BNSF's Topeka Locomotive Shops, Along With an AMAZING Deadhead Yard!
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- čas přidán 19. 01. 2023
- In todays video, we look all around BNSF's Topeka locomotive shops and yard, as well as giant locomotive storage lines, where we see some of the rarest things BNSF has to offer!
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@@Winternight11 I like their locomotives, but not the way the company operates.
The rotary you saw was originally built in 1892. It was later rebuilt with new diesel-electric guts and a new body in late 1959, the body coming from ATSF 4-8-4 #3769’s tender. It was operable up until 1997. Still technically not retired, just stored OOS.
Oh my, that’s incredible!
From what I've heard, rotary snow ploughs are one of those railcars that you don't ever need until you suddenly really need them.
BNSF may even just be keeping it as a Karma charm. As soon as they retire it, their mountain passes will get covered with 15feet of snow and ice
This is the greatest collection of stored equipment I've ever seen! One of the reasons as to why BNSF is my favorite class 1 is due to its incredibly diverse roster, with many engines still in their original paint to this day, and this video more than proves my point.
Same here! Topeka is an all out foam fest, lol. I also like BNSF for their locomotive diversity and fallen flags… they have some much rare stuff that just can’t be found on any other railroad.
Small mistake on my part. BNSF 600 is an AC44C4M, not C6M.
Correction Accepted & Thanks! 👍🙏
You also made a mistake on BNSF 5658. You called it a Dash-9. It's actually an AC4400CW.
BNSF appears to have been repainted back in 1996 or 1997. It was painted into the Warbonnet paint that was to be used for intermodal trains. At the time, SD75Ms were being delivered in the same scheme. It would have been the same time as the Dash-9 1000 series in the Heritage I. The Warbonnet Dash-9s and the SD85Is had the smaller BNSF on the long hood.
BNSF 2810 is a GP39M. I believe that means it was rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen. I know those with E were rebuilt by EMD. V were rebuilt by VMV. All three were rebuilt from GP30s and GP35s for the BN in the 80s and early 90s. The interesting thing is the unit does show GP39-2. I wonder if it has been rebuilt with more current electronics.
You're not going to believe what those orange and white BNSF cars are for. At least the tank cars. I'm not sure what they're using the flat cars are for. They could be used to transport parts for the equipment. BNSF is experimenting with dual fuel using SD70ACes and ES44s.
The Santa Fe rotary snow plow is the only one Santa Fe had. It should be preserved. It pretty much stays in Topeka, but it has been used when the BN plows were not enough.
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Nice one, cool stuff there.
For sure, thank you!
5:35 The tank cars there are from BNSF's trials of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for locomotives, around 2013. They'd run a pair of locomotives with one of these tanks as a fuel tender between them. Two versions: the ordinary tank, and a tank carried on a converted well car. Florida East Coast run a similar system today.
That’s super cool, I never knew BNSF toyed around with LNG fuel! Yes, I’ve FEC’s LNG tender on Virtual Railfan a couple times.
That’s what I thought of when I saw the wellcar
Toe-Pea-Ka, KS. We stayed there many years on the way up to Vacation in the Colorado Rockies. Holiday Inn right along I-70. Vacations out West were Great. 🙏
Cool! I've been out west a few times myself, one time my family and I went dog sledding and snowmobile-ing in the Rockies, it was awesome!
Very good. I worked for Santa Fe 1967-1971. Went through their electrical apprenticeship program. That building you showed with the Santa Fe logo used to be called the Motive Power Building. That is where the apprenticeship schools where. There was a big lay off in 1971 and I never was called back but continued as an electrician and retired in 2013. Your video brought back a lot of memories. Thank you.
Wow, what was it like working for the Santa Fe? Do you think they treated their employees fairly, or saw them as just a number or statistic like a lot of todays big railroad do? Also, thanks for the information about the various uses for the buildings!
You're welcome, I'm glad I could provide some good nostalgia.
My boyfriend and I chase trains. And he spottered a yellow kaboose just sitting there. He was geeked up. When we came back at a later date, it was gone. It was sad when he explained how rare they are. Thank you.
Cool, at least y’all got to see it! Yeah, cabooses that are still in service are pretty rare these days. You’re welcome.
6:58 ATSF 199361 was a 1959 rebuild of an old Leslie locomotive that was built in 1892
Awesome video! Very interesing bnsf power
b40-8 gang
Thank you!
b40-8 gang indeed
I haven't seen that ex. Burlington Northern SD60M in years!!!
Last time I saw it was on an intermodal in Southern California 6yrs ago
Living in Springfield, Missouri, I was glad to see that old Frisco loco. Sadly it looks like one of the early travesties of the Burlington Northern/Frisco merger where Burlington Northern had originally repainted it green. Here in Springfield so much of our Frisco history has now been lost. BNSF just a few years ago finished tearing down the west side shops that the Frisco had built near the turn of the 20th century. I did see in the middle of the night once about 3 years ago a Frisco coal hopper mixed in with a long train. It was the old silver car with Frisco on the side in black. Wished I'd gotten a photo of it, but I was driving, and the train was passing overhead, while I went under the bridge. I did see that war bonnet loco last year come through town though. That was a sight. Wish they'd freshen up the paint on it though. I also wish that BNSF would paint some locos with the Frisco colors too just like they've kept some Burlington Northern and some Santa Fe colors.
Years ago I helped put the Santa Fe plow in service at the Argentine Shop in KC. We were getting it ready to run east toward chicago after an unusually heavy winter storm. Normally kept at Albuquerque, the plow was a Santa Fe shop build. It was a Leslie plow fitted to a retired 6 axle steam locomotive tender from a northern 4-8-4. The cab was fabricated in house. The Leslie plow was powered by 4 d c traction motors. A trailing Jeep main Gen was electrically coupled to the plow motors for power. Additional pusher locomotives were mu’d to the plow for propulsion. A steam generator provided steam for heat and the flangers.
Wouldn't be surprised if 195 is being rebuilt and repainted, BNSF did similar with the m's
Hopefully it’s being rebuilt, but it still sucks to see a bluebonnet go.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Blue Bonnets were gone by the 1980s. 195 is a classic yellow bonnet. 👍
This my home. I see these everyday.
That’s cool!
6:24 Unfortunate loss for the Eastern Nebraska. 570 was a Eastern Nebraska Lincoln local engine
Might be wrong about this but at 5:56 I’m pretty sure those a BN/BNSF Natural gas cars used to power a few locomotives that where tested for natural gas!
You ain’t wrong. That’s exactly what those are used for. Several other commenters have confirmed it, too.
2:07 those old switcher locomotives like the green BN unit pictured are one of the locomotives I remember most from childhood. They use to switch up and down the tracks parallel to the neighborhood I lived. The sound they made when pushed really hard was nothing short of awesome.
That's super cool! I would love to see those little SW engines at work during their heyday.
Excellent as always. Thanks for the video.
You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed!
This video actually made me a bit frustrated, because I went on a trip to Kansas and stopped at a town just a few minutes away from Topeka. However, I didn't know about the engine shops, and I missed out. Nice catches though!
Thank you! Dang, that sucks. I know how you feel, I’ve been in your situation before.
I GOT TO DO SOME MAJOR EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK ON THE SNOW BLOWER AT ARGENTINE SHOP WINTER OF 87/88?
WHEN BEING USED THE THE ATTENDANT, UNFAMILIAR WITH IT DID NOT FILL THE LUBRICATOR PUMP FOR THE LINESHAFT BEARINGS FOR THE TRACTION MOTOR SUPPORT BEARINGS!
I DROPPED THE GEARCASES AND TRACTION MOTOR SUPPORT CAPS AND ROLLED OUT THE DEFECTIVE BRASS BEARINGS!
THE NEXT TWO SHIFTS REPLACED THE NEW BEARINGS AND GEAR CASES! I CAME IN THE NEXT EVENING AND GOT TO FINISH THE SMALL STUFF AND MOTOR THE IMPELLER WHEEL FOR A SHOP RUNNING TEST.
AS WE HAD A LOT OF SNOW THAT YEAR, IT WAS PUT TO WORK QUITE QUICKLY!
KEEP THEM ROLLING BROTHERS!!
👍👍
BNSF 195 was just getting rebuilt, it was seen in July but still in its old paint job
More than likely, 195 is being rebuilt, as BNSF is working on rebuilding all of the standard cab GP60s and repainting them into H4. Also another slight correction, 5658 is an AC4400CW, not a Dash 9.
I hope its being rebuilt, its still perfectly usable as far as I'm concerned. My bad, I didn't know BNSF even used AC4400's. Thanks for letting me know.
All the Standard cab GP60s are getting mini rebuilds at Topeka, not sure what they're doing besides body work and inward facing cameras. Then they get sent to Mid America Car in KC for paint.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfanthey do, but they're actually pretty rare as BNSF purchased only a few units between 2000 and 2001, most of them still wearing their as delivered Heritage 2 scheme.
@@Southern_Plains_RailfanIf you aren't sure if a BNSF Locomotive is a Dash 9 or an AC4400CW, look at the number. If the number is within 5600-5717, it's an AC4400CW. And, if you see what seems like a Dash 9 on coal service, it most likely isn't. BNSF Prefers Alternating Current over Direct Current when it comes to coal service.
Great video, nice catch of a former Frisco switcher too!
As of a couple years ago, BNSF still had a few active Dash 8-40s with an upgraded wide nose safety cab and updated paint jobs. Though, I haven't seen one here in Chicago in a while.
5:43, those tankers and well cars with tanks in them are actually LNG fuel tenders.
Interesting, I never knew BNSF experimented with LNG
@@Southern_Plains_RailfanYea i thought BN and FEC had thoses
Awesome video! I was on the southwest chief and our train was so behind that we got to go through topeka in thr middle of the day and we went right through the yard and followed the deadline for a good while.
5:46, those are experimental LNG fuel cars. BNSF has been experimenting with LNG fueled locomotives off and on since 2013, similar to what BN did back in the 90s. UP, CN, CNW, NS, FEC, and CP have all experimented with said practice. Not too sure about KCS, but their Mexican subsidiary may have done it at some point.
Interesting. Thank you!
Awesome video it's also good to see some of the locomotives still in their old paint schemes
Thank you. Yes, it certainly is!
CSX is now the only railroad to operate B40-8s which is pretty cool. CSX is retaining the 4 axle power on the MEC
I just hope CSX continues to use them. I’ve heard CSX’s B40-8’s don’t really have a future with the railroad because they need so much maintenance due to their age. Also, what’s the MEC?
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Pan Am Railways
@@milepost26.69 oh, ok!
Galveston, temple, Beaumont, and port of Houston are all the best places to catch bonnet variations and cascade greens in what seems are same area.
That's cool! I didn't know South Texas was a fallen flag hotbed. (Except for Galveston of course)
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Beaumont runs a sd60 cascade green with a bluebonnet geep40 I think it is every single time I’ve driven through there it’s been running. Galveston had the bnsf dead yard with hundreds of fallen flags and Houston’s port I see models that are extremely rare. Only other place in Texas I’ve seen with that many fallen flags would be like the panhandle. Texline has some bluebonnets up there too. In port Arthur they have 1 of the 2 remaining kcs grey ghosts sd50’s still existing last time I checked
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan I live close to the watco austin railroads line and they have a soo line sd50 and a couple leased tunnel motors. Any place in central or south Texas I know really well I just don’t know the timetables
@@jwrailve3615 Oh wow
2:44 539 (another B40-8W) operates near me in a similar condition
3:08 There’s one of these in BN that operates near me as well, but I haven’t seen it yet.
3:28 speaking of near me lol
4:47 there’s 2 BN cabooses at my local BNSF Yard (Gibson Yard), I’ve only ever seen one in use, on the end of the transfer run to the UP Yard in Council Bluffs. Locomotives always lead across the Missouri River while the caboose leads from the BNSF Yard to downtown and vice versa. They still put on EIT Devices lol
One caboose has the words “Wymore Local” on the sides, it’s numbered 12594
I was in Topeka last weekend I loved the yard but I saw A DAMN NAKED LADY BY THE TRACKS
Those interesting cars at 5:57 was originally apart of the LNG program that was going to be tested FEC.
BNSF actually rebuilt their B40-8W's. Ive caught a bunch of them over on the Tehachapi mountains in fresh coats of H4 paint!!
Cool, I’m glad they’re giving them new life.
0:45 My son actually recorded that locomotive coming through Hutchinson a few days ago. It was trailing second of three on a manifest. However, it had BNSF H3 paint. The paint looked very fresh too!
Awesome stuff! These locomotives are all awesome to see, especially 570! And I also want to recommend a railfanning spot; The next time you take a long-distance railfanning adventure, you should go to lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln receives over 100 Trains a day, and almost half of them coal trains! There is even a spot right outside of Hobson Yard, and you can see up to 5 an hour! (Also I think BNSF 600 is a C4M, not a C6M)
Correct. NS designates their Dash 9 rebuilds as AC44C6Ms, while BNSF calls theirs AC44C4Ms. Many tend to get that wrong.
Thank you! Yeah, 570 is definitely a highlight of the trip. Wow, I didn't know Lincoln had so many trains, I'll try to check it out someday, but I can't make any promises. Thank you for the recommendation, though.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Fremont Nebraska has some great action we see 50-60 now 60-70
My father maintained the electric on the snow plow for decades. They would run it out to Raton pass when it snowed. I would not be surprised if it still works.
You can see bnsf office cars special in the back of bnsf 600
I actually saw 594 and 576 at the yard in Lincoln, NE
Amazing. The Orange and white “tank” cars are for LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) I’m assuming the well cars will be for the same, being Florida East Coast Railroad runs them like that
Thank you! That’s interesting, I never knew that BNSF experimented with LNG
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Your welcome. Actually Since the 1980’s they have been testing LNG. Burlington Northern used SD40-2’s, painted in all white with Cascade Green lettering. Most if not all Class 1 Railroads have tested LNG.
1:16 NOOOOO DON’T TOUCH IT BNSF.
I SAW HIM IN STOCKTON LIKE TWO YEARS AGO WITH MY FRIEND!!!!
Cool video! You should do a video on the santa Fe 5000 :) I think I've seen some of the yellow engines here in Amarillo from time to time. We have a lot of old ATSF symbology floating around here too
C38-8s are really rare but I think Conrail still uses them even though -8s where replaced by the -9s
Yeah, any Dash-8 is rare these days. I wouldn’t say dash-8’s were outright replaced by dash-9’s because they’ve coexisted for almost 30 years.
I think it's kinda sad seeing Burlington northern and Santa Fe locomotives about to be repainted😢
I live near the UP Roseville Yard, in California. They have 1 or 2 Rotary Snow Plows here still, but only use them when there is heavy snow fall up in the Rockies, which isn't very often. And FYI, I sometimes see BNSF trains going through the area, but not often. I think they own the tracks along Highway 99, west of Roseville, but not sure.
Never heard of a "deadhead yard". Deadhead infers movement over a fair distance and yards are used for classification.
I wish BNSF started making heritage units or just start restoring their old equipment.
I have a feeling that BNSF will make heritage units sometime soon. They might make them when there’s less bonnets.
I’ve never seen a rotary snowplow and the yard I visited was the first yard.
The BNSF Rebuilt dash 9s were called AC44C4M not C6M. And the wrecked BNSF 5658 is actually an AC44CW not a dash 9. But great video!!!
Oh, ok, I didn’t know BNSF even had AC44CW’s. Thanks for letting me know. I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
@Southern Plains Railfan BNSF have very little of them and are a rare sight to see. Sad to see that one is wrecked, hope they do fix it or even rebuild it into a C4M.
A few days ago I saw bn number 54 going to Minnesota an I was on the hunt for it
If CN gets a need for power i could see BNSF selling some power to them, or UP, (BNSF SD70MS and standard cabs) (UP SD70Ms and Dash 9s)
Interesting, why those locomotives? Is it just because they’re older and starting to become less useful?
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan theyre doing a rebuild program similar to NS (Ac44s and ACCs
RIP Santa Fe 195 1989-2023😞😞
More like 1989-2023. The good news is that she's probably getting rebuilt and will continue to serve with BNSF for a good long while. She just won't be a bluebonnet anymore.
I may be mistaken but werent the two locomotives in the wreck in another wreck? Or does my socal self recognize 5658 from serving as a Metrolink cabcar while they were deciding what to do with the Rotem cars
I'm not sure, the wreck I mentioned in the video was the only wreck I could find where both of those exact locomotives were involved.
Amazing video. Enjoyed watching. A buddy and I went there back in Nov of 2016 for a work trip he had and we stopped here. We ended up driving down the road and videoing which I have yet to produce plus back then we didn't have a drone of any kind. Have a great rest of your Friday.(steve)
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed! I bet there was even more amazing power back then, like six axle dash-8's and SD75M's. Dang, a drone would be awesome to have, especially on a trip like this where there's a lot of inaccessible stuff. You have a great Friday as well!
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan I bet for sure. I grew up with a lot of that older power and miss it for sure. Your welcome and thanks also.
They should have left the warbonnet super fleet paint scheme on BNSF 600 AC44C4M. Same goes for the BN SD60, SD70 MAC executive and the remaining warbonnets. Repaint them back into their livery and have a real heritage fleet kinda like UP or NS heritage fleet locomotives
More amazing catches!
You know it!
That is.In my opinion.That Was Santa Fe EMD GP60 4031
Lot of interesting stuff to look at! You already know my thoughts about that standard cab Dash 8 and rotary snowplow, a short line and museum is where they belong.
Hopefully not everything on that deadline gets scrapped. By the way, 600 is an AC44C4M, not C6M. While NS’ rebuilds are C6Ms. Some tend to get that wrong, BNSF 700 was also repainted, just not rebuilt.
I think a good portion of stuff on that deadline will probably be sold to smaller railroads or locomotive leasing companies, since most of the locomotives are probably still in useable condition. My bad, I didn't even know BNSF used AC44C4M's.
Back in 2021 I caught 9220 DIT in MN after the accident
I looked on my heritage app, 195 is still in service
Yes, it’ll say in service m, but it probably won’t be a bluebonnet for much longer. I actually saw it just yesterday in Topeka, not much progress has been made with it.
And great video.
Thank you!
I believe those cars at 5:57 are mobile refueling cars maybe for long trips or for places with no refueling areas?
Those damaged locos were still there when I went again this march of 2024
Like I said in the Short you made about this place it’s a shame to see these vintage ATSF, BN and BNSF pieces of equipment being pretty much left to rot. That BN SW1200 is I’m pretty sure one of only a handful still owned by a Class 1 and even fewer in Original paint. Side note but CN still has an SW1200 in service in Hamilton Ontario! That’s also the city that I live in! And have seen it many times!
Dang, I didn't know SW1200's were *that* rare on Class 1's. That's cool that CN is still using theirs.
The 195 will get repainted. Anytime they do that much sheet metal work, it goes to paint. When it does is another story. I used to work for Mid-America Car and have blasted and repainted a ton of locomotives from BNSF.
I once saw a dash 9 that said “BFSN”😂😂😂
3:57 it’s actually an AC44CW
Ah, ok. I didn’t even know BNSF had those. Thanks for letting me know.
6:41 570 got sold to Larry’s Truck & Electric
Interesting, does it have a future there or will it be scrapped?
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan idk
1:16 Sadly 164 was now Repainted into the H4 Paint Scheme
5:46 Correct me if I am incorrect, but I believe these are special fuel tenders. I remember the Florida East Coast has been utilizing fuel tenders where the fuel barrel sits in a 57ft intermodal well car, so my best guess if that these are fuel tenders based on their looks
Yep, they're fuel tenders. BNSF did some LNG experiments a few years back.
Well why is BNSF making Fuel Tenders that don’t look good on Locomotive Lash Ups
@@Texasrailfan9021 They're testing new "radical" alternative fuels. The fuel tenders are merely to extend the fuel capacity
They did a hydrogen powered logo a few years back.
@@nilesanders5110 Oh Okay But At The End Of The Locomotives
i loves me some swither and slug units
5:44 they’re old CNG cars
Oh ok, thanks for letting me know.
Why does 3444 have an E bell and a mechanical bell?
I never saw a mechanical bell on it. Where is it located?
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan on the hood
@@ReadingAreaRailfan Oh I see it now, for some reason I saw it as part of the horn. That’s super interesting, I’ve never seen anything like that. Maybe the M-bell broke and BNSF just didn’t care enough to remove it.
Is 570 still at the Topeka deadline?
Bnsf 195 is still roaming bnsf. it was rebuilt like the rest of the gp60 units and getting fresh H3 paint.
jerry Voss
Bnsf 4655 was in a wreck 21 years ago look up bnsf 8902 crash and you can find it
wreck, liston to a train wreck. metal meets metal. a terrifiing sound. at slow speed.
I went yesterday and I saw BNSF 1050
195 is in service
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5658 is an AC4400CW.
Ngl if you're looking at a Dash 9 and An AC44 from the conductor's you can tell them apart pretty easily of course the box on the AC44 is about 2 to 3 times the size of the one on the Dash 9.
Rip BNSF 9220 and 5658.
1:00 its a ac44c4m
yiu should extend the screen time of 195 in your intro
That’s a bit tricky. My intro must be 10 seconds long or less, and I don’t have much wiggle room with the clips in it. But, if I ever remake my intro, I’ll keep your idea in mind.
5658 isn’t a C44-9W it’s an AC4400
BNSF With Fuel Tenders are going to suck
8:23 bruh why BNSF
195 and all the other GP60’s are just getting old. She’ll likely be rebuilt and continue to serve with BNSF, but she won’t be a bluebonnet any more.
All the dash 8 needs to go! Probably invented by the same person that invented T.O. and 0/40!
It's a pity about 1/2 of your information was incorrect. You should have asked more questions of the folks that work there. You also failed to show the executive business car fleet.😢
I’m sorry, what did I say wrong? I wanted to get photos of the executive cars, but they were blocked by other equipment, and there weren’t any employees around for me to ask questions.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan We are where they send major overhaul units. The ones missing the engine have them pulled and replaced with newly rebuilt engines. That old blue and gold GP came out of wreck repair and awaiting overhaul completion. The old switch engines are still used to move motors around the facility.
8:26 NOOOOO PLEASE DON'T SCRAP IT NOOOAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAHHHHHFFGZD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀ I HAVE A BLUEBONNET TRAIN THEY CANNOT BE SCRAP
BNSF 5658 Is A Total Loss
Choo choos!!!!
Is any b40s in museums