what were sf yellobonnets used for Passanger,Frieght???
Blue and yellow were the freight colors. Red and silver, passenger.
Dear adirondakrr,
I believe they were actually termed bluebonnets, if we are thinking of the same thing.
Here is a link to a picture:
http://atsf.railfan.net/cowls/sf5965.jpg
The paint scheme itself was designed for freight, and the units generally spent their time working freights. However, many if not all A-units were equipped with steam-heat generators and piping for use on passenger trains. The B-units were not, however, and this created problems if freight B-units were put in the middle of a string of locomotives, as the rear A-unit would have to supply heat for the entire train. I learned this from an article by Don Richardson in the Classic Trains Summer 2002 edition (pages. 22-29). That article also has several good pictures of bluebonnets.
The Bluebonnet continued on until around 1990, when the Santa Fe revived the Warbonnet paint scheme. However, a few can still be found on older locomotives.
I hope I have helped,
Daniel Parks
Here’s a yellow bonnet in passenger service and I believe there were blue ones too.
http://www.umcycling.com/sfff315yelfunittxchief473w.jpg
HeartLand Flyer
Here’s a yellow bonnet in passenger service and I believe there were blue ones too
You are correct, but it is not in Santa Fe service. The picture you have is Amtrak and is after May 1971. I have my Santa Fe diesel books packed, but the yellow bonnet came after May 1971 if I remember correclty and was used for freight on the Santa Fe and was used on some Amtrak.
http://www.umcycling.com/sfff315yelfunittxchief473w.jpg
that kind of yellow bonnet
Santa Fe 5965 is a yellowbonnet F45. Bluebonnet refers to a very few F units toward the end of their careers that had the red warbonnet replaced with blue. The warbonnet itself refers to the front of the unit as it resembles an Indian Chief’s feathered headress. Again bonnet refers to the front of the locomotive and not the back. This applies to all red, yellow, and blue bonnets. NO Santa Fe F units had steam generators unless you are speaking of the FP45 Cowl units. Only the B units had steam generators.
Beam me up Andy[:)]!
A very few F units that were painted in the yellow warbonnet were used in passenger service. The scheme is/was primarily used for freight units. I would recommend qstation.org as a great Santa Fe website for information on this railroad.
I thought the ATSF painted the war bonnet F units in a yellow scheme to signify that the locomotives were leased to amtrak …but the ATSF insisted on maintaning them. thereby removing doubt as to who was going to pay for the work. Santa Fe was still proud of thier chiefs and even though amtrak was operating the train, Santa FE would not accept slipshod performance.
Randy