BNSF paint schemes

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Is BNSF going to paint all their engines in H3 or just the comfort cabs. Maybe they might paint all of their regular cabs in H2 and get rid of H1? [:D] Anyway does someone have an answer.
Thanks

2

I can tell you that an SD40-2 that was wrecked somehow is having metal work done at Mid-America Car and it appears as if the H3 scheme will be applied to the finished engine. It is finished except the detail and emblem painting.

3

BNSF did say every engine and car was to be painted into H3 eventually

4

I agree. I did hear that it was going to affect all of BNSF’s locos and freight cars.

5

Cool. I can’t wait until they apply the newer H3 on the SD70MAC’s and the AC4400CW’s.
Allan.

6

I can’t wait either but it will take awhile to paint all those engines.

7

They did a really good job with H3…not very different from H2 but the new logo and black really stand out.

8

From what I heard, they’re going to leave the older ones alone and just apply the H3 the the newer locos from now on.

9

Many will never see any scheme other that what they now wear…many olders units are being sold to FURX and other leasing companies, as we get new units…
-------- R.C. , Conductor, BNSF- Needles,Califfornia Sub.--------

10

Very frustrating, I am STILL WAITING to see my first H3 “in the flesh”…all I have seen is pictures on the web, but not on line and I live near the BNSF Chicago main line (ex. BN)

11

Ditto [V]. I live right near the Lisle train station.

12

i photographed 2 in galesburg Illinois a week or so ago. Consec. numbers. I should enter it in the “photo of the day” because then everyone could see.

13

I saw 3 new BNSF Heritage 3’s westbound through Rochelle on Sunday, July 3. Beautiful sight to see in person for our first time.
Caught them on 35mm so I haven’t developed it yet. I was so excited I didn’t catch engine type or number!
But they looked GOOD in person!

Bob from Detroit

14

I hope to see some time in the month of September when I go Railfanning in Ashland,Neb. Ill be Chasing BNSF up and down the Creston line. Allan.

15

Those engines were 7776,7777,and 7779.I saw them in Polo about 30 minutes west of Rochelle.

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Must be nice. The nearest BNSF line to me is over 1000 miles. Have fun.