everyone is starting a topic on their favorite RR so i’ll start one. any of you like BNSF, BN ,or Santa Fe. anyone have a BNSF- themed layout
I see that That ,For me thats ok gives us a place to discuss things on our favorate railroads ,Me also model BNSF i love it great start of a thred!
Carl…
Mine is the S.P. I still think BNSF should have bought the S.P. insted of The UP.Does any one agree with me??BNSF is my second favorite R.R.[^][2c]
JIM
i Do on a seconed note! I wish BNSF bought the C&NW insted of U.P
Carl.
Ain’t that the truth. I wouldn’t have to go very far just too see the BNSF.
I have some BNSF locos, but I don’t model that particular railroad. My model railroads is supposed to connect with them, though.
great pic matt. i too really wish BNSF bought chicagoNW instead of that stupid UP
i hate union pacific
I get to play with BNSF motors and cars so I love them too ( thay actually pay me to do this?!?!) We also hate the UP ( I said leave 6 track open you , insert best old head railroad language here, dont you listen???!!!) I really wi***hey hadnt bought the Santa Fe. But they werent making it on intermodal alone so someone had to bail them out! I think SF SP or whatever combo they had would have been an awsome railroad today. Think about Rob Krebs owning the entire West Coast !! UP wouldnt have stood a chance!
C&NW should have been liqudated int he late 60’s like the government tried to do.But hey I cant lie thm as I am a Rock Island guy through and through. I may work with GN colored motors but I bleed a mix of blue white red yellow black red maroon ( did I miss a color?) !!
[bow][bow][tup][tup]Nope I think you got all the colors
Jim
BNSF RULES!
Oh man who would want to model the Big Nothing!!! Kevin
i am glad BN bought Sant Fe i just wi***hey bought Chicago&Nothwestern instead of UP buying C&NW i HATEunion pacific
in early May 2006 Athearn will release a RTR SD40-2 with the BNSF powerbar (it will be worth the wait) M.S.R.P. is $79.99 but i suspect it’ll sell for $55-60
as i’ve said a few times i’d be the happiest person alive if Athearn would release a RTR GP38-2 with the powerbar.
BNSF is for me!!!
anyway about the athearn units ,they have a heritage 3 loco out now , does anyone know what price they are??? I have 4 katos and 1 p2k in bnsf all heritage 2 / merger scheme , and would love to get a wedgie to go with them!!![:D]
heritage 3 is also called the powerbar like the first picture in my sig --i got the athearn ho scale AC4400 with powerbar for $65 at my LHS they just came out a few weeks ago
BNSF introduced the powerbar in Jan. 2005
I almost picked up one of the new “Swoosh” logoed engines as I call them at the last show I was at. I wish either Atlas or P2K would produce one of the engines. I’m not a big fan of Athearn engines really. I really don’t like the noise.
One guy had the engine for $62 and another for $65. I ended up finding a guy who did phenominal weathering and detailing on rolling stock so I picked up 3 gondola’s from him. I got a lot of ideas from him to which was awesome.
BNSF is my favorite railroad. I love the drive back home along the Mississippi and BNSF double main. It’s nice stopping in certain spots and getting some pictures of some great action. Just I didn’t have to drive so far from home to see the BNSF. From my house it’s a good hour or so drive to get to a place where I can see the BNSF. I’m stuck with UP back home and even that is a rare occurence.
what athearn has going for them they have a loco in every BNSF paint scheme warbonnet ,heitage1 ,heritage2, heritage 3 (powerbar) atlas only has her. 2 - athearn has the rtr ac4400 w/ powerbar ,sd40-2 w/ pwrbr coming out in may , they have a few her. 2 lots of her. 1 and a warbonnet (BNSF)
I never reeally planned but Ihave a BNSF themed layout. Got 6 engines all under the BNSF or BN flag. Eventually, I will have my freelanced railroad, the JBX which will hook up with the BNSF.
Best Regards
john k
whats your favorite BNSF paint: HERITAGE 1: the stripes at the top & btm are s’posed to be green not black as it appears
HERITAGE 2
Heritage 3 (powerbar)
don’t forget the warbonnet sant fe or BNSF the yellow/silver has something to do w/ amtrak
