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BNSF Railway (BNSF) 797 - GE C44-9W

Owner:
BNSF - BNSF Railway
Model:
GE C44-9W
Serial Number:
50080
Order No:
1879
Frame Number:
Built:
9 / 1997
Built As:
BNSF 797
Pictures Available:
113
Notes:
Warbonnet.

Photo Gallery

BNSF 797
BNSF 797

BNSF S LPCMIN

Photo Date: Feb 8, 2026
Uploaded: Feb 8, 2026
Location: La Crosse, WI
Author: Jim Matuska
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
157 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Nov 26, 2025
Uploaded: Dec 17, 2025
Location: Winslow, AZ
Author: Jonathan Rodriguez
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
164 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 4452 West
BNSF 4452 West
Photo Date: Jan 4, 2009
Uploaded: Feb 8, 2024
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Author: Joe Huss
Categories: Signal,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 4452 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
656 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 5523
BNSF 5523
Photo Date: Oct 3, 2023
Uploaded: Dec 7, 2023
Location: Galesburg, IL
Author: Zachary Walters
Categories: Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 5523 (C44-9W) BNSF 5069 (C44-9W) BNSF 5328 (C44-9W) BNSF 756 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) GECX 4946 (C44-9W) GECX 4904 (C44-9W) BNSF 4904 (C44-9W)
256 Views 0 Comments
BNSF C44-9W 797
BNSF C44-9W 797
Photo Date: May 15, 1998
Uploaded: Sep 6, 2022
Location: Denver, CO
Author: Philip Ghysels
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
600 Views 0 Comments
BNSF C44-9W 797
BNSF C44-9W 797
Photo Date: May 15, 1998
Uploaded: Sep 6, 2022
Location: Denver, CO
Author: Philip Ghysels
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
639 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

BNSF 797

Photo Date: May 30, 2001
Uploaded: Jun 18, 2022
Location: Blaine, WA
Author: Al Currier
Categories: Roster,Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
685 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jun 26, 2017
Uploaded: Sep 3, 2021
Location: Augusta, KS
Author: Matt Albert
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 6804 (ES44C4)
646 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

A fake bonnet.

Photo Date: May 28, 2019
Uploaded: Jan 23, 2020
Location: Mannford, OK
Author: Joel Armstrong
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
571 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 6148
BNSF 6148

Headed west crossing hiway 48.

Photo Date: May 28, 2019
Uploaded: Jan 23, 2020
Location: Mannford, OK
Author: Joel Armstrong
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 6148 (ES44AC) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 7070 (ES44C4)
758 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Dec 8, 2019
Uploaded: Dec 14, 2019
Location: Afton, OK
Author: Allen Roche
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
202 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 5, 2019
Uploaded: Jul 14, 2019
Location: Commerce, CA
Author: Jonathan Camacho
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
126 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 5, 2019
Uploaded: Jul 14, 2019
Location: Commerce, CA
Author: Jonathan Camacho
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
142 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 5, 2019
Uploaded: Jul 14, 2019
Location: Commerce, CA
Author: Jonathan Camacho
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
133 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 5, 2019
Uploaded: Jul 14, 2019
Location: Commerce, CA
Author: Jonathan Camacho
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
121 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 5, 2019
Uploaded: Jul 14, 2019
Location: Commerce, CA
Author: Jonathan Camacho
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
132 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 5, 2019
Uploaded: Jul 14, 2019
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Author: Jonathan Camacho
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
124 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 5, 2019
Uploaded: Jul 14, 2019
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Author: Jonathan Camacho
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
121 Views 2 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

BNSF 797 heads north in the afternoon

Photo Date: Aug 14, 2004
Uploaded: Jul 6, 2019
Location: Seattle, WA
Author: J Fischer
Categories: Roster,Signal,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
640 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

BNSF 797 heads north in the early afternoon

Photo Date: Aug 14, 2004
Uploaded: Jul 4, 2019
Location: Seattle, WA
Author: J Fischer
Categories: Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
676 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

BNSF 797 heads north while UP 4733 heads south with the garbage train, in the afternoon

Photo Date: Aug 14, 2004
Uploaded: Jul 4, 2019
Location: South Seattle, WA
Author: J Fischer
Categories: Roster,Yard,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W) UP 4733 (SD70M)
973 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 969 East
BNSF 969 East
Photo Date: Mar 4, 2007
Uploaded: Nov 7, 2018
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Author: Joe Huss
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 969 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
965 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

Built September 1997.

Photo Date: Feb 17, 2018
Uploaded: Mar 18, 2018
Location: Kansas City, MO
Author: Der Langsame
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 6145 (ES44AC)
174 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 6145
BNSF 6145

A southward mixer rolls towards the Fort Scott at 1029.

Photo Date: Feb 17, 2018
Uploaded: Mar 18, 2018
Location: Kansas City, MO
Author: Der Langsame
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 6145 (ES44AC) BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
136 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797 (28 May 2010)
BNSF 797 (28 May 2010)

BNSF locomotive number 797 eastbound at Rolla in Phelps County (Mo.)

Photo Date: May 28, 2010
Uploaded: Feb 4, 2018
Location: Rolla, MO
Author: Mark Stauter
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
1073 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797 Roster.
BNSF 797 Roster.
Photo Date: Dec 10, 2017
Uploaded: Jan 6, 2018
Location: La Plata, MO
Author: Shane Gillam
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
573 Views 2 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Dec 28, 2016
Uploaded: Dec 24, 2017
Location: Berwyn, IL
Author: Jacob Francois
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
274 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

At the fuel rack

Photo Date: May 22, 2017
Uploaded: Sep 9, 2017
Location: Newton, KS
Author: Walt Sharp
Categories: Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
360 Views 0 Comments
Fakebonnet leads SB manieest
Fakebonnet leads SB manieest

A Fakebonnet Dash 9 leads a SB BNSF manifest on the UP East Belt Sub

Photo Date: Jun 3, 2017
Uploaded: Jun 12, 2017
Location: Houston, TX
Author: Glidden Sub Fan
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 5047 (C44-9W)
655 Views 1 Comments
Fakebonnet leads SB manifest
Fakebonnet leads SB manifest

A Fakebonnet Dash 9 leads a SB BNSF manifest on the UP East Belt Sub

Photo Date: Jun 3, 2017
Uploaded: Jun 12, 2017
Location: Houston, TX
Author: Glidden Sub Fan
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 5047 (C44-9W)
679 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

H NTWTUL

Photo Date: May 12, 2017
Uploaded: May 15, 2017
Location: La Crosse, WI
Author: Jim Matuska
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
539 Views 2 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

H NTWTUL

Photo Date: May 12, 2017
Uploaded: May 15, 2017
Location: La Crosse, WI
Author: Jim Matuska
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
533 Views 2 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

BNSF 797 still in bright war-bonnet red and silver... and a better way to finish out 2016, even if it ks raining, foggy, cold, winding, freezing, and... wait, where was I going with this sentence?

Photo Date: Dec 31, 2016
Uploaded: Jan 7, 2017
Location: Vancouver, WA
Author: B Campbell
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
389 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

BNSF 797, a Fakebonnet, sits on a baretable at the yard in Pearland

Photo Date: Nov 25, 2016
Uploaded: Nov 26, 2016
Location: Pearland, TX
Author: Glidden Sub Fan
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
620 Views 1 Comments
Warbonnets are back
Warbonnets are back

the post-merger warbonnets

Photo Date: Jul 1, 2016
Uploaded: Jul 26, 2016
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Author: Keon McGarvey
Categories: Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 792 (C44-9W) BNSF 723 (C44-9W) BNSF 5270 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 3928 (ET44C4)
1289 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 797 East
BNSF 797 East
Photo Date: Oct 17, 2004
Uploaded: Mar 7, 2016
Location: Fridley, MN
Author: Joe Huss
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W) ATSF 611 (C44-9W)
1367 Views 0 Comments
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Photo Date: Oct 9, 2015
Uploaded: Oct 9, 2015
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 718 (C44-9W) BNSF 766 (C44-9W) BNSF 780 (C44-9W) BNSF 708 (C44-9W) BNSF 1115 (C44-9W) BNSF 1116 (C44-9W) BNSF 732 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 772 (C44-9W)
3048 Views 0 Comments
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Photo Date: Oct 9, 2015
Uploaded: Oct 9, 2015
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 718 (C44-9W) BNSF 766 (C44-9W) BNSF 1115 (C44-9W) BNSF 1116 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 780 (C44-9W) BNSF 708 (C44-9W)
781 Views 0 Comments
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Photo Date: Oct 9, 2015
Uploaded: Oct 9, 2015
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 718 (C44-9W) BNSF 766 (C44-9W) BNSF 1115 (C44-9W) BNSF 1116 (C44-9W) BNSF 772 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 780 (C44-9W) BNSF 708 (C44-9W) BNSF 732 (C44-9W)
897 Views 0 Comments
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Photo Date: Oct 9, 2015
Uploaded: Oct 9, 2015
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 718 (C44-9W) BNSF 766 (C44-9W) BNSF 1115 (C44-9W) BNSF 1116 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 780 (C44-9W)
787 Views 0 Comments
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Photo Date: Oct 9, 2015
Uploaded: Oct 9, 2015
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 718 (C44-9W) BNSF 766 (C44-9W) BNSF 1115 (C44-9W) BNSF 1116 (C44-9W) BNSF 780 (C44-9W) BNSF 708 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
1322 Views 0 Comments
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Stored Heritage 1 and 700 Series and a Couple Heritage 3 BNSF C44-9Ws
Photo Date: Oct 9, 2015
Uploaded: Oct 9, 2015
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 718 (C44-9W) BNSF 766 (C44-9W) BNSF 1115 (C44-9W) BNSF 780 (C44-9W) BNSF 708 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) BNSF 1116 (C44-9W)
836 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

BNSF 797 in the active serving area topping off Sunday late afternoon.

Photo Date: Aug 8, 2015
Uploaded: Aug 31, 2015
Location: Vancouver, WA
Author: B Campbell
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
357 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 30, 2015
Uploaded: Jul 31, 2015
Location: Vancouver, WA
Author: Bob Keenan
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
371 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797

Roster shot.

Photo Date: Apr 30, 2015
Uploaded: May 5, 2015
Location: Valley Park, MO
Author: Matthew Schimmel
Categories: Roster,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
397 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Feb 7, 2015
Uploaded: Feb 22, 2015
Location: Irving, TX
Author: Matthew Liptak
Categories: Roster,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
529 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jul 20, 2014
Uploaded: Aug 22, 2014
Location: Alhambra, AZ
Author: Ashley Rodriguez
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
367 Views 0 Comments
QVWBAJ
QVWBAJ
Photo Date: Jul 30, 2014
Uploaded: Aug 4, 2014
Location: Lodi, CA
Author: Ben Margherone
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 4900 (C44-9W) BNSF 797 (C44-9W) CSX 979 (ES44AC-H)
852 Views 3 Comments
BNSF 797
BNSF 797
Photo Date: Jan 25, 2014
Uploaded: Jan 25, 2014
Location: Vancouver, WA
Author: Richard Schaffner
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
327 Views 0 Comments
Dash9-44CW BNSF 797.
Dash9-44CW BNSF 797.

Serial Number 50080 Built, September 1997 for BNSF.

Photo Date: Oct 20, 2013
Uploaded: Oct 27, 2013
Location: Moorhead, MN
Author: Matt Hagfors
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 797 (C44-9W)
533 Views 0 Comments