I know that their commuter cars have some that are labeled "BURLINGTON" AND
"BNSF RAILWAY"
Brian Durham
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Bill Hirt <whirt@...> wrote:
>
> Bryan,
>
> I heard from a friend this afternoon that is a Frisco modeler that BNSF
> doing to make sure their retain legal rights to the heralds. They
> already have at least three Frisco and three GN hoppers lettered. So it
> sounds much like what the UP has been doing for some time.
>
> Bill
>
> On 5/27/2013 1:01 PM, Bryan Howell wrote:
> >
> >
> > I have not seen the car yet, but I did hear that BNSF has been
> > applying logos of predecessor roads to hopper cars. So far I have
> > heard that there are 1 or 2 cars with the GN 'Rocky' logo. I figured
> > it was only a matter of time before the Q appeared on a car. I am not
> > sure if BNSF is doing this as their response to UP/NS Heritage units
> > or how UP is reusing older reporting marks to keep the copyrights
> > current. Hopefully photos will surface soon!
> >
> > Bryan J. Howell
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *From:* Bill Hirt <whirt@...>
> > *To:* CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Monday, May 27, 2013 2:02 PM
> > *Subject:* [CBQ] BNSF covered hopper with Burlington Route herald
> >
> > Yesterday I was watching a BNSF freight train go by at a crossing
> > near
> > Kansas City. To my surprise came by a freshly painted cream colored
> > Grain Hopper with black BNSF car number lettering and a large fresh
> > Burlington Route herald on the right side of the car.
> > Unfortunately, I
> > did not have my camera at the time.
> >
> > Anyone else seen or know the story of this car?
> >
> > Bill Hirt
> >
> > __
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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