The eastbound Western Star pulls away from Fargo, bound for Minneapolis. Today's consist is a blend of ex GN and ex CB&Q power and equipment.

The eastbound Western Star sits at the fuel racks in Fargo before heading onward.

A cold December morning sees the San Francisco Zephyr, led up by an at-home ex-CB&Q E unit, followed up a UP E8(A)-(B) set, off their home rails. The westbond Zephyr is calling at Fort Mor... (more)

The Western Star heads in to Fargo with passengers and TOFCs.

Visitors to D&RGW's North Yard.

At dusk, the eastbound San Francisco Zehpyr departs from Fort Morgan, bound for Chicago, with three ex-CB&Q diesels, but a rainbow consist, including three ex-GN Sky Blues immediately behin... (more)

Perhaps the Empire Builder, a trio of BN F units receives service during a late night call to Fargo. Notice the lantern trail from a worker.

At least the locomotives match. Well, sorta. The last locomotive, upon close inspection, is still in CB&Q chrome, but newly-labeled in the short-lived chrome BN scheme. Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Locomotive #: BN 9970
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1971

BN 9804 pulls in with vintage NP equipment on The Mainstreeter on a damp, cold day in Minnesota. Notice the TOFC addition to the back of this train. Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: EMD F7(A)
Location: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: BN 9804
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1971

At Kansas City ... I don't know the name of the train but as recollection serves, it was a mail train perhaps to Omaha. Any help or knowledge would be helpful!

A F7 A-B-B-A set pulls hoppers along the B&LE main Line heading south to Pittsburgh out of Butler PA. The building in background are Pullman-Standard Company. We'd often see strings of new cove... (more)

Tower 55 was such a busy place with so much variety in the 80s. Here a BN train clears the diamonds, while light ATSF locomotives approach. To the left, MoPac geeps idle on the southeast connect... (more)

An awesome sight seeing one of these work Sherman Hill ...

Remember when trains had to wait for 5 to 30 minutes for this baggage to be tacked on or pulled off your long-distance train?

The eastbound Amtrak Empire Builder, headed up by former GN, now BN F7(A) 9728 steams away on a cold late night in Fargo, ND.