Glossary of North American Railway Terms - W

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• Warbonnet: Santa Fe's red and silver paint scheme (less common since the BNSF Railway merger in 1995).

• Warpumpkin: Name given to the BNSF orange and black update of the classic Sante Fe Warbonnet scheme.

• Washboards: name given to M.U. cars, subway cars, and other equipment made with corrugated side panels that resembled washboards.

• Wet Noodle: Canadian National's stylized CN logo, in use since 1961.

• Whiteface: first version of Norfolk Southern's "Horsehead" paint scheme. High visibility paint scheme used on various Burlington Northern locomotives, primarily SD60Ms, SD40-2s, GP50s, GP39 rebuilds, and GP28 rebuilds.

• Winnebago: Nickname for Metra's fleet of EMD F40PHM-2 locomotives, in reference to that model's resemblance to the popular recreational vehicle.