Western Railroad Discussion > A Little Green in the Consist

Couldn't let yesterday afternoon's great weather pass by with at least a little effort toward train watching! Saw zip on the way to Ashland from Lincoln, NE but decided to set for a few minutes to see if anything showed up.  After a bit, the scanner woke up with the Sioux City line dispatcher giving a track warrant to a southbound.  It wound up being worth the trip!  BNSF 5039, 5514, 2082, 1507, 2968, and 2804 made a colorful combination 3 miles north of Wann (10 or so miles north of Ashland).  It's been 25 years since the BN/ATSF merger and I'm wondering if those green engines will be traded or scrapped before they are repainted!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/24/20 06:57 by twjurgens.

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Notice all the Geeps have their stacks covered.  A couple corrections on the unit numbers:

BNSF 2082
BNSF 1507
BNSF 2968
BNSF 2804

All to Alliance, NE for Laid Up Good Order storage.

Thanks!

I saw this same train on the north fuel tracks at the west end of Lincoln's Hobson Yard yesterday morning.

MP555 Wrote:
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> Notice all the Geeps have their stacks covered. 
> A couple corrections on the unit numbers:
>
> BNSF 2082
> BNSF 1507
> BNSF 2968
> BNSF 2804
>
> All to Alliance, NE for Laid Up Good Order
> storage.