BNSF Heritage III Paint Sightings

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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How many have seen the new BNSF Heritage III Paint scheme with speed lettering and a wedge shape line underneat the lettering?

I live in the Detroit area and have seen none in Michigan. I saw three in a row sequentially in Rochelle over July 4th weekend and saw 1 yesterday near Walbridge Yard outside of Toledo, Ohio at Vickers Junction. It was lashed up with a Heritage 1 and a NS.

Interestingly, over 20 MOW equipment pieces were working on the NS main line at Vickers Jct. and created a parade as they headed across the diamond to the yard at dusk. What a sight to see!

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I personaly have not seen one up front just yet. But I will some time by the end of this year once I do get my Truck fixed. haha. Allan.

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If you mean their “new logo” than yes, but I hate talking about it!! I saw two on a westbound coal train out here in Ohio on CSX and didn’t get any form of pictures of it!! Curse it!! I want to see more and get “PICTURES” of them!!
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Richard

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I have only seen one once, in Wyaconda, Missouri. It was the one ES44DC with the yellow lettering.

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I live about two miles away from the BNSF triple track raceway into and out of Chicago in Aurora,IL and am frequently trackside and I HAVE NOT seen one personally yet. Very frustrating.

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eolafan,

Then I feel pretty lucky. I live on UP’s Overland Route in Northern Nevada and I was lucky enough to have seen two so far. The BNSF operates about 8 to 12 trackage rights trains a week over this line. The “Overland Route” here in Nevada is a secondary mainline when conpared to the main that you live by! Hope your luck changes[:D]

Jim

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They are planning on painting ALOT more in the near future.

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I work on the Needles Sub (California) for BNSF as a conductor,…we on the BNSF TransCon see many of the 7600 & 7700 numbered power with the new logo since many are the new es44ac units for emission standards for the L.A. Basin and the ports at L.A. & Long Beach…We go 70 MPH across the desert on double mains in the basin,20 to 30mph up the hill to Goffs,then again at Ash Hill,…100 trains a day between Needles & Barstow,California…Come see REAL railroading…To the guy hung up on CSX… THEY ARE NASTY LOCOS,NOT MAINTAINED,.A POOR EXCUSE FOR POWER WHEN IN OUR CONSIST…We hate having those awful EASTERN units(CSX & NS ) in our trains…Heaven forbid ,if one is on the point !!!..Really…CSX & NS units are a western railroad crewmans nightmare…They are equiped MUCH cheaper in the cab,horrible seats,no leg room due to bolted down,non sliding seats…Take pictures of a “Mack” Garbage truck,or a CSX OR NS unit…they are ALL the same
By the way,we M.U. units together…There is NO SUCH THING AS A " LASH UP " on the railroad…
Hope this helps Rich…Needles,California