Tattered And Battered
Here is another frame from our Sunday wanderings. This isn't much of a photo but these battered old warriors harken to the early days of the BNSF so figured were worth of a frame.
After grabbing this shot off the bridge as seen here: flic.kr/p/2mntm3o I figured it was worth a little walk down the hill for a closer look at a couple of holdovers from the ever dwindling fleet of units in pre-merger colors now more than a quarter century since Burlington Northern and Santa Fe dissapeared into BNSF.
Argentine Blvd. runs along the northeast edge of the yard providing public access to the diesel shop and it afforded me the opportunity to get a closer look at a couple veterans and grab this roster over the fence.
BNSF 631 is a GE C44-9W blt. Feb. 1994 for the Santa Fe with the same number and its more than quarter century old warbonnet livery clearly shows its age. BNSF 1061 is the same model but nominally younger having been blt. Nov. 1996 for BNSF and delivered in the first scheme the railroad adopted dubbed H1 and often called 'goat boats' by railfans since the scheme mirrored the classic Great Northern Railway look of old.
As for these two, I have no idea on their status and if they are active, stored serviceable or retired awaiting disposition. If anyone here knows I'd be grateful for the information.
Argentine Yard
Kansas City, Kansas
Sunday August 29, 2021
Tattered And Battered
Here is another frame from our Sunday wanderings. This isn't much of a photo but these battered old warriors harken to the early days of the BNSF so figured were worth of a frame.
After grabbing this shot off the bridge as seen here: flic.kr/p/2mntm3o I figured it was worth a little walk down the hill for a closer look at a couple of holdovers from the ever dwindling fleet of units in pre-merger colors now more than a quarter century since Burlington Northern and Santa Fe dissapeared into BNSF.
Argentine Blvd. runs along the northeast edge of the yard providing public access to the diesel shop and it afforded me the opportunity to get a closer look at a couple veterans and grab this roster over the fence.
BNSF 631 is a GE C44-9W blt. Feb. 1994 for the Santa Fe with the same number and its more than quarter century old warbonnet livery clearly shows its age. BNSF 1061 is the same model but nominally younger having been blt. Nov. 1996 for BNSF and delivered in the first scheme the railroad adopted dubbed H1 and often called 'goat boats' by railfans since the scheme mirrored the classic Great Northern Railway look of old.
As for these two, I have no idea on their status and if they are active, stored serviceable or retired awaiting disposition. If anyone here knows I'd be grateful for the information.
Argentine Yard
Kansas City, Kansas
Sunday August 29, 2021