.  And that the toilet is not super disgusting.

MP555 Wrote:
> Tell the Mechanical Department that.  BNSF uses
> H3 and even a H4.
>
> H3 = current paint scheme on wide-nose cab
> locomotives
>
> H4 = current paint scheme on standard-cab
> locomotives; SD40-2, GP39-3, etc.
>
>  

NH2006 Wrote:
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> Right.  Because from anyone at BNSF, the
> Mechanical Department really cares about whatever
> paint is on a locomotive.
>
> Sure.

Obviously you've never seen a locomotive's mechanical record on the Mainframe.  Keeping track of BNSF locomotive paint schemes is outlined in Project DU17 published August 24, 2009.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/29/16 20:31 by MP555.

Cool catch!!

​The busy season for RRs starts July 1.  NS has also started to pull units out of the deadlines.

The paint schemes are for the  benefit of the railfans.  next time  there will be no mention of paint schemes

Railfan2 Wrote:
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>next time  there will be no mention
> of paint schemes

Why not? It's a railfan site.

Cliffs619 Wrote:
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> For gp60:  not even funny.  Why would you make a
> joke after such a tragic event?  Get a life and
> try not to make dumb comments.

Typical asinine foamer comment although sadly I heard one company official say the same thing the afternoon following the incident in Texas.

NH2006 Wrote:
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> Right.  Because from anyone at BNSF, the
> Mechanical Department really cares about whatever
> paint is on a locomotive.
>
> Sure.
>
> Like the guys & gals who really run the trains,
> all they care about is that the locomotives go


Plenty of foamers work for the railroad... in mechanical departs included, some actualy make decisions (or lack of one) to keep what looks like (paint or what leads etc)..

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