It's 1993 All Over Again
In the year 2023, it is not often you get to see a former Santa Fe Warbonnet of any variety (Warbonnet, Fakebonnet, Pinkbonnet, Flakebonnet) on point of any train. So it's almost unheard of to find TWO on point. But such was the case on April 17th, 2023, with an eastbound sand train tied down on west of Somonauk, IL. BNSF units 780 (Fakebonnet) and 654 (Warbonnet) looked every minute of their 30 years or lives. When I rolled up, the crew van was sitting there waiting. But with the train having been tied down for several hours already, I do not know why the van was there. About all I can think of is he was waiting for the crew to ready the train before leaving, should they encounter any issues.
It's 1993 All Over Again
In the year 2023, it is not often you get to see a former Santa Fe Warbonnet of any variety (Warbonnet, Fakebonnet, Pinkbonnet, Flakebonnet) on point of any train. So it's almost unheard of to find TWO on point. But such was the case on April 17th, 2023, with an eastbound sand train tied down on west of Somonauk, IL. BNSF units 780 (Fakebonnet) and 654 (Warbonnet) looked every minute of their 30 years or lives. When I rolled up, the crew van was sitting there waiting. But with the train having been tied down for several hours already, I do not know why the van was there. About all I can think of is he was waiting for the crew to ready the train before leaving, should they encounter any issues.