ATSF Warbonnet C40-8Ws, How many are left on BNSF?

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Morning,

So I just learned that BNSF has sold most of its C40-8W ATSF Warbonnet superfleet. Does anybody know how many are left on the BNSF? I’ve seen a few on the Nashville & Eastern (Now RJ Corman) and other shortline railroads. It’s more common seeing the 4-Axle cousin, the B40-8W (some were repainted in BNSF H4). I know a lot have ended up on the CN

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CN 2139 Ex. BNSF 808 Exx. ATSF 808 at Barstow, California
Credit to Craig Walker, Taken 7/24/2010
Caption: Patched and awaiting transport
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CN 2139 Ex. BNSF 808 Exx. ATSF 808 at Centralia, Illinois
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CN 2139 Ex. BNSF 808 Exx. ATSF 808 at Centralia, Illinois
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CN 2139 Ex. BNSF 808 Exx. ATSF 808 at Grand Rapids, Michigan
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If anyone has any ideas on how many are left, that would help a ton!

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As of the current roster none of the C-40-8 models of anykind remain either stored or active.

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Is that how BNSF treats old Santa Fe locos? Shame shame shame shame! Seriously though I don’t think any of the class ones still have their old Dash 8s on the roster. Norfolk Southern has Dash 9s although many of them are being stored at the moment.

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BNSF still has their B40-8Ws - only ones every made for ATSF, CSX still has theirs but remain in storage some are being repainted into YN3c and being reactivated

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I could swear I read that CSX was returning some of the dash-8s to service just a few weeks ago. I certainly have seen a number of them on turns between Leewood Yard and Aulon and the Broadway line.

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Hey question is CN 2190 former ATSF 855 C40-8W that is still in active service and is not on scrapping line with it’s ATSF C40-8W’s still here 2025 because i check rrpicturearchives just now and some are not scrap some are still in active service only the 14 ATSF C40-8W’s are no longer with us can you and some railfans that can do find some former ATSF C40-8W’s that are out there and post them update on rrpicturearchives here 2025 i don’t fully trust the google AI shit

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Well, I checked The Diesel Shop and couldn’t find it on their roster for CN.

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