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BNSF America 250Locomotive Tracker

Three Locomotives. One Nation. Thousands of Sightings.

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BNSF 2026 in red, white and blue America 250 livery leading a train through a forested mountain pass
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Three locomotives to follow

BNSF 250 in America 250 livery with the Great Seal, lit against a night sky
250

250 years of the United States

BNSF 250

Last reported

Topeka, KS · Oct 19, 2026, 12:09 PM CDT

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BNSF 1776 leading BNSF 2026, both in America 250 livery, on a grassy line under a cloudy sky
1776

The year of independence

BNSF 1776

Last reported

Topeka, KS · Oct 19, 2026, 12:09 PM CDT

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BNSF 2026 in red, white and blue America 250 livery leading a train through a forested mountain pass
2026

The anniversary year

BNSF 2026

Last reported

Spokane, WA · Oct 19, 2026, 3:25 PM PDT

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Last reported

Spokane, WA · BNSF 2026

Oct 19, 2026, 3:25 PM PDT

Pins for all three locomotives will appear here once the interactive national map is connected.

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2026

Spokane, WA

Oct 19, 2026, 3:25 PM PDT

Community Reported
Direction
East
Position
Leading
Train
BNSF Q-PTLLAC
Source
Observed webcam · VRF Camera
250

Topeka, KS(SE 4th St)

Oct 19, 2026, 12:09 PM CDT

Community Reported
Direction
In Yard
Position
Leading
Train
Unknown
Source
Trackside
1776

Topeka, KS(SE 4th St)

Oct 19, 2026, 12:09 PM CDT

Community Reported
Direction
In Yard
Position
Trailing
Train
Unknown
Source
Trackside
2026

Skykomish, WA

Oct 19, 2026, 5:08 AM PDT

Community Reported
Direction
East
Position
Unknown
Train
BNSF Q-PTLLAC
Source
Observed webcam · VRF Camera

Featured Photography

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BNSF 250 in America 250 livery with the Great Seal, lit against a night sky
Photo: Oklahoma Model Railroad Association

BNSF 250

BNSF 250 in red, white and blue America 250 livery with the Great Seal, shown broadside at speed
Photo credit pending confirmation

BNSF 250

BNSF 1776 leading BNSF 2026, both in America 250 livery, on a grassy line under a cloudy sky
Photo credit pending confirmation

BNSF 1776

BNSF 2026 in red, white and blue America 250 livery leading a train through a forested mountain pass
Photo credit pending confirmation

BNSF 2026

BNSF 2026 rounding a curve beneath a forested rock face with autumn color
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BNSF 2026

1776 — 2026

Two and a half centuries

Each number tells part of the story: the year it began, the milestone, and the year we mark it.

  1. 250

    250 years of the United States

  2. 1776

    The year of independence

  3. 2026

    The anniversary year

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