BNSF SD70MAC's in Executive Livery

[Yard Limit]

Here's a trio of SD70MAC's pulling empty coal cars through Skykomish, WA on Stevens Pass.

The SD70MAC was the last type of locomotive ever purchased by the Burlington Northern before merging with the Santa Fe (ATSF) in 1995-1996, which also wore a short-lived exclusive paint scheme which was also applied to their executive fleet of preserved F Units and coaches from their predecessor's heritage.
Although the BNSF merger continued into 1996, EMD still applied the BN's exclusive "Cascade Green" scheme to BNSF's new orders of SD70MAC until the introduction of the Heritage 2 paint.
BNSF's later SD70MAC units had different headlight and handbrake placements as opposed to their earlier pre-merger/post-merger BN SD70MAC units.

[Mookie]

Nice early Christmas present!  My two favorites - greenies and NS!  I really like the looks of both - very neat and tailored.  The tuxedo look of the class ones.  

I appreciate the visual gift!

Mookie

[Paul of Covington]

   Of all the different color schemes BN and BNSF came up with, I think I like those SD70MAC's the best.

[tcwright973]

I think the executive paint scheme is at the top of my list. It's just classy. Unfortunately, I have only caught one a couple of times while railfanning here in western Pennsylvania.

[samfp1943]

tcwright973

I think the executive paint scheme is at the top of my list. It's just classy. Unfortunately, I have only caught one a couple of times while railfanning here in western Pennsylvania.

 

 

   The paint scheme being described is/or was known as "Grinstein green".

FTL: "...In October 1990 the executive paint scheme was introduced on the company's newly rebuilt F9 engines BN-1 and BN-2 [**], and business car Stevens Pass.  Also known as "Grinstein green" for Gerald Grinstein the president of BN, it was a departure from the standard BN colors. The color arrangement consists of Brunswick green on lower frame and upper hood with a crème band around the middle and accented with red pin stripe separating the two colors. **[Note:There  is an E- unit also painted in the BN Executive Paint Scheme a IRM ( I think it is currently, in-operable), as well ]

The colors would not be limited to business car fleet. In 1993 BN placed an order with EMD for its new model, the SD70MAC, and it received the Executive colors. Grinstein green continued through to BNSF with the company painting the final BN order of SD70MAC's BNSF 9711-9837..."

See link @ http://www.fobnr.org/motivepower/executive.htm

These is also a list,by their numbers of the engines deliveded in the Grinstein green scheme, at that linked site.

Not sure how many of these 'Grinstein[Scheme] decorated' units are still running systme wide with BNSF; at one time they seemed to be regulars on the unit coal trains to and from the Powder River. One will occasionally pop-up around here on unit grain moves, or in 'other' moves. The 'WarBonnets' seem to be seen, more frequently, than the 'Grinstein' decorated units(?).

[Buslist]

That E unit (BN-3) did the honors of handling the holiday train each weekend this season, its very much in service.