Will the new 6000's be coming to the BN? I know we aren't getting the 8500's.
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Will the 6000's becoming to the BN?
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metraRI wrote:I think 6100's going to BNSF is very unlikely, but anything can happen. Who would have guessed 8500's would go to UP...I wouldn't guess that but I would like to see a 6100's on the BN. Will the 7200 and 7300's stick around?
The 7200s will be around for a while. The likelyhood of the 6100s reaching BNSF is not very good, considering BNSF is getting the UP cars whilest UP is getting 8500s and already has a larger supply of 6000 series cars.