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I got out for a few hours this afternoon with Danny Sisson, and early on we spent some time with Randy Nelson, Mr. NoMoSantaFe himself in the Trinity River bottoms south of Tower 60.  We got some good BNSF action in the low winter light, but the real prize for today came later just before sunset at Lake Wanda.  Danny and I joined Charles Biel, Ken Moore and son John and other fans at the south end of the siding where we were treated to a rare sight in today’s railfan world.  While we were waiting for the BNSF 736 West in warbonnet paint to get a warrant onto the Wichita Falls Sub, we saw the headlights of a southbound train coming down the main.  When it emerged from the shadow of the 736’s train, lo and behold the lead unit was the Santa Fe 832 in faded warbonnet paint.

After a daily dose of the usual H1, H2 and H3 BNSF paint schemes, catching these two old veterans side-by-side was a refreshing sight, and a great way to end the day.