They Still Have Those?!?
BNSF has a habit of putting its power moves to/from the Topeka Shops on a track just west of the shops, and its always like a game of Roulette to find out what'll be on the south (RR-west) end of it. 95% of the time, it's some variety of orange GE, but every once in a while, there's something worth photographing!
Such was the case this afternoon, when BNSF SD60M no. 1434 was spotted on the west end of the cut, which was absolutely worth snapping a photo of! This 34 year-old veteran was built as the BN 9257, and traded its Cascade Green for orange at some point between 2017 and 2019. Most recently, it had been working yard jobs in Illinois as of 2023.
They Still Have Those?!?
BNSF has a habit of putting its power moves to/from the Topeka Shops on a track just west of the shops, and its always like a game of Roulette to find out what'll be on the south (RR-west) end of it. 95% of the time, it's some variety of orange GE, but every once in a while, there's something worth photographing!
Such was the case this afternoon, when BNSF SD60M no. 1434 was spotted on the west end of the cut, which was absolutely worth snapping a photo of! This 34 year-old veteran was built as the BN 9257, and traded its Cascade Green for orange at some point between 2017 and 2019. Most recently, it had been working yard jobs in Illinois as of 2023.