BNSF honors America’s 250th with three commemorative locomotives
BNSF Railway, the nation’s leading freight transportation provider, today unveiled a series of specially painted locomotives to honor America’s 250th birthday. The three new locomotives, carrying numbers 250, 1776 and 2026, feature an exclusive livery ahead of the nation’s Semiquincentennial birthday on July 4, 2026.
The story behind BNSF's America250 commemorative locomotives
Bisesquicentennial, sestercentennial, semiquincentennial or quarter millennium – no matter how you say it, there’s no better way for our railroad to say “Happy 250th Birthday, America,” than rolling out special locomotives in red, white and blue. In advance of the nation’s upcoming July 4 celebration, BNSF announced three commemorative units numbered 250, 1776 and 2026.
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