Railwaymodeler Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Was down at Chicago Union Station today, taking a train to Naperville on business, and saw that on the old 700 series Budd coaches, they again, have their Burlington nameplates affixed. I noticed that not all of the 700s have them, though. When did this happen? Did they find the nameplates somewhere and decide to put them back on? Or are they well-done reproductions? Attached is a pic explaining clearly what I mean. The BNSF police were rather pleasant to deal with. I just explained that I am a railfan, and they let me take pictures for a few minutes, as long as I didn't bother anyone and stayed out of everyone's way. I don't ride the BNSF line much, I think the last time was a couple years ago, so I apologize if this is fairly old. Last time I went, these nameplates were not there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Was down at Chicago Union Station today, taking a train to Naperville on business, and saw that on the old 700 series Budd coaches, they again, have their Burlington nameplates affixed. I noticed that not all of the 700s have them, though. When did this happen? Did they find the nameplates somewhere and decide to put them back on? Or are they well-done reproductions? Attached is a pic explaining clearly what I mean. The BNSF police were rather pleasant to deal with. I just explained that I am a railfan, and they let me take pictures for a few minutes, as long as I didn't bother anyone and stayed out of everyone's way. I don't ride the BNSF line much, I think the last time was a couple years ago, so I apologize if this is fairly old. Last time I went, these nameplates were not there. This must be kind of recent as I have never noticed before either. I do know that some of the 700s with the new BNSF logo by the doors were used on SWS trains, so I don't know if the "old" signage is to distinguish the BNSF trains from the SW trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ctafan630 Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 This must be kind of recent as I have never noticed before either. I do know that some of the 700s with the new BNSF logo by the doors were used on SWS trains, so I don't know if the "old" signage is to distinguish the BNSF trains from the SW trains. They have been around since last fall I believe. There are two different signs. One says Burlington and the other says BNSF Railway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ctafan630 Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Was down at Chicago Union Station today, taking a train to Naperville on business, and saw that on the old 700 series Budd coaches, they again, have their Burlington nameplates affixed. I noticed that not all of the 700s have them, though. When did this happen? Did they find the nameplates somewhere and decide to put them back on? Or are they well-done reproductions? Attached is a pic explaining clearly what I mean. The BNSF police were rather pleasant to deal with. I just explained that I am a railfan, and they let me take pictures for a few minutes, as long as I didn't bother anyone and stayed out of everyone's way. I don't ride the BNSF line much, I think the last time was a couple years ago, so I apologize if this is fairly old. Last time I went, these nameplates were not there. The blank name plates were always above the doors. The "Burlington" or "BNSF Railway" wording was just added to blank name plates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railwaymodeler Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Didn't get to see the ones that said 'BNSF Railway', but a few of the 700 series coaches I saw were without letterboards altogether, so it looks like they come in three variations: No letterboards, 'Burlington' Letterboards, or 'BNSF Railway' letterboards. Is this correct then? It is a nice touch though, an a great nod to the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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