Stampede Sub Willapa ViewsBNSF 788 (C44-9W) wears the Santa Fe-inspired warbonnet, although it was built after the merger for BNSF in September of 1997 by GE. Builder’s number is 50071.
Oct. 30, 2005 Auburn, WA
Data: BNSF Railway Company 2006 Locomotive Review and Locomotive Diagrams, Robert C. Del Grosso, Great Northern Pacific Publications.
Photo by David Cooley.
BNSF 706 is at East Auburn, Washington heading east over Stampede Pass with a train of grain empties on Oct. 18, 2005.
BNSF 706 is a GE C44-9W (#49989) built in June 1997. BNSF briefly retained the Santa Fe “Super Fleet” (Warbonnet) colors and even left the “Santa Fe” name on some units, though they were branded with large “BNSF” initials on their flanks.
BNSF 723 still wears the Santa Fe warbonnet on a northbound freight manifest at Napavine, Washington, on Oct. 2, 2009.
BNSF 723 is a GE C44-9W (DASH9-44CW) built in July 1997 (#50006) for BNSF but delivered in Santa Fe paint with the large BNSF on its flanks.
Locomotive data: BNSF 2006 Locomotive Review and Diagrams, by Robert Del Grosso, Great Northern Pacific Publications.
BNSF 1028 leads a westbound off the Stampede Sub through the north leg of the wye at Auburn, Washington, in January 1998. This location is now called “Rainier” and is just south of the Sounder station.
BNSF 1028 is a GE C44-9W (DASH9-44CW) painted in the original “Heritage” scheme, better known as the “Pumpkin.” It was built in October 1996 (#49418).
Locomotive data: BNSF 2006 Locomotive Review and Diagrams, by Robert Del Grosso, Great Northern Pacific Publications.