Notable Locomotives
Throughout its history, the Burlington Northern had various oddities and interesting test demonstrators/paint schemes:
| Burlington Northern Paint Schemes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locomotive Model | Road Numbers | Notes |
| EMD GP40 | 629 | First locomotive experimented in pre-Burlington Northern Livery in 1968. |
| EMD SD45 & GE U23C | 516 – 530, 460 – 468 | Pre-Burlington Northern livery designed by the CB&Q in 1969. |
| EMD GP38 | 200 – 205 (2072–2077) | First new locomotives for the Burlington Northern; ordered by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle in February 1970. |
| EMD SD40-2 | 8174 | Carried a ‘‘Together at Last’’ BN-SLSF Merger slogan along the walkway. |
| EMD SD40-2, EMD GP50, EMD SD60 | 8002, 3110 – 3162, 8300 – 8302 | Painted in the experimental High Visibility Tiger Stripes paint scheme. |
| EMD/GATX GP40G | 3079 | The first locomotive to receive the Whiteface paint scheme in April 1989. |
| EMD GP50 | 3110 & 3112 | An alternative version of white with orange "Tiger Stripes" instead of black. |
| EMD F9A-2, EMD F9B-2, EMD E9A-2 | BN-1, BN-2 & BN-3 | The first new locomotives painted in the Executive scheme. |
| EMD GP38-2 | 2100 | The only unit receiving white striping along the front cab section. |
| EMD GP38 | 2075 & 2085 | #2075 was the first unit painted in a ‘’Pacific Pride’’ Scheme; later temporarly replaced by #2085 after 2075 was reported with fire damage |
| EMD GP9 | 1813 & 1863 | Received "The National Academy of Railroad Sciences" lettering along the carbodies. |
| EMD SD60M | 1991 | Painted to honor the employees serving in Desert Storm. |
| EMD SD40-2 | 7149 & 7890 | Modified by Energy Conversions Inc. to run on compressed liquefied natural gas (refrigerated liquid methane). |
| MK GP28M | 1522 | The only locomotive with Operation Lifesaver logos applied. |
| EMD SD70MAC | 9647 | Introduced a proposed Burlington Northern Santa Fe paint scheme. |
| EMD SD70MAC | 9709–9712 | 9709 – 9710 were the last two new locomotives for the BN delivered in January 1996. 9711 – 9712 are the first new locomotives for BNSF. |
| EMD GP50, EMD SD40-2 | 3120 & 7812 | The last locomotives painted in Burlington Northern green on August 8, 1996. |
| MK GP39E | 2911 & 2931 | Painted in an experimental Cascade Green BNSF scheme. |
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