Comments on: When these things were patched a year ago, Jacob and I decided to head to Hamilton to see if it was out and about – sure enough, it was, and after following them for a little bit we realized they’d run-around and shove into Railcare with this thing leading in nice light. Matthew Ettorre was also out and had the same idea, so the three of us watched them shove into the railcare yard with a cut of cars, only to slow to a crawl, and notch up into 8 under the bridge – with a sound and smoke show to match multiplied by the bridge blasting it all right back down at us – naturally we’re smiling at the smells and sounds before us, then it got better – sparks began flying as they stalled. I didn’t think sound and smoke would get any better, but it did – a feast for the eyes. The crew didn’t take long to realize what happened and were able to recover and shove into the yard without much issue. I know the Hamilton crews watch this site – I hope they see this :) A footnote is I’m told this unit was painted recently – why is CN in such a hurry to paint the BNSF four axle locomotives they purchased but seemingly nothing else in the series? Any ideas? Seems strange.. if you know of any other repaints or have any other ideas please comment below.

By: mberry

mberry — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:14:28 +0000

CN 4960 in fresh CN paint is currently based out of Southwark.

By: MrDan

MrDan — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:43:10 +0000

Cue a strange disheveled man with white hair in a lab coat running out from behind a pillar and grabbing Steve, shouting “Marty, you’ve got to come back with me!!! Quick, climb aboard this GP38!”

By: Kevin Flood

Kevin Flood — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:27:34 +0000

Nice catch. 2968 and 2090 are the only two around in full BNSF paint.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:01:31 +0000

Ian there are still 2 bnsf in Ontario. One has been assigned to sarnia for almost 2 years now

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:14:03 +0000

I guess they are doing their best rail grinder imitation…

By: Ian Malenfant-Picard

Ian Malenfant-Picard — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:50:18 +0000

Very cool shot with the sparks flying! Of all the GP38s they purchased used, they are probably the ones i was hoping the least to get repainted, the green and orange paint scheme BNSF used until the mid-2000s was quite sharp. I wish i had the chance to see one before…

By: homerjay84

homerjay84 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:27:50 +0000

Likely BNSF had an agreement in the purchase to repaint as soon as possible. They did the same things with the ex BNSF Dash 8′s years ago but the UP ones roamed around alot longer.

By: Noe

Noe — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:38:01 +0000

Nice spark show as well Steve.

By: Noe

Noe — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:37:27 +0000

A video posted on Youtube shows it being lifted from Diesel Electric Services a week ago on January 7 fully repainted as CN 4959.