BNSF... in blue?

[PapaXpress]

Just ran across these pics and wanted to share:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPi ... ?id=137192

[thecanadianrail]

new paint scheme for them?

[bpetit]

Cool, down here we have some CN units in blue also.

[PapaXpress]

I don't think so, but certainly a rare unit. The notes state: "Ex-MILW. In GMTX blue. Smurf Unit." so it almost sounds like the painters where having fun.

[BNSF650]

BNSF got this units via trade of some SW1500's And GP15's

BNSF has 4 of these painted like this

[Chessie8638]

Ex. GMTX units. Affectionately called "Smurfs."

[johnmckenzie]

"Smurfs!

I still think the red warbonnet livery takes a heck of a lot of beating though.

[Chacal]

Blue loco + red warbonnet = papa smurf

[arizonachris]

I still think the red warbonnet livery takes a heck of a lot of beating though.

We actually get a lot of BNSF Warbonnets out here. Why repaint what already looks good?

[pschlik]

:0 saw one of these, had no clue what is was :P My dad said it was a branch line but didn't know what owned it, bnsf, of course...

[thecanadianrail]

so....any takers on this repaint?

[Dan]

so....any takers on this repaint?

Actually some units in leaser colours would be good because there are leaser units all over the place from shortlines to class 1 lines.

[thecanadianrail]

we do have a handfull of SD40-2's in leasing colours at Obos catolouge right now.

[Dan]

You are right. I was thinking about geeps in particular.

[kcs_fan]

Saw a post the other day that KCS has a (or maybe more then one) blue unit. I'm thinking that the cost to paint one of these is getting higher and higher so they get by as cheaply as possible on the leased units and take whatever color they are already, slap their name on it and put it into service.