Trains.com

BNSF blue/white locomotive

14693 views
4 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    April 2010
  • 40 posts
BNSF blue/white locomotive
Posted by railcarguy on Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:59 PM

While riding Metra home today, I saw a EMD GP locomotive at Cicero, IL painted blue/white with a big BNSF logo on the side. It appeared the paint job may be a couple years old. 

I have seen CN locomotives painted blue in the Chicago area with the normal CN logo painted on the front.

While passing Amtrak's diesel shop today I saw a GMTX locomotive painted orange with black roof and underframe.

Is there a leasing company who paints their locomotives blue and white?

Thanks! 

  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: US
  • 25,292 posts
Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:04 PM

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

  • Member since
    December 2004
  • From: Mesa, AZ
  • 778 posts
Posted by silicon212 on Thursday, March 17, 2011 11:00 PM

It's a Smurf!

It looks better than the standard BNSF scheme, for sure.  They should take it up.

  • Member since
    May 2015
  • 5,134 posts
Posted by ericsp on Sunday, March 20, 2011 2:18 AM

It looks like a former GMTX locomotive. Didn't BNSF trade a bunch of end cab switchers to GMTX for road switchers a few years ago?

"No soup for you!" - Yev Kassem (from Seinfeld)

  • Member since
    February 2008
  • From: Eureka, IL
  • 167 posts
Posted by TPWRY on Sunday, March 20, 2011 12:05 PM

Yep exactly what they are. BNSF got 12 GP38's from GMTX as trade for the switchers and GP15's

10 of are blue and 2 were repainted into BNSF scheme. They two that was repainted were not blue one was in CSX MoW orange and other was gold. But the blue ones stayed blue.

Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

Search the Community

Newsletter Sign-Up

By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy