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Santa Fe Bluebonnet BNSF 181 GP60 Locomotive - CoasterFan2105

Santa Fe Bluebonnet BNSF 181 GP60 Locomotive - CoasterFan2105

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The Santa Fe Railroad had some of the most iconic paint schemes ever designed for locomotives. In this video, we will look at a well known Santa Fe paint scheme that was applied to locomotives as early as circa 1975. Often called Freightbonnet, yellow bonnet, and sometimes bluebonnet, this was the standard freight locomotive livery Santa Fe adopted in the mid 1970s, following a several year long period of experimenting with various different schemes. For nearly a decade and a half, this was the only livery used by the Santa Fe, aside from the experimental SPSF merger scheme. Among the last locomotives delivered new to the Santa Fe in this scheme were the 40 EMD GP60 units purchased by the railroad in 1989. Today, just about all of these locomotives still carry this paint scheme as they continue to work for the BNSF Railway. One of these locomotives, BNSF number 181, was assigned to the Pacific Northwest pool of locomotives. In late 2020 and through most of 2021, the locomotive was based out of BNSF-s Delta Yard in Everett, Washington and saw use on manifest mixed freight and local trains on the Bellingham Subdivision. Let-s travel to the Bellingham Subdivision to see the 181 pulling manifest freight trains in between Everett and Custer as well as up to Sumas, Washington on the Sumas Branch line
Date: 2022-05-12

Comments and reviews: 10


As a(n increasingly rare) native Western Washingtonian, I was born and raised in the South Puget Sound (Tacoma area, but spent my early/mid-'90s Uni years up north in Whatcom County, living in Bellingham. Back in my WWU Viking days, one of my favourite hangouts in -the 'ham- was Boulevard Park, situated along Bellingham Bay, that I could easily walk to from my apartment. Once there at the park, I could either stand on the pedestrian bridge overhead, or stretch out on a big boulder along the shore, and watch the various consists roll past. I certainly like the traditional Warbonnet livery, and the freight-derived blue/yellow version still looks sharp, standing out in an ocean of units in their Great Northern-derived scheme. This was a great video to see, since it's been going on 15 years since I was last up that way. Thanks for providing a current look at what's going on in a part of my state that I miss exploring, and would like to return to someday.
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Managed to catch 3 bluebonnets on a power move. One of the units (From what I could see, were all GP60s) had a single number, 6, while the rest were faded. Seems like the 6 was put over its original roadnumber.
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Dang coaster you keep finding trains I've seen up here in Whatcom county I'm a Bellinghamtser and keep seeing videos of your trains here in Whatcom (I hope I get my comment pinned by coaster one day: C)
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Great video, but it raises a question, if 161 runs trains back and forth between Everett and Custer do they turn the lash up around on the wye in Custer. Every time its in the lead.
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Mike, Hi. I watched a lot of your steam engine videos. I noticed most engines are followed by a modern locomotive. Why is this, and are they in neutral? Thanks, from Buffalo,
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Your PNW videos make me homesick, but I love them. I especially like 12: 15 in front of the Chrysalis Inn. We stayed there often and it was my favorite place to railfan.
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Nice video Mike! A relative of mine saw old Trains like Bluebonnets and Warbonnets when he was younger. I loved listening to his story. Great seeing this video!
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If y-all like bnsf heritage units check out the Galveston locomotive yard there-s literally a couple hundred at least all schemes of Santa Fe and BN units
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BNSF has 2 or 3 blue bonnets working the Escondido sub in North San Diego County. I see them all the time at the Stuart Mesa yard when I drive by on I5.
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My toddler loves your train videos --. His first video he watched was the one you explained the types of passenger trains. Thanks for your videos.
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