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Section Title: Paint schemes
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Paint Schemes

Locomotive Model	Road Numbers	Date	Notes

EMD SD70MAC	9647	August 1995	First locomotive experimented in pre-Burlington Northern Santa Fe Livery using Burlington Northern colours.

EMD SD75M	8251	December 1995	First BNSF lettered locomotive utilizing the Santa Fe "Superfleet" paint scheme while retaining the Santa Fe cigar band on the nose.

EMD SD70MAC	9711	January 1996	First BNSF lettered locomotive utilizing the Burlington Northern "Executive" paint scheme while retaining the Burlington Northern Logos on both ends of the carbody.

EMD SD60M	9297(Renumbered to 8197, then renumbered again to its present number 1474)	May 1996	First BNSF painted locomotive utilizing Omaha Orange, Brunswick Green, Santa Fe Red, Zephyr Silver and Big Sky Blue. Created to receive input from employees & shareholders about a new paint scheme.

GE C44-9W	960	August 1996	First BNSF locomotive painted using input from BNSF 9297. Originally delivered with Santa Fe "Superfleet" red walkways, later changed to green.

EMD GP38-2	2099	August 1996	First ex-Burlington Northern locomotive to be repainted into the BNSF Scheme, utilizing Zephyr Silver for trucks and fuel tank.

EMD GP35	2540	January 1997	First ex-Santa Fe locomotive to be repainted into the BNSF scheme, utilizing the Lowey Green instead of the Zephyr Silver for trucks and fuel tank.

GE C44-9W	740	August 1997	First BNSF locomotive to be painted by General Electric using Santa Fe inspired designs. Dubbed "Heritage II".

EMD SD70MAC	9838	November 1997	First BNSF locomotive to be painted by Electro Motive Division using Santa Fe inspired designs.

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The first locomotive to bear BNSF lettering was the SD70MAC No. 9647, which was introduced in August 1995.

final_sentence: The first locomotive to bear BNSF lettering was the SD70MAC No. 9647, which was introduced in August 1995.