Western Railroad Discussion > Warbonnet Wednesday

BNSF 4705 leads a westbound manifest on the Lakeside Sub at Mesa, WA.  Shot this yesterday, 9/14/21, but Warbonnet Tuesday just doesn't have the right ring to it.

msw
spokane

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Nice shot!

swaool Wrote:
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> BNSF 4705 leads a westbound manifest on the
> Lakeside Sub at Mesa, WA.  Shot this yesterday,
> 9/14/21, but Warbonnet Tuesday just doesn't have
> the right ring to it.
>
> msw
> spokane

How about "Toaster Tuesday" since all of those units are GE's.

Saw this train roll thru the backyard, but was unable to catch it, glad you got it! Nice shot!

Larry

From Pepper St at Colton Yard in 1987

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Great shot of the Warbonnet! At least the mismatched door is red:}

Nice shot!  That one is really holdiing the paint good.

RC Lundgren
Elgin, TX

Super Fleet still in effect! That's a powerful mainline shot. 

SantaFeRuss

SP8595 Wrote:

> Great shot of the Warbonnet! At least the mismatched door is red:}

Somebody took the time to make that mismatched door a little less mismatched.  BNSF 4705 traded its original nose door for one painted orange and green with tall BNSF lettering and a yellow stripe at the bottom some time in 2006.  The unit ran around that way for about a year:

http://www.trainpix.com/bnsf/GEORIG/C44-9W/4705.HTM

In early 2007, somebody retouched the orange areas and the lower stripe on the door with red paint, so the only hint of the swap is the tall lettering and the slightly different shade of red:

https://trainspo.com/photo/112588/

Let's hear it for "somebody!"

Very nice..!!