Those 2 trains are a funny example of how UP and BNSF run trains, UP as of now has been very standardized with their locomotives and paint scheme, whereas BNSF still runs trains with all kinds of engines and paint schemes. The fact that warbonnets and fakebonnets still roam the rails is incredible.
Very true. Not just warbonnets either, but also yellowbonnets and even multiple BN green units. BNSF really is a mixed bag, part of why I like it so much and other similar modern day Class Is.
Those 2 trains are a funny example of how UP and BNSF run trains, UP as of now has been very standardized with their locomotives and paint scheme, whereas BNSF still runs trains with all kinds of engines and paint schemes. The fact that warbonnets and fakebonnets still roam the rails is incredible.
Very true. Not just warbonnets either, but also yellowbonnets and even multiple BN green units. BNSF really is a mixed bag, part of why I like it so much and other similar modern day Class Is.
2:20
"When this perky museum piece was new in 1890, it was considered a samson of the rails"
That line honestly crossed my mind while filming.
And I just now realized that’s the same engine used in Last of the Giants, hence the reference.
That GP with 539 was probably 165, a GP60 that tends to go places with 539. Not always though.