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Marceline's Yellowbonnet
AT&SF SD40u 5008, originally built in April 1966 as AT&SF SD40 1708, sits on display outside of the historic Marceline depot. AT&SF 1708 was renumbered to AT&SF 5008 only four years later in 1970, and was rebuilt into an SD40u at the San Bernardino shops in September 1981 and receivedfresh Yellowbonnet paint. AT&SF 5008 also receieved a fresh coat of Yellowbonnet in 1996 at Mid-America Car even after the BNSF merger was in effect, and was again renumbered two years later in 1998 as BNSF 6308. To make room for the new GE ES44ACs being ordered in 2009, BNSF 6308 was placed onto the GN roster and sent to Temple, Texas for storage. Luckily this story has a good ending, as BNSF donated GN 6308 to the City of Marceline and has remained there since, enjoying a nice retirement near the mainline it once ruled. Being that this SD40u received Yellowbonnet paint as recent as 1996, the coat is still in very good cosmetic condition without the need for restoration other than the removal of BNSF markings. What almost was a perfect shot of an eastbound H2 speeding past AT&SF 5008 got horrendously sabotaged by a slow westbound intermodal train that creeped up and crossed paths about a minute prior.
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BNSF Marceline Subdivision
Ripley Square
Marceline, Missouri, USA
May 22, 2025
Canon EOS 60D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Marceline's Yellowbonnet
AT&SF SD40u 5008, originally built in April 1966 as AT&SF SD40 1708, sits on display outside of the historic Marceline depot. AT&SF 1708 was renumbered to AT&SF 5008 only four years later in 1970, and was rebuilt into an SD40u at the San Bernardino shops in September 1981 and receivedfresh Yellowbonnet paint. AT&SF 5008 also receieved a fresh coat of Yellowbonnet in 1996 at Mid-America Car even after the BNSF merger was in effect, and was again renumbered two years later in 1998 as BNSF 6308. To make room for the new GE ES44ACs being ordered in 2009, BNSF 6308 was placed onto the GN roster and sent to Temple, Texas for storage. Luckily this story has a good ending, as BNSF donated GN 6308 to the City of Marceline and has remained there since, enjoying a nice retirement near the mainline it once ruled. Being that this SD40u received Yellowbonnet paint as recent as 1996, the coat is still in very good cosmetic condition without the need for restoration other than the removal of BNSF markings. What almost was a perfect shot of an eastbound H2 speeding past AT&SF 5008 got horrendously sabotaged by a slow westbound intermodal train that creeped up and crossed paths about a minute prior.
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BNSF Marceline Subdivision
Ripley Square
Marceline, Missouri, USA
May 22, 2025
Canon EOS 60D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS