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5/15/2026
Count BNSF Railway among the railroads that have rolled out special locomotives to commemorate the United States’ upcoming 250th anniversary.
The Class I yesterday introduced three specially painted locomotives designed to mark the nation's semiquincentennial on July 4.
Painted by Mid-America Car Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri, the locomotives sport red, white and blue colors and an America250 logo. They also are decorated with the words, “We the People,” and “Freedom and Liberty.” The locomotives will travel along BNSF’s 32,500-mile network for special events.
BNSF and its predecessor railroads have been an integral part of the nation’s growth and prosperity for many decades, helping open the West and move the goods and supplies Americans need daily, BNSF officials said in a press release. The Class I’s history dates back to 1849 with the Aurora Branch Railroad in Illinois.
“Few institutions are woven into the fabric of America quite like the railroad, and BNSF is honored to celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary with these specially painted locomotives,” said BNSF president and CEO Katie Farmer.