"Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society [SFRH&MS] learned of it and agreed it needed to be saved. We just had to figure out how.”



“Sherwin-Williams replicated the paint color formulas for Santa Fe’s bicentennial locomotives. They not only replicated them for this restoration project, but they donated the paint,” Priest added. “It’s been meticulously applied, with three coats of each color, plus clear coat to preserve the color integrity and protect the paint from the elements.”

Priest and Goodman both credit the paint company and Eagle Graphics of Wichita, Kansas, for ensuring 5704’s appearance in 2022 is true to its appearance in 1976.

“The museum wanted the locomotive to be era-specific,” said Goodman. That was challenging given that over the years pieces of the locomotive had been modernized. BNSF’s shop in Topeka, Kansas, helped to correct some of the modifications such as a period-specific air conditioning unit and Goodman donated a horn from his personal collection that was an exact match of the original."


"In addition to giving the museum the locomotive itself, BNSF is also donating an electrical cabinet to assist with mechanical restoration as well as transport of the unit when the time is right."

“After receiving 5704 at our museum in Perris, we will assess what is needed to mechanically restore the locomotive to operating condition,” Hank Winn, SCRM vice president and chief operating officer, said. “Our team at Perris is capable of making that happen if the material resources can be acquired and that is our goal. That’s a ways off, so for now we look forward to enjoying the cosmetic restoration when 5704 journeys from Kansas City to Perris.”



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