Weird rolling stock

[Guest]

Yesterday on the UP Mainline in Omaha there was a train parked with at least 30 orange and grey bilevel passenger cars. They looked to be fairly old and rough. Any guesses as to what these may be?

 

[Long Train Runnin']

The BNSF Corporate Train. I think.

 

[the_traveler]

The BNSF Corporate Train. I think.

But if it's the BNSF corporate train, what would be doing parked on UP tracks? :huh: (Or does BNSF also have trackage rights there? :huh: )

I have no idea, but a more logical guess for a train parked on UP tracks would be a UP train!

 

[Guest]

A BNSF spur runs through the switching yard there now that I think about it. The CZ take that spur to service Omaha. These cars looked really rough though, is the BNSF corporate train not as well maintained as the UP one?

 

[Mark]

They could be old galley cars still painted in the old RTA scheme. They were basically grey with orange stripes but I couldn't tell without seeing a photo of one.

 

[printman2000]

All the BNSF trains I have seen are grey/stainless. I have never seen a BNSF passenger car painted in BNSF colors.

 

[ALC Rail Writer]

All the BNSF trains I have seen are grey/stainless. I have never seen a BNSF passenger car painted in BNSF colors.

That would be because BN sold off their lot to Amtrak in 17 which used green/white livery, and Santa Fe used stainless steel with only minor touches of red and yellow.

I think.

 

[printman2000]

All the BNSF trains I have seen are grey/stainless. I have never seen a BNSF passenger car painted in BNSF colors.

That would be because BN sold off their lot to Amtrak in 17 which used green/white livery, and Santa Fe used stainless steel with only minor touches of red and yellow.

I think.

Yeah, I was just responding to the person who said it might be a BNSF corporate train. I meant I had never seen a BNSF corporate train painted in BNSF colors.

 

[cpamtfan]

Probably fade red and grey exCN&W/RTA bilevel cars. There destination:currently unknown.

cpamtfan-Peter

 

[Green Maned Lion]

I saw them on sale at Ozark Mountain for a song. I was thinking about buying them for a little bit there, but a gallery car doesn't really work with my plans.

 

[ALC Rail Writer]

I saw them on sale at Ozark Mountain for a song. I was thinking about buying them for a little bit there, but a gallery car doesn't really work with my plans.

How much?

 

[Green Maned Lion]

I don't remember off hand. $20k each, I think.

 

[Long Train Runnin']

Looks like my first thought was wrong. Bummer thought that one was open and shut