A GE Santa Fe warbonnet in CSX territory (was "If you don't like BNSF warbonnets, ...")

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I live in CSX country, and that’s my road of choice [along with B&O], but I know a “rare bird” when I see one. So when I saw this GE warbonnet parked in the passing siding at the Woodstock, MD grade crossing, I figured I should snap a few pics - might be worth something someday.

Here it sits, on hold:

Ditch lights on, #621 has just been cleared:

As she slowly lumbered past, the tall trees robbed me of any decent light, so the camera’s flash automatically activated. Notice the weird effect it had on the reflective tape strips:

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Great pics Ken

Patrick

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great pics![bow][tup][tup][tup]she looks a little faded though -BNSF may repaint her with the powerbar i love the warbonnet the only better BNSF paint scheme is the powerbar (heritageIII)

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Good pics. I like the reflective strips.

ICMR

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Nice! I’m in CSX country, too. (I miss my Conrail!) I always liked that scheme on the newer diesels. Usually, when I see BNSF around here, it’s those hideous pumpkins.

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Thanx guys, for all the positive feedback!

I was hoping maybe ‘Darth Santa Fe’ or ‘BNSFfan’ or one of those guys would get a chance to see this.

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Great pictures Ken, thanks for sharing them.

Stan.

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Great pictures!

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Thanks Ken…Nice shots…from the thread title, I was hoping for something along the lines of the old F3s(?) in warbonnet…Oh well…still nice photos.

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Actually John, I thought I was hinting at modern power with the keyword, “BNSF”[:D]

…guess I better change it to something more straightforward!

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Aw-w-w-w-w…you didn’t have to do that, Ken!! Warbonnets to me bring back memories of long ago in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. I was only “hoping” to see an older piece of locomotive power, but the photos were still nice to see.

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I just saw SF #642 still in Warbonnet colors with no BNSF patches. It was a great sight. Same type as the one in your pic Ken.

ICMR

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Wow, I haven’t seen a non-patched unit since March…

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Great pictures KenLarsen! [8D] I just can’t believe Santa fe’s warbonnets are the thing of the past! Sign of the times! [:(] All my favorite railroads are now fallen flags, SP, AT&SF,MOPAC, Rio Grande, WP, CB&Q, NP, GN,SSW, T&P, CRI&P-Rock Island.

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Thanx again y’all, for the enouraging words[:I].

We all need to get as many pix as we can of these endangered species!

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Only 2 ATSF dash 9’s are patched[:I]

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Interesting, i am in CSX territory as well, and I do miss the Conrail.

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Hay…I sent that train out of Philly last week. I remember that orange A/C unit.

Nick

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nice pic gotta love those warbonnets!

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Don’t really see any of those anymore. Great luck![^]