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BNSF Heritage Engines Paint Schemes
Posted by Brian4449 on Friday, May 24, 2013 7:40 PM

I also know 18 paint scheme for to be on BNSF Heritage Engines.

AT&SF:

War Bonnet, http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2714806

Blue Bonnet, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=348901&nseq=1

Pinstripe, http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1258862

and the Zebra Stipes. http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2469658

BN:

Cascade Green, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=277029&nseq=0

Pre-Burlington Northern livery designed by the CB&Q, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=252248&nseq=1

Tiger Stripe, http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=347456

Whiteface, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=58472&nseq=52

and the Executive Paint. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=26760&nseq=0

CB&Q:

Red and Silver, http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1681236

and the Black and Silver. http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=129122 Left Side

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=362572&nseq=0 Right Side

GN:

Hustle Muscle, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=298033&nseq=5

and the Big Sky Blue. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=294840&nseq=3

NP:

Black body yellow or gold ends and ying yang logo. http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2086996

SP&S:

Black with Yellow diagonal frame stripes, http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1505265

Black with big yellow stripe from the nose to the back. http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1502477

SLSF:

Single nose stripe is now centered on the ends of the hood with horizontal bars on the frame and diamond under the headlights. http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1532024

Mandarin orange with a wide white stripe and black underbody. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=192169&nseq=0

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Posted by Frisco West on Friday, May 24, 2013 9:26 PM

Good Day,

It would be fantastic if BNSF presented a Heritage series.  For me, color schemes from the past with an inventive style would be great. Here are the ES44AC's. The original drawings are by Michael Eby. The drawings were modified and painted by me.  I have a few BNSF Heritage SD70ACe's too. 

Regards,

Swafford

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Posted by Frisco West on Friday, May 24, 2013 9:34 PM

One of my favorite BNSF Heritage color schemes.........................Frisco!

The original drawing is by Michael Eby. The drawing was modified and painted by me.  

Regards,

Swafford

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Posted by SyntheticBlinkerFluid on Friday, May 24, 2013 9:34 PM

I would love to see the Burlington paint schemes. They are some of my favorite.

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Posted by NP Eddie on Friday, May 24, 2013 9:41 PM

All:

For the Northern Pacific, don't forget the two tone Lowey green with a white stripe. That was their passenger F-unit color.

Ed Burns

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Saturday, May 25, 2013 6:43 AM

The Santa Fe zebra stripes are in service as we speak.  Pacific Harbor Line locomotives have been wearing those colors for several years now.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by jrbernier on Saturday, May 25, 2013 3:35 PM

Brian,

  While your pipe-dreaming, You need tp add the yellow bonnet ATSF scheme, The last SP&S scheme, and a lot others!

  BTW, BNSF has been doing 'Heritage' fret car schemes - I saw some of the 'GN' covered hoppers a while back...

Jim

Modeling BNSF  and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin

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Posted by Brian4449 on Saturday, May 25, 2013 4:21 PM

I think I have enough here.

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Posted by Brian4449 on Saturday, May 25, 2013 4:22 PM

If you have more please post.

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Posted by efftenxrfe on Saturday, May 25, 2013 7:24 PM

The NP psgr F's green Lowey scheme is pure attractive class. Gotta have it.

The Santa Fe licorice stripe scheme differed and I think was best looking when the front and rear surface of the body was striped, then black intervened back to the cab sides where a rectangle of black contained the engine number but the cab side was otherwise striped similarly to the front and rear of the engine. This suggestion is to modify the illustration of the zebra stripe schemes above in this stream.

There was also, wayback  machine operates, a square painting with a sort-of powder blue back ground on which in aluminum paint border and the iconic SFe cross with Santa Fe printed on the horizontal crossbeam. Expand that and put it on the long hood end and you've got IT. 

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Posted by Frisco West on Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:37 AM

 

BNSF Heritage Color Schemes

Original drawing by Michael Eby.              Drawings  modified and painted by Frank Swafford

 

Regards, 

Swafford

 

 

 

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Posted by Frisco West on Sunday, May 26, 2013 11:35 AM

BNSF Heritage Hoppers..........................These look fantastic.

 

http://www.qstation.org/images/2403-0011_BNSF_Heritage_hoppers_Way_11-1-12.jpg

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Posted by SPCDANW2021 on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 2:32 PM

I love the 9225 EMD SD70 ACe at the bottom wonder if they will paint one that would be great.Smile

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Posted by Sunnyland on Monday, June 24, 2013 2:30 PM

Of course, I love the Frisco one and hope someday to see BNSF heritage, but not holding my breath.

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, June 27, 2013 5:10 PM

yellow bonnet not the same as blue bonnet not the same as freight bonnet.

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Posted by erikem on Friday, June 28, 2013 11:47 AM

But doesn't everything taste better with blue bonnet on it? Stick out tongue

Sorry - couldn't resist....

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Posted by blade on Sunday, September 14, 2014 8:45 AM
WOW AWESOME DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEME WELL DONE.MY FAVORITE PAINT SCHEME THE RED BURLINGTON NORTHERN ONE.MY FAVORITE COLOR TOO.THANXS A LOT.APPRECIATE THE EXELLENT ART WORK AND YOUR VERY EXCELLENT TASTE IN COLORS.
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Posted by DavidH66 on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 8:34 AM
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Posted by YoHo1975 on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 3:04 PM

mudchicken

yellow bonnet not the same as blue bonnet not the same as freight bonnet.

 

 

I missed this thread the first time around.

 

Misuse of the phrase Yellowbonnet and Bluebonnet is a pet peeve.

This was the Yellow bonnet

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7008/6671783499_e6b83530d5_z.jpg

 

This is a bluebonnet

 

http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/funits/ATSF_F7_332L.jpg

 

Freightbonnet or Cubscout(a Hogger nickname) are the name for the Yellow bonnet on blue Freight scheme.

 

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/2011-01-13_Vancouver_Wa_2_.JPG

 

 

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