Tracking West
Experimental
Deep in the quiet hills and flats of northeastern California a southbound manifest roars down the BNSF’s Gateway Subdivision. Leading the way is BNSF 7695, which is referred to as the “Golden Swoosh” for its unique yellow variant of the H3 logo. BNSF rosters two of these locomotives, BNSF 1050 and 7695. These units were both experimental for different paint schemes with the 1050 being H1, the company’s original scheme, and BNSF 7695 which was an experimental H3 as previously mentioned. Ultimately, the H1 scheme would end up with a green logo and H3 would end up with black which is still being used today. However, the yellow logo on the H1 scheme would later be used on H2. Despite the experimental schemes not ultimately working out, these locomotives were never repainted and can still be seen hauling trains today.
Experimental
Deep in the quiet hills and flats of northeastern California a southbound manifest roars down the BNSF’s Gateway Subdivision. Leading the way is BNSF 7695, which is referred to as the “Golden Swoosh” for its unique yellow variant of the H3 logo. BNSF rosters two of these locomotives, BNSF 1050 and 7695. These units were both experimental for different paint schemes with the 1050 being H1, the company’s original scheme, and BNSF 7695 which was an experimental H3 as previously mentioned. Ultimately, the H1 scheme would end up with a green logo and H3 would end up with black which is still being used today. However, the yellow logo on the H1 scheme would later be used on H2. Despite the experimental schemes not ultimately working out, these locomotives were never repainted and can still be seen hauling trains today.