Western Railroad Discussion > Warbonnets and KC's West Bottoms

Photo 1: On Tuesday afternoon, after a trip to Doc's Caboose, I went out to do some railfanning.  Thanks to a timely heads-up, I was able to catch this BNSF's Murray-Argentine transfer behind a pair of warbonnets, the BNSF 670 & 688.  Here's it's rolling through the West Bottoms on it's way to Santa Fe Junction.  Incredibly, both Russell Honey and I had car troubles at the EXACT SAME TIME on the SAME BRIDGE.  So strange how that happened.

Photo 2: In addition to the transfer from Murray, I caught this oddly routed BNSF manifest, with the BNSF 4079 rolling west through the West Bottoms on its way to Argentine.  It would eventually hop on the lower level of the KCT bridge and hang a right towards Argentine.

Photo 3: While we're at it, here's an in-progress view of the KCS 4124 at MAC.  It arrived here back in April after a wreck down in Texas the month before.

Enjoy!
- Jeff Carlson

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Very cool...thanks for sharing.  In pic #3, what is the BNSF engine?  Weird number.  

That's an ex-ATSF SD75M.

Thanks for looking,
- Jeff

Cliffs619 Wrote:
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> Very cool...thanks for sharing.  In pic #3, what
> is the BNSF engine?  Weird number.  

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bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> That's an ex-ATSF SD75M.
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> Thanks for looking,
> - Jeff
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> Cliffs619 Wrote:
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> > Very cool...thanks for sharing.  In pic #3,
> what
> > is the BNSF engine?  Weird number.  
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> Posted from iPhone

Not ex-Santa Fe, those stop at (8)250.  This was purchased new by BNSF although may
have been ordered by Santa Fe.,

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/30/16 08:22 by ntharalson.

Yeah, you're right. This definitely would've had the Warbonnet, but with the thin, BNSF lettering. Thanks for the clarification.

- Jeff

ntharalson Wrote:
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> Not ex-Santa Fe, those stop at (*)250.  This was
> purchased new by BNSF although may
> have been ordered by Santa Fe.,
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> Nick Tharalson,
> Marion, IA