BNSF GP38-2
former ATSF power
BNSF road number links show images from Joe Hughes' collection.
Roster data compiled by Gene Crossett, Jr.
BNSF
road
number
ATSF
road
numbers
BNSF
paint
renumber
date
reletter
date
repaint
date
sources
grayed background indicates confirmed paint see definitions in "notes" below
ATSF GP38-2 power delivered from TPW with red-white paint, repainted BYW2 paint, "Santa Fe" on long hood, and "SANTA FE" cigar-band herald.  At merger, some units were first "patched" then later repainted to H1 paint, as indicated by the double paint entries below.
2376 2374:2
< [SPSF] 2374
< 2374:2
< 3565:1
< TPW 2005
BYW2, 15-in "BNSF" patch on cab,  
  "Santa Fe" on long hood,
  "SANTA FE" cigar-band herald,
  yellow ac
24Feb00 24Feb00   JH;MS;QS;X2200S120
2377 2375:2
< [SPSF] 2375
< 2375:2
< 3566:1
< TPW 2006
BYW2, "BNSF" patch   27Aug98 27Aug98   X2200S117
H1,
  "BNSF" on long hood,
  BNSF round herald
    Nov00 MS;QS
2378 2376:2
< [SPSF] 2376
< 2376:2
< 3567:1
< TPW 2007
BYW2, 15-in "BNSF" patch on cab,  
  "Santa Fe" on long hood,
  "SANTA FE" cigar-band herald,
  yellow ac
2Sep98 2Sep98   JH;MS;QS;X2200S117
2379 2377:2
< [SPSF] 2377
< 2377:2
< 3568:1
< TWP 2008
BYW2, 15-in "BNSF" patch on cab,  
  "Santa Fe" on long hood,
  "SANTA FE" cigar-band herald,
  yellow ac
16Dec98 16Dec98   CB;X2200S117
H1, 15-in rd nos,
  "BNSF" on long hood,
  BNSF round herald,
  orange ac bef Jun02
    May00 ABPR;JH;MS;QS
[stenciled as GP39M]
2380 2378:2
< [SPSF] 2378
< 2378:2
< 3569:1
< TPW 2009
BYW2, 15-in "BNSF" patch on cab,  
  "Santa Fe" on long hood,
  "SANTA FE" cigar-band herald,
  orange ac bef Jul02
11Nov98 11Nov98   JH;MS;QS;X2200S117
2381 2379:2
< [SPSF] 2379
< 2379:2
< 3570:1
< TPW 2010
BYW2, 15-in "BNSF" patch on cab,  
  "Santa Fe" on long hood,
  "SANTA FE" cigar-band herald,
  yellow ac
19Oct98 19Oct98   ABPR;CB;X2200S117
H1,
  "BNSF" on long hood,
  small BNSF round herald,
  orange ac
    Jan01 JH;MS;QS
2382 2380:2
< [SPSF] 2380
< 2380:2
< 3571:1
< TWP 2011
BYW2, 15-in "BNSF" patch on cab,  
  "Santa Fe" on long hood,
  "SANTA FE" cigar-band herald,
  yellow ac
25Sep98 25Sep98   ABPR;MS;QS;
X2200S117
 
notes:
 
  renumbering -- changing the road number from ATSF to BNSF
  relettering -- changing the letter-logo on the long hood, changing the lettering in cigar-band herald, and/or adding a "BNSF" patch
  repainting -- changing the carbody paint from ATSF BYW2 or SRS to BNSF H1 or H2 with the "BNSF" logo on the long hood
 
  photo confirmations are shown by underscored source abbreviations, i.e., ABPR, CB, JH, MS; links to sources are provided below
 
abbreviations:
 
  BYW2 -- blue/yellow warbonnet paint [Crossett ATSF roster designation]
  SRS -- silver/red Super Fleet warbonnet paint [Crossett ATSF roster designation]
  H1 -- Heritage 1 paint
  H2 -- Heritage 2 paint
 
  ABPR -- Alt-Binary photo collection [last checked 30Aug03]
  CB -- Charles Biel photo collection [last checked 30Aug03]
  JH -- Joe Hughes photo collection [last checked 30Aug03]
  MS -- Matthew Steinblock photo collection [last checked 03Aug03]
  QS -- Jim Czarnecki QStation source
  X2200S -- Extra 2200 South source, with issue notation

30 August 2003