A "Warbonnet" in passenger service in 2012???

BNSF C44-9W #721, still wearing its classic Santa Fe "Warbonnet" color scheme and "cigar band" nose logo, pinch-hit on Amtrak "Cascades" #500 Nov. 28 after the train's normal power developed a problem.

The unit is shown in King Street Station, Seattle after arriving from Portland, Ore. It is coupled on just ahead of "cabbage" NPCU #90278.

The same trainset returned to Portland as #507 without the BNSF unit, but with F59PHI #470 in its unique "King Tut" paint scheme as the replacement power.

Photographed by Thomas McCann, November 28, 2012.
Added to the photo archive by Thomas McCann, December 7, 2012.
Railroad: Amtrak.

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