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2 unusual facts about Warbonnet


Warbonnet

War bonnet, a military decoration developed by the Plains Indians

See also: Battle of Warbonnet Creek for Indian wars encounter in 1876 involving Buffalo Bill Cody.


Lionel Corporation

The Lionel 2333 diesel locomotive, an EMD F3 in the colorful Santa Fe "Warbonnet" paint scheme, introduced in 1948, became the Lionel company icon and the icon of the era, yet Lionel declined rapidly after 1956.

Tren del Sur

The 40-ton Plymouth's are all painted in a direct mirror of the old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway red and silver Warbonnet scheme, including the yellow Santa Fe "cigar band" logo with the railroad's name painted within it.


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