In 2026, many railroads in the United States painted up locomotives in celebration of 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. BNSF Railway painted up three ES44ACH locomotives into an incredibly eye catching red, white, and blue scheme that was heavily inspired by the Santa Fe railroad’s Bicentennial SD45 locomotives from 1976. The three new BNSF locomotives, numbered 1776, 2026, and 250, were debuted in the spring of 2026 and then went to work pulling business trains as well as some freight trains. I was fortunate enough to catch two of these locomotives, numbers 2026 and 250, in the Pacific Northwest in July and August. In this video, we’ll follow each of the two locomotives on two different trains in Washington State.
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Very Nice Mike keep it up Bud!
Beautiful video
Well there it is bnsfs first ever heritage unit
I got to see BNSF 1776 at Spencer North Carolina on August 29th
hii mike! can you try to catch amtk npcu 90406? she usually runs on the downeaster iirc! ^^
edit: also, if you can, can you try to catch irmx 231/ex-amtk 231 (another preserved amtrak f40ph that can run on its on power!) on excursions? it also has the phase iii "operation lifesaver" scheme!
Nice Video Mike! My mom filmed BNSF 250 for me in Encinitas in August of 2026 while the locomotive was pulling an OCS straight through.
BNSF 1776 is my favorite
0:01 The main fit for CoasterFan2105
I caught bnsf 2026 like in August but not the other ones
I have a train set at home It's just like yours But this time just a little different
very nice how you caught the BNSF 250 locomotives also is this your first time catching planes on a train
You should railfan at the Boise Valley Railroad in Meridian idaho! They have classic mechanical bells and they use wanx locomotives! Wanx 3828, 3821, 3811, 3502, 3525, 3917, 4018, and finally 4016! Its an awsome rr! It doesn't run on Saturday and Sunday tho. They run from 9:00am to 4:00pm |Edit: can u pin comment?😊
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I love BNSF USA 250 Locomotive 🎉🎉🎉
Hey Mike, how did you know these two trains were going to be where you saw them? I mean, how do you get information about special trains?
I really love that Bnsf actually cooked with these 250 units.
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Bro I was in Mukilteo and caught 2026 hauling the planes
3:00 "shooting this train will be difficult" as you proceed to get one of the best shots of all time for the lighting you had. 6:33 dang I stand corrected THIS is the best shot I've seen of this locomotive
cool video, my friend has caught this unit!
Love the colors, nice catches!
Great heritage catches awesome capture and nice video
On 14:46 the train toots
The 250s must have been on the rare Amtrak or Rarely seen on Intermodal trains
Amazing bnsf 250th anniversary units they look absolutely amazing and beautiful especially on the ocs I hope i will get to see one of these soon they are a great fright service I hope I will get the chance to ride the ocs soon 😊
My favorite train youtuber with a fire video
BNSF US 250 Diesel IS AWESOME especially by America 🇺🇸 250 Anniversary Livery
AMERICA 🇺🇸 IS AWESOME LONG LIVE THE USA 🇺🇸
Wow what fantastic captures and loved the scenery in the video. Enjoyed watching and have a great upcoming weekend.(Steve)
I'm from Brazil and I like American trains 🇧🇷
Cool video of the BNSF 250 locos! It’s been cool getting to see these in Washington
Awesome video, Mike!
Nice one Mike!
Awesome Video! Great Shots Of The BNSF 250 Engines!
It's been a while since I've hopped on this channel, but I'm enjoying the new "vlog" style
Nice catch of BNSF America's 250th Anniversary ES44ACHs! 🇺🇸
Interesting film 🎥🚆🚂😁👍
0:48 they’re actually ES44ACH locomotives not ES44C4
Nice!
A beautiful train BNSF 250th Anniversary units my favorites ❤
Nice catches of the BNSF 250 USA 🇺🇸 Units cool I love the video Mike ❤❤❤❤❤🎉 cheers 🥂
Great video ❤ Mike
Awesome video Mike nice show ❤❤❤❤❤❤ yay a new train talk