Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

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Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (currently operating as BNSF Railway) is a major Class I railroad operating in North America. It was formed on December 31, 1996 from a merger of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ("Santa Fe") with the Burlington Northern Railroad.

Paint Schemes

Name Thumbnail Year Introduced Notes
Warbonnet 1937, 1980s (ATSF)
1995 (BNSF)
  • ex. Santa Fe units never repainted after the merger
  • Fakebonnet variant has BNSF lettering instead of Santa Fe
  • 9647 wore the warbonnet design but in BN Executive colours, since repainted
Yellowbonnet 1971 (ATSF)
  • ex. Santa Fe units never repainted after the merger
BN Cascade Green 1970 (BN)
  • ex. Burlington Northern units never repainted after the merger
BN Executive 1990 (BN)
  • ex. Burlington Northern units never repainted after the merger
H1 1996
  • Incorporates:
    • ATSF's front cross, but lettered "BNSF" instead of "Santa Fe"
    • Great Northern's colour palette
H2 1999
  • Modified H1 scheme
H3 2005
  • New BNSF logo
  • Black instead of Pullman Green paint
H4 2017
  • Modified H1 scheme, but with new logo and black instead of Pullman Green

Roster

Active

Fleet
Number
Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Notes
100-162 1990 EMD GP60M
  • Ex-ATSF 100-162.
  • Most units rebuilt to GP60M-3 in 2015-17.
  • 142 wrecked in 2004
  • 144, 148, 152 wrecked pre-BNSF.
  • 159-162 renumbered to 142, 144, 148, 152.
159-200 1988-91 EMD GP60
  • 200 renumbered from 170, 347; rebuilt with standard cab.
227, 233, 251-256, 258-275 1995-96 EMD SD75M
  • Rebuilt in 2017.
250, 276-299 1997 EMD SD75i
  • Rebuilt in 2017-18.
300 1980 EMD SD40-2B
  • Rebuilt from SD40-2 in July 1981.
301 1972 EMD SD40-2B
  • Rebuilt from SD40-2 in October 1983.
302 1973 EMD SD40-2B
  • Rebuilt from SD40-2 in November 1984.
325-347 1991 EMD GP60B
  • Ex-ATSF 325-347.
  • 346 scrapped in June 2021.
  • 347 renumbered to 170.
500-582 GE B40-8W
  • 531 wrecked in December 1995.
  • 560-582 returned to leaser in 2010.
  • Most units rebuilt.
599-619 1994 GE AC44C4M
  • Rebuilt in 2015 from Dash-9 units.
  • 599 ex-ATSF 666.
620-699 1994 GE C44-9W
700-799 1997 EMD C44-9W
960-1123 1996-97 GE C44-9W
  • 1110 wrecked in 2010.
1350-1352 2013 Progress Rail SD32-ECO
1400-1476 1990-91 EMD SD60M
  • Some units rebuilt in 2017-18.
3030-3039 1978 GMD GP25X
  • Originally GP40X, reclassified in 2007.
3100-3208 1980-85 GMD GP25/GP25E
  • Some units rebuilt.
  • 3158-3162 built with larger cabs.
3725-3999 2015-17 GE ET44C4
  • 3967 wrecked.
4200-4299 2015-17 GE ES44C4
5533-5546 2017 GE ES44C4
6500-7199 2009-2014 GE ES44C4
  • 6943 wrecked in 2013.
7200-7920 2007-10 GE ES44DC
  • 7553, 7838 wrecked.
7921-8291 2013-15 GE ES44C4
8318-8399 2014-15 GE ES44C4
8400-8499 2014 EMD SD70ACe
8500-8519 2014 EMD SD70ACe-P4
  • A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
8520-8599 2013-14 EMD SD70ACe
8749-8799 2013 EMD SD70ACe
8800-8989 1994-99 EMD SD70MAC
  • 8876 wrecked in 2002.
  • 8945 traded to KCS in 2014.
8990-9399 2007-14 EMD SD70ACe
9400-9999 1994-99 EMD SD70MAC
  • Some units rebuilt into SD70MACE.

Retired

This list is incomplete.

Fleet
Number
Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Notes
90-98 EMD FP45
800-951 GE C40-8W
  • 800-866 sold to CN.
  • 867-951 retired at a unknown date.