Rumor has it that BNSF might renumber it's SD60M's from the 9200 series down into the 8100s, just below the SD75Ms in the 8200 series. I don't know that the rumor is 100% true? I just heard someone over at locophotos.com today mentioning this. I guess this is to make room for SD70ACes that are supposed to be delivered next year, though BNSF could save the trouble of patching their SD60M by simply placing new SD70ACe's in the 9100s, 9000s, or 8300s through 8500s. Most of the SD60Ms are still in BN colors, and look good considering they are over 16 years old, and renumbering would ruin their pristine BN look since BNSF will likely just blank out their existing numbers on the long hood and place the new road number on the cab. It would look better if they placed the new number on the long hood in place of the old. So, I recommend you to take pics and vids of SD60Ms still in their BN road numbers while you can!
