How many SF Bluebonnet B-Units are there still in service that still have this paint scheme today because in March 2008 in Berea Ohio I saw one on a freight with 5 CN scraped units behind it and it was a Bluebonnet if people out there don’t believe me?
It looked like this but this isn’t my picture http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=78934&nseq=66
To my knowledge there are about 4 SD45-B’s left on the BNSF roster. I don’t think any of them were given the Heritage or Swoosh paint.
Since those photos were taken, they have been renumbered to the 6520 - 6524 series.
I don’t know how these engines look on your computer, but on mine they’re not even close to being “Bluebonnets”!!! Bluebonnets are “F” A units with a blue war bonnet paint scheme. These engines are “GP’s” with a yellow and blue “Bookend” paint scheme.
Dick
Texas Chief
Thanks TEXAS CHIEF. There were seven Bluebonnet A units and four Bluebonnet B units. The B units were ex passenger units with a blue sill stripe. Source The Santa Fe Diesel Volume 1 by Cinthia Priest. Any other use of the term Bluebonnet appears to be a railfan misnomer. These miscreants want to call any unit with a predominate blue color scheme a Bluebonnet. And Bluebonnets are also the state flower of TEXAS, they are purty and bloom in the spring. Other than the above I have no strong feelings on the subject.
Ed
This is a Terry Kirkland photo of a real Bluebonnet. It was born in TEXAS. There were seven Bluebonnet A units and four Bluebonnet B units. The Bluebonnet B units were ex-passenger B units with a blue sill stripe, replacing the red. Any other use of the term Bluebonnet in reference to a Santa Fe unit is a railfan misnomer.
Exactly!!! Thank you. I didn’t have a picture handy to print.
Dick
Texas Chief