Got to see this locomotive once in Galesburg about 4 or 5 years ago. In the past, one of the great things about railfaning the BNSF was the endless array of paint schemes.
BNSF could have kept this scheme as a Heritage scheme. But this is probably the next plan on their list:beer:
Ahhh, the end of an error--errr--era. :teeth: Just kidding...I did actually kinda like it, too. I saw it on a shop track in Alliance, NE in 2003 after in had experienced a minor fire. It will live on hauling freight on many model railroads.
I have always liked that much-maligned-by-others paint scheme. Shame they are going to get rid of it. :crying:
Being from a long distance away and totally unfamiliar with this loco's colour scheme, I was puzzled as to the unfortunate moniker it labors under. Russel's pic seems to show a black bonnet with an offwhite hood, but I see by other threads that the dark color must have been a green. If you really want puke, here is a color scheme used by Toll Rail in New Zealand's south island.
Yeah, I always liked the paint scheme and wondered why so many railfans were overly disparaged by it and gave it such a name. I guess they felt it corrupted the classic warbonnet.
From vomit (which I liked and would of preferred for the corporate image) to pumpkin. That be a shame.
I disliked the color scheme, I didn't think the colors worked with the Warbonnet, but vomit is a bit much.
Gee, maybe they will repaint it to the same paint scheme. Some of the more recent photos of it have it looking pretty shabby.
I saw her once in Nebraska...that was an interesting day. Back in my film days. Shooting a 36 exposure roll that included CP 2816, some unpatched Warbonnets, and once we made it down to North Platte I hit exposure 38 and started to get suspicious...39....40...41....turned out I hadn't wound on the film properly!
I can recall a very painful similar event. Hundreds of miles further down the road before discovering that mistake. It still grates upon me, whenever the memory comes back again.
