More “VANDALISM” | The BN Rides Again! 

The people want more and better heritage!!

The people are saying they want real heritage units. Whoever did the BN logo obviously believes that a pumpkin locomotive with stickers is definitely not a real heritage unit. I totally agree!

Would love to see modern War Bonnets, Blue Bonnets, rare Yellow Bonnets, lesser known Gold Bonnets… and if Lionel can convince BNSF, the mythical Black Bonnet thus making it a reality.

One thing is for sure. Not all Heroes wear a cape.

I have never heard of "Greenstein green" before. I have always only ever known that beautiful paint scheme as the Executive paint scheme.

There was a handful of these mac's running the rails... man this makes me feel old, a decade ago. I really wish that BNSF will keep one in the original paint as true heritage for as long as they run.

The fallen flag vandal strikes again

We have swarms of these out here in Colorado and I could’ve sworn I’ve seen at least one with the original logo

Back in 2014 I saw BNSF 5947 leading with BNSF 9595 that had a BN logo but it had a poor patch job as time went on, and BNSF 9554 with the old BN logo on the front which also received a patch job later on. I saw this in British Columbia Canada of all places.

Though very much a "TIL" when the BN's logo was designed, it makes sense when you remember that the Hill Roads were always planned to be merged together, even if James himself wasn't able to live to see his railroad empire finally reach fruition.

BN>ATSF

Sure the logo on 9653 doesn’t look the best, but it’s one of few SD70MACs that are PTC equipped so y’all be grateful😂

Absolute AMAZING Production V12!

9653 used to have no logo on the nose like the SD70MAC at the end of the video

The BN is my favorite fallen flag and this video is all about the BN!

Great content, keep up your fine work V12 !

I have that numbered BN engine 9653 running on my N gauge layout. More beautiful in real life pulling a load.

Out of curiosity, I just checked photos of #9653 on line and it appears to me that the BN nose logo was never painted over after BNSF was stenciled onto the cab sides as far back as 2007. The BN nose logo looks a little worse for wear today, not as "crisp and fresh" as one would expect of something done more recently.

Always learning something new 😁 Thanks.🎉_alan.

I hate the BNSF. Burlington Northern FOREVER!

Charlie, this is a fun and interesting running commentary you have going! Keep it up! Dan Page

Vandalism 12 Productions!

Nice MAC but a shame for the graffiti!

Charlie, I look forward to seeing your new videos! Always very interesting and informative. They need to run that BNSF 9653 up through Rockmart and get the proper paint job on the nose. Great work sir.

I hope I'm not alone in wanting to see a modern GE unit in Grinstein Green. I love the BN green and black with the white stripes the most, but that BN Executive scheme is still pretty sharp looking, and I think it would complement the GE's nicely.

I've been seeing these BN/BNSF SD70MACs popping up everywhere. I've caught pretty much every variant so far, except for the PRLX units.

That Burlington northern nosed sd70mac bnsf9653 was here in Lubbock TX on coal train yesterday

Sometimes BNSF Grinstein SD70MACs have the BN logo on the nose while some SD70MACs have the BNSF H3 paint scheme.

Great video! But, I do want to clarify something I've seen in comments sections concerning BNSF's 25th anniversary ES44ACs. Those locomotives were NEVER referred to as "heritage units" by BNSF, and as for them doing any real heritage units, I'm afraid you'll be waiting a VERY long time as BNSF has stated they have 0 interest in doing them. Its unfortunate, but at the same time, they, along with all the other class one railroads, have got alot bigger problems than what paint they slap on these locomotives right now!

I think the BN livery is based off of NPs north coast limited? The logo was probably originally also designed for NP as well. Probably said NP instead of BN?

Oh wow! That’s really cool. I really hope I can catch it. Thanks for the vid, keep it up! :D

UPDATE: as of August, another BNSF Executive SD70MAC was Vandalized and given back the BN Logo but drawn with a Sharpie Marker which is BNSF 9702.

I mean I still consider it heritage even without the BN logo since it’s BN executive livery. If not heritage then, something for foamers and railfans to scream about.

Funny how this video was showed up on my feed today. I just caught a Grinstein leading which was also on foreign rail. It was without a nose logo.

Theres a BN green road switcher (IDK the model) sitting in BNSF yard in downtown oklahoma city. very faded

I have actually caught a unit like this with a legit BN nose. It was last year in Roswell Georgia. I caught it pushing a coal train going south.

I am willing to bet the heritage vandal is someone in the industry

I am willing to bet the mechanical staff is responsible, mechanical shops in the past have painted Easter eggs on power and rolling stock

I’d personally like to see more BNSF doing more BN heritage units. My area is BNSF run and every now and then I’ll see a cp or KCS or csx or NS unit. I’d really like to see the BN logo or Santa Fe logo but I doubt BNSF will ever do that

1:18 I caught that same locomotive as a DPU on a 🌾 train

I used to Railfan the BNSF Birmingham Subdivision and would many executive painted sd70macs leading trains although they are definitely not as common as they were growing up

not exactly a real nice paint job, must be another crew of individuals..........

I don't see any BNSF locomotives up here but all six axle locomotives that Alaska railroad has are SD70MACs

Hypothetically, railroads could paint entire classes of engines in heritage schemes and no one would notice other than the rail fans.

Looks equally good as ANY CSX Heritage unit to me.......

In my opinion if you're going to vandalize a loco. Make it look good like the CSX vandal heritage. Also don't do it on paint schemes that are already pretty rare like the BN Executive scheme.

the reason the BNSF H1 MACs went to WFRX was because their leases expired and were returned to their lessor and WFRX picked them up second hand

Maybe bnsf shouldn’t be lazy and actually do freaking heritage units

Glad I subbed your channel. Excellent report, excellent video. Keep up the good work.

back in the 90s, BN bought 350 SD70MACS... that's a lotta (big) macs

As far as Heritage Units are concerned with the Class I Railroads, CSX Railroad was so Late to the Wedding that the Bride left and found someone else. 😬👍

This BN wasn't painted on with spray paint. The patch has scratched off to expose the BN logo underneath.

I did it. I’m not done yet. Southern Tuxedo is next. (Ha Ha Ha evil laugh)

Little sloppier than the CSX examples. Lots of overspray.

Wow that's Was great Job Heritage unit BNSF train.👍

I've seen a similar unit in my area I'm from the east cost close to Philadelphia and what a sweet catch to see this sd70

Cheapskate Warren Buffett won't like it he doesn't want to paint anything

I just discovered your channel ad love it. You are the best presenter I have seen for railroad videos

Love the heritage units but I've never seen one in the wild. 😢 Great video, first timer here!

Theirs an original, bn on the Seattle to Spokane line. See it every once and awhile behind a bnsf train.

Anyone see the vandalism on the grey ghost? The graffiti on the side

Their is a norfolk southern train derailment in Pennsylvania

I saw this 3 months ago in locust grove ga

New to your channel, love your style of commentary

Some, but all, SD70MACs received the BNSF rondel on the nose. Others continued with the original BN logo. You see them occasionally on Virtual Railfan's Fort Madison cam. The unit in your video appears to be wearing a slightly smaller version, most likely applied at Northtown some time ago. It's clearly not new. I would be willing to wager it's not an act of vandalism.

NS 1107?!? Where is Barcode!?! NS 1111 :D

soon the NS horse will be repainted into a donkey!

BN used to have a gulf war painted loco #1991. I got photos of that locomotive in the early to mid 90's in northtown yard. I have in the past seen white face BN locomotives still active. I am not a fan of the pumpkin paint scheme.

BNSF 1922 is still wearing a BN stripe nose green paint job yet and still has a ACI Kar Trak plate too. It was built in 1972 as part of the first order of SD40-2s made by BN. It was built as BN 6339, later renumbered (and repainted, as the ACI plate is now showing through that paint job today) to BN 6916 in the 80s. It remained 6916 through the merger until 2009 when it was renumbered again to 1922. It was up here in WI but has been down in NM/AZ since 2020.

I have an issue with calling this vandalism.

4:19 imo SD70MACes wear H3 the best, compared to other units.

BNSF 9653 needs a Repaint, and the Fake Burlington Northern Logo needs to be replaced by the REAL Burlington Northern logo, you know, take the Rail Fan's advice.

Ooh, a BN logo on a BNSF? Nice to see that it could be a reference to taking a trip down memory lane. And speaking of BN, I actually saw a few hoppers with the BN logo on it at a Concrete Service Company in my hometown. It's next to the line that is owned by RJ Corman (formerly NS).

Awesome capture my friend Like 👍🏻 And Greeting 🙋🏻

What equipment do you use when recording off-camera narration. I've been doing it lately on my videos, but I'm never able to achieve that "professional" audio quality. By the way, Awesome video!

I love it

4:07 "From 1995 to 1995" Was that an error??

Bad paint job on the bn that looks like trash

I want to see a florida CSX

Where did this occur at? Georgia like the 2 CSX units i assume?

A heritage unit, if I may say, should have _the_ paint job, _the_ company logo, or at the very least be obviously not just another unit from the big name. I don't mind 9499 and similar paint jobs, but they have never made me think of BN. Never even knew they were supposed to be heritage units, just thought I was looking at a rare paint job like that KCS grey ghost. Norfolk Southern has done decent schemes; I have the IL Terminal in O scale, and would like a few others (Jersey Central Lines would be first, I like brighter colors). Wabash, Central of Georgia, Iowa Interstate, and obviously the Pennsy would be nice additions to anyone's personal roster. Union Pacific's are pretty good as well, if a bit less notable than NS. A lot of them seem to either be excessively basic or busy, but I know that's my particular tastes and not an objective assessment. CSX did a good job on the locomotives behind the cab. Doesn't surprise me that a big corporation would not be rushing to properly remember the smaller companies they swallowed up to get to where they are now, but some of us still want history remembered and respected. I liked the first two rounds of "vandalism," and this is good at least to get people talking. Even graffiti is its own art form, and art should never be held back.

BN is not true unless in cascade green 💚

They Look Better With BN Logos Than BNSF OR Other Random Railroad Logos Gotta Love The Burlington Northern And The Cascade Green And White And Black Ones Too

That looks like a shifty paint job

There is a long string of these executive Macs sitting in a yard here in north Minneapolis. Some of them still have the original BN logo on the nose...actually there seems to be three different types of logos on the noses? There's also a very rare modern bnsf high hood unit that looks like a GP40-2 mixed with an SD45? I see tons of oddball and rare locomotives rolling around the twin cities, especially on the Minnesota Commercial, but almost never any heritage units 😢

Burlington Northern railroad heritage

wonder how I missed that loco since the BNSF goes thru here call me weird but I didn't like the BN logo on the left side of locos as it looked backwards LOL freight cars its fine actually what BNSF for Heritage is put the old logos of grain hopper cars!

I think BNSF Needs to do Heritage Units for their 30th anniversary. BN cascade, green, ATSF 1940s Bluebonnet, Great Northern, Frisco, Spokane, Portland & Seattle, CB&Q and Northern Pacific. It would definitely get a lot more railfans wanting to visit here in the Pacific Northwest.

Several times a month I see BNSF Executive paint SD70s working coal trains through Oklahoma. I have not paid much attention to the front logos, but will be from now on. Great video.

Great video! These locomotives have so much history through the railroad that they are owned by. It is cool that history is get preserved by some of the most interesting ways!

Engine colors, logos, & noth’n else matters on today’s railways . Recently witnessed yellow Virginia engine headed South on the Griffin to Macon railway . You & me need to hook up for some true stories & sight see’n !

What are the days it comes

9591 is the only remaining MAC with its original logo. 9653s logo was painted on out west back in October while it was in helper service.

I actually saw 9687 leading a train here in Washington State

Okay. Now I really want to know who this person is and what their reason is as to doing 'vandalism' in such a professional manner that it is borderline not vandalism.

I've recently seen a few 70MACs with a BN logo on the nose, kind of nice to see again.

I wish you would.do a history of progress rail and the csx rail gangs that replace the worn rail I worked for progress rail rail recovery crew

BNSF 9795 has kept its BN logo since it was built. I’m pretty sure all other executive units with the BN logo were graffiti.

That retired SD40-2 is as old as me. I was born in 1979.

BN RULES BNSF DROOLS