Worst painted engine in BNSF's fleet

[JoeKoh]

saw 2 of the green ones in walbrige(toledo) yesterday.yes they do need new paint.

stay safe

Joe

[mudchicken]

Hey, it's out running. Still looks better than most of that sick green colored stuff.

[CopCarSS]

Hey! I've got a shot of that one. Come to think of it, I remember thinking that it had to be the saddest looking loco on the BNSF, too! Truly a shame that a warbonnet ever got this bad:

[cacole]

BNSF has probably found themselves in the same position that Southern Pacific was in, where their locomotives were in such short supply due to a sudden increase in traffic that they were too busy hauling trains to wash or paint.

[Ishmael]

Not to make excuses for the appearance of this particular unit, but I'll bet it's paid for and hey, it runs and can pull revenue merchandise loads...so hey, what the heck!

Actually, I didn't mean to sound like I was complaining. I agree with you, and it was a treat to see the old Frisco colors hanging on. I couldn't get off the highway to take a better look, and didn't have my camera with me. ( I don't photograph much anymore anyway).

[eolafan]

Not to make excuses for the appearance of this particular unit, but I'll bet it's paid for and hey, it runs and can pull revenue merchandise loads...so hey, what the heck!

[kenneo]

Perhaps we could call that the "Flake Bonnet" paint job?

[Ishmael]

BNSF is very sloppy with their locomotives. A couple weeks ago, at Lindenwood yard, I saw a BN Cascade green locomotive, and the paint had peeled so badly you could see the Frisco paint job underneath. It was filthy as well. I didn't catch the number, it was peeled so bad and I was on the Interstate. 

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

While not as bad as BNSF 832 in the first posting, I saw BNSF 9478 (SD70MAC) in a badly faded Grinstein Green on an eastbound coal train on NS at 47th Street in Chicago while I was on the way home from work yesterday on Metra's Southwest Service.

[Railfan1]

Wow, that's pretty bad.

[JoeKoh]

BNSFs 9647 "the barf bonnit" has been by on a few coal trains here in nw ohio.

stay safe

joe

[TimChgo9]

I have seen some ex-Santa Fe units looking pretty bad....not sure if this is the same one that I have seen before...  Wow, what a mess..

 

[Lyon_Wonder]

Well, the worst, pitiful paint job anyway.  Can't hardly get any worse than this.  This former ATSF C40-8W, BNSF 832, isn't fairing well appearance-wise.