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Athearn HO ATH SD40-2 Locomotive, BN 'White Face' #7060
Athearn - ATH-3730
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After years of standardization, BN began to experiment with new locomotive paint schemes in the 1980s. The Tiger Stripe scheme was an attempt to improve grade crossing visibility; the later âWhite Faceâ scheme was an outgrowth of this idea. Several SD40-2 units received this scheme before the BNSF merger. BN 1876 was originally the roadâs Bicentennial 1976, but was damaged in a grade crossing accident shortly after. Another unit was quickly numbered as the BN 1976 (2nd), so this unit was repaired and renumbered to 1876 to honor the centennial of the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn.
After years of standardization, BN began to experiment with new locomotive paint schemes in the 1980s. The Tiger Stripe scheme was an attempt to improve grade crossing visibility; the later âWhite Faceâ scheme was an outgrowth of this idea. Several SD40-2 units received this scheme before the BNSF merger. BN 1876 was originally the roadâs Bicentennial 1976, but was damaged in a grade crossing accident shortly after. Another unit was quickly numbered as the BN 1976 (2nd), so this unit was repaired and renumbered to 1876 to honor the centennial of the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn.