BNSF Locomotive Tier List
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- In today's video, we're seeing which BNSF locomotives are the best and worst (in my opinion)! This video took inspiration from AmtrakGuy365, and you can see his video here: • Amtrak Locomotive Tier...
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The GEVO rant is SO TRUE tho 😭🙏
You are right, BNSF does have a lot of GEVOS on their roster. For instance, it currently has over 700 ES44DCs and over a whopping 1000 ES44C4s
Don’t forget those Standard ES44ACs. I’ve seen them a couple times.
@Boise Subdivision & North Carolina’s Joint Line of course, I won't forget about them. I don't know the exact number BNSF has, but they do have a lot of them, because the GEVOS were SO reliable enough to have every class I railroad to order these
You forgot the bnsf es44c4
First Amtrakguy365 made a amtrak tier list then a via rail tier list
And now a bnsf fan made a bnsf tier list
What’s next a csx tier list
A1A truck locomotives: *Exist*
BNSF: *Shut up and take my money!*
Them AC Gevos tho🔥
Honestly, I love GEVOs and GEs in general. I love the sounds and the looks. Me personally I dont like the looks of the SD70MAC, the lack of a pronounced radiator like a GE or the ACe's is just uncanny to my monkey brain.
Maybe little me watching Unstoppable on repeat to see and hear AWVR 777 has something to do with my love for anything GE
Well I do love the dash 8's and a fake BN GEVO
"Screw the Warbonnets, these are the best things in the world! In fact, they're _SO_ good, that I'ma put them _right_ here"!
That was my favorite part, especially how they ended up in D tier despite you talking about how good they were, lol.
Even when I was editing this I always chuckled at that part
Please! Just ANYTHING except A GEVOOOOOOO!!!!!! HHOOOOOOONNNNNNNKKKKKKK!!!!!!!
My favorite part of this video
Same@@adventuresofamtrakcascades301
The part with the HH20B was hilarious, too
9:31 Bro had to let his anger out on GEVOS
Seeing your reaction to the Gevo made me laugh!!🤣
But seriously, we need to see something besides a Gevo because there are way too many.
I saw a CSX train at Old Orchard Beach, and do you want to know what type of locomotive it had?
A FREAKING GEVO!!!
And about your Gevo rant: Remember this, back in the day people were saying the same exact thing about the SD40-2’s. “Everywhere and boring”. Now people are saying the same thing about the Gevo’s and the SD40-2’s are rare engines everyone tries to catch. One day the Gevo’s will join the same category the SD40-2’s are in and you will be happy that you documented them.
8:35 is when he goes full rage mode
I am a BNSF fan although I live in Tasmania , Australia .. My all time favourite has to be the SD40-2..we have some here in Australia too . I LOVE the SD 70 ACe.. much prefer them to the Gevo's .. Also have a soft spot for the GP40's from way back ...Many you mention I don't know a lot about ..Many of our own locomotives are built by EMD too . The best sounding of the older diesel electrics are the EMD 645s...pure sound if ever there was .. Great vid , thanks..
Well, I’ve seen some BNSF GEVOs on the Union Pacific, and there’s 1 reason why they’re my favorites. Because of their K5HLs. And I appreciate your opinion on GEVOs. Most of the GEVOs I’ve seen in my area are the ones of Union Pacific, but I’ve seen some BNSF ones show up as Foreign Power.
Now that you say it, I’ll give them credit for their horns
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5:01 the hell? That looks like a gp40 sneezed it's cab smaller and painte it's windshield. Also the rage about the GEVOs made me laugh especially when the train horn came out
Can you rank the SD60M Triclops?
Very nice! BNSF's Fakebonnets and their own H1 units are very nice, and BN SD40-2 are pretty cool too. But if it's anything ATSF from the super fleet, hands down. I'm all about ATSF itself and it's super fleet. Like the tier list, I LOVE the B and C40-8Ws, along with ATSF's 600 Series Dash 9s. Love those locomotives.
Great video! My favorites are the B40-8W and C40-8W. When the ATSF used to run them a lot, they looked great at 70 mph pulling piggyback and intermodal trains. Also, their Leslie RS3L's are to die for. Also, in my opinion, they're underrated compared to the future GE's simply because the Dash 8 pioneered the GE Wide Cab which is now the standard. Watching them on train videos (mostly "Santa Fe Mainline Memories) is what got me hooked on to them. I've also nicknamed them the "Great 8's."
my fav is u30c
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You forgotten the ac44c4m
I realized that after so I just wrote it in at the end
As someone who is new to the world of railways and railfanning I'm kinda blown away on how much some people know here. I come from the world of aviation so i don't know much about trains and locomotives.
My favourite train is probably the EC44C4 ( totally not because theres a game called train sim world 3 that kinda got me into this rail stuff )
Also being from the UK i quite like the class 195, class 801s and my favourite class 390 pendilinos!
9:32 when my friend BNSF 3815 rants about my new trains i recently got and screams in my ears saying "HOW MANY TRAINS DID YOU GET?!?!?!?!":
the only odd gevos are when they have a different horn (example: K4HL, K5HLA, K5LLA, K3LA i got gevos with those horns) than the k5hl
I’m a pre 2000 GE dude:
B23-7 (ex southern) so cool
U23B’s are pretty cool too
I respect all opinions but also reserve mine.
I railfan CN and totally agree with you on the GEVO thing!
Dash 7's, sd9, sdf40-2, b40-8 (standard cab), normal sd40, sd60m, and all the geeps are s tier
I can respect that you don't like the gevos because it's true that there's a majority of them on the roster for railroad's like CSX, and Norfolk Southern. They're my favorite locomotive though because I really like how powerful they are on the rails, and of course the K5HL horn that they blast at crossings.💙💛🧡
I have to agree with you here. Their horns sounds so powerful
The bit about there being too many Gevos on the BNSF lineup is way too accurate. I see them on various NS trains over here in the east and it drives me mad (except Golden Swoosh, I got to see that engine once)
I sorta agree but as AmtrakGuy365 said in his video about why the GEVO dominates North America. "Just remember, one day the GEVO will be gone and you'll be glad you documented them."
i think you made my bnsf dcc sound es44ac 25th anniversery loco mad! >:(
9:30 GIVE ME SOMETHING OTHER THAN A GEVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a great list and I mostly agree. Nice rant, I defiantly agree with that!
Dam 🥲 The GEVOs are my S tier simply from their reliability, there are a lot of them but I gotta say because I see them around a lot they are a fav of mine, along with the SDF40-2s [early]. I do agree with the tier 4 variants. Srsly the tier 4 standards forced GE and EMD to make locomotives perfectly suited for no one
Hey. Got a ranking for another BNSF Engine model name. The SD70MACe. SD70MACes are SD70MACs that were rebuilt. There’s a small amount of SD70MACes on BNSF, and I happened to catch 1 of them on Union Pacific trackage in Idaho.
You forgot the BEEP, it was briefly owned by BNSF before being donated to the Western American Railroad Museum in Barstow.
Love the video, I agree with you on the GEVOS, I swear I am seeing them too much cause everyday I can see or hear at least 5 passing by my house for the whole week besides a duo of ACe's from BNSF
Okay, I might be a sucker for the Gevos but the ones I prefer on the BNSF roster is the Thundercab SD70ACe, the sound was so iconic
You think BNSF has lots of gevos? Let me introduce you to my good friend:
*Union Pacific*
and your right, nothing beats dash 8s. 4 axle ones look like amtrak passenger locomotives, and not really frieght haulers.
How many Gevos does UP Have?
@locomotivesteam9334 oh god, like 2500. They have many.
Hot take but I really like the ET44s and the ES44s. Purely just the design is kinda satisfying.
I agree
The first time I got called for a train with an ET44 leading, I had to try not to act excited because I knew my engineer would bust my balls for it. It's apparently an unspoken rule that when you work for the railroad, you're supposed to hate it, or at least pretend like you do. The rooftop radiator fins look cool, but it looks exactly like any other GEVO on the inside.
I love the WarBonet paint schemes a lot and I can agree with that. So when it comes to the funky cabs and designs of the HH20B and the others, I'd think that there OK and still will help on the railroad. But i don't trust the HH20B,because it a Hybrid and if something will go wrong for the prime movers. It can start a flame and explode potentially costing up to millions of dollars in damage. For the Gevos, also love the ES44AC's, but there one of the most common locomotives there is, witch I alright if you ask me. For the ES44CT's, not much different. Personally, I love SD40 straights, SD40-2's, SD40-3's, and SD40 R's. There is something about them that just delights me. I like the B's (as i like to call them) they but are a lot older than today's units in services, but the problem about them is that they produce a load of smoke, and some had led to runaways, derailments, and engine failure. GP's are amazing in my opinion because how compact they are and how much horse power they can produce. The AC4400's are decent and there pretty good at there job and there mileage. Personally MY favorite locomotive in the world is the SD70ACe and the DDA40X, The SD70ACe's cab design is really neat with paint scheme, and to top it off with a K5LLA. The DDA40X Is a locomotive that's made for freight and passengers with speeds that excel upon 90MPH and with to engines with a ridiculous amount of horse power. The GP-B Units are actually pretty nice and good if you think about it not with the WarBonet scheme. The Widecab Dash 8's pretty cozy on the in side from the wide cab and a great reminder that we have Santa Fe still with us to this current day.
That's all I have to say, and Thank You for Your time!
PS ( Its my opinion!)
BNSF making the 25th anniversary unit: ahh what a great "HerItAgE UnIt"
For real we were expecting Warbonnets
I love a good SD70ACe
Finally, someone that I can agree with about GEVOs
Don't want gevos? Come to Washington, you'll see the same amount of locals as gevos
4:55 That looks to be a former GP7u rebuild into 1/3 BNSF's "RP14BD" (I can agree on how ugly it seems lmao).
5:06 WhY tHe HeLl WoUlD tHeY pAiNt ThAt iNtO tHe BlUeBoNnEt??!?!?! That's an MK1200G Rebuilt from ATSF/LAJ 2571.
All three switchers mentioned were very unsuccessful and Geeps were more reliable.
9:44 The ones that are painted into H2 are also AC4400EVs #5718-5747 which are pre-produced GEVOs.
SD40-2 and SD45 go straight to the top for me regardless of paint scheme. They were so plentiful back in the 70s and 80s and led every long haul heavy freight. So many still survive because of their quality and durability. Timeless looking and before the wide cabs made everything look the same.
You’re Back!!!!!!! I’ve missed your videos!
Can you do Northfolksouthern and union pacific
No joke, your opinions are the same as mines lol.
My favorites are the GE Dash 9 and AC4400CW. The GEVO is ok, I just hate how much they have.
i made a report on the SD45 and SD40R and got an A. should i be proud?
If you got an A, absolutely!
i prefer the older series for the GEVOs, like the 7700 series or 5718 on up…
anything without H2 paint or with 3rd gen K5HL is a hard pass
There were a couple units not in this tier list such as the C30-7, SD70ACe-P4, and GP9.
I’m not a big fan of most standard cab units to be honest, unless they’re in something other than orange. I would’ve put the BN green SD60M and the SD70MAC in S tier personally. I agree with you on the GEVO’s but the Tier IV variant would be bumped up slightly. The C4 part of the GEVO’s in general is terrible however. And I agree on the Warbonnets.
L take, gevos are fire
I once saw a 5 locomotive train on the Wayzata sub, I don’t have a recording of it unfortunately, as I wasn’t expecting a train, just checking out the area. NONE OF THEM WERE GEVOs! (Gasp!) The leading locomotive was an SD70ACe in the H3 scheme, while the rest were all SD40s, the middle three were in the H1 scheme, while the last was in the BN Cascade Green.
I hate the ACe nose, I've always hated it, always will hate it. As far as Geeps, there should be a special entry for remaining GP30s out there. Aside from some slugs on CSX, there isn't any Class I where you will see that very distinct cab design. Yes, I know they've since been rebuilt and given a new model designation, but that cab design is still in service, and I get a little excited every time I see one parked at Western Ave. or leading the Batavia Local.
Honestly gonna have to agree with u here
I actually saw 7 BNSF locomotives all being gevos with one of them 1063 the third BNSF engine i saw, was the only H1 locomotive I've ever saw
The gevos are the best hands down, they are what this country relies on to haul our freight..
bruhhhh not the widecabs being the best. me personally, standard cab supremacy. SD40 type cab, GP15 type cab, U18/U23 type cab, etc (some widecabs are hot tho)
Fun fact: SD70ACes with a nose headlight are off centered by a few inches
The only way I can identify the B40-8W and the C40-8W is from the road numbers.😅
Honestly us railroaders don’t care for many new BNSF GEVO’s especially since they are really only 4 axle powered engines.
8:48 how to blow up your eardrums:
BNSF has an entire fleet of SD70MAC's in Green and Cream livery whose primary revenue service is hauling coal from the Powder River coal mine in Wyoming.
ES44s are the most overused and overrated locomotive ever, the SD(60-90)Macs are prettier and yet not many companies use them and even if they do, they just do switches or last a shorter life span
What about the BEEP? If you don’t know what it is, Southern Plains Railfan made a video on the BEEP
For the other Geeps like GP38-2 and GP40-2, look at the fans in the rear. If its 2 then its a GP38-2, If theres 3 then its a GP40-2.
gp30s are easy to identifie except for the rebuilds that get rid of the body would like a ranking as the is my favorite locomotive
I can agree with you but WHAT THE FUCK ARE THOSE CURSED UNITS
Do you ever plan on doing the ones you didn’t do? (Leftovers such as the SD45 [Non-Turbocharged], C30-7, SF30C, SD40 [ex CN], MP15, etc.) Otherwise, this tier list is fax. (Except the B23, and NRE 3GS21Bs)
Maybe in the future I’ll revisit this to see if my opinions have changed, and if I do I’ll add these one
@@CameraManRailFan i grew up in a town right next to a BNSF mainline, literally a few hundred feet from my house, i would hear it almost every day, every week, the school bus path went over the tracks many times at the beginning and end of the day. the town was literally divided by rail, a great place to be a train fan, you could eat at a sonic nearby and drive only a few minutes in two directions, and still be next to the BNSF line. But i do have to disagree with you on the entire list, they are all great, and you left out early units, and 4449
Us Railfanners in Colorado, We see way to many SD70ACe's
Do sw1000
Gevos are awesome tho!!
Honestly I agree with him with gevos. Literally most have k5hls.
Can u do the Union Pacific including the 4014 pls I love your channel
There is a LOT of GP60M in cali. There is a local that runs through my town and every time I see it there is a GP60M.
5:55 I really like the Horizontal headlight. It looks much better then the Vertical Headlights ( On standard cabs only ).
Agreed!
BNSF 1211 is blind cuz it does not have windows.
I agree with The GEVO part...
SAVE THE WARBONNET!!!!!
Im also a Sucker for Warbonnets to but also Wide cabs EXPECT the GEVOS
(CSX: Yk i have most Dash-8/Historical Trains redone? Not much Gevos?)
(NS and BNSF: Shut up... GEVOS better...)
Santa Fe is Highest rank in BNSF Railway getting Nostalgia Train
Spokane has a local with exclusively GP60Ms and Bs.. one has a P3 too, so if you ever are in the area ask about the “Chewelah turn” because it is one hell of a train to see
I love the north turn! I don't get out there enough to see it lol
As a GEVO Enjoyer
That rant was hilarious 😂
And true most of the paint schemes are the same
Not much of a fan of the ET44’s tho the radiator looks way too big and the logo is way too small for my liking
But I also love the dash 9’s & AC44’s mainly because of those beautiful H1 & H2 schemes
The only thing I think make dash8’s better with 4 axel is the fact that they are more rare. Other than 100% agree with the warbonnet tier
It’s august now where’s engines of BNSF?
9:33
I have an HO scale GP60 that is Norfolk Southern.
THE bnsf gevo was the first bnsf loco i EVER saw
I love the Dash 8-40CW
2:27 green bnsf Train jumpscare
I’ve been inside an sd9 and the bathroom is not high enough I’m 6 feet 1 inch
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5:01 That's the same thing it's just a B-Unit
Compare Union Pacific locomotives next!
I love the 25th Anniversary units.
You should have added the SW-1500 to the list
4:59 the slenderman of trains..
I SUBSCRIBED TO YOU BECUASE I love trains so much I give all of the trains to A+++++++++++++++++❤
5:00 okay, WHAT is that!?
Wdym we have to make a BNSF locomotive tier rist? I would just stuff all of them at S tier! They're all amazing!
Fun fact 1205 1211 and 1200 are the only 3 bnsf locomotives that got the scrap it tier section
Fun fact: I saw a thundercab SD70ACe lead a local train on the Carlsbad Subdivision in December of last year
hate to break it to you but all the low headlight SD70ACes and SD70Macs have an off center headlight
Spoken like a true foamer