A trio of Burlington Northern SD40-2s haul a 56 car Riverbank, CA - Denver, CO trackage rights manifest east through Gilluly on UP's Provo Subdivision.

Crossing the Mighty Mo: Two Burlington Northern SD60Ms lead a coal train over the Missouri River Bridge at Bismarck, North Dakota, on the morning of June 29, 1994. This big bridge links the crew c... (more)

A pair of GP50s sandwich a trio of cabless GEs as BN train 196 rolls east near Big Timber on the MRL. The Crazy Mountains provide a nice backdrop while the irrigated field complements BN's Cascade... (more)

Before it closed one of the main jobs of the large former NP Como shops in St. Paul was caboose work. Here a pair of new cabooses (delivered earlier in 1980) appear to be having some modification ... (more)

Looks can be deceiving. This locomotive isn’t in Illinois but rather in Great Falls, Montana to provide HEP for a BN executive hunting trip in nearby Lewistown that involved a number of business c... (more)

Four shiny new GEs move a loaded grain train west up the east side of Marias Pass in 1996. We were very lucky with the sun breaks.

BN's Northtown engine facility was always a fun place to visit (and still is). Lots to see in this shot during a key transition time between first and second generation diesels.

A follow-up image to the Denver shot posted yesterday shows a pair of SD45s leading up their respective consists. The big engines were a treat to see. EMD power dominates in this view.

My first visit to Denver showcased the look and feel of modern BN road power in the early 1980s, which consisted mostly of SD40-2s and U30C/C30-7s. A few cabless GEs are also lurking plus a few fi... (more)

Two Burlington Northern trains meet on Crawford Hill, Nebraska, at Windy Point (also known as Breezy Point) on a hot July 3, 1989. The westbound grain train is rolling downgrade on Track 1 as a he... (more)

A westbound BNSF "Boeing Special" rolls up Mullan Pass and through the rock cuts near Skyline, Montana. This special has Boeing fuselages as well as airplane parts cars in the consist. Back in the... (more)

Locomotives congregate in Burlington Northern's (BNSF) Alliance, Nebraska shop for various repairs. A Burlington Northern SD9, BN and Santa Fe C30-7s, BN SD40-2s, and BN and BNSF SD70MACs are pict... (more)

Southbound train #671 wraps around the tight horseshoe curve and emerges from a tunnel on the 1.5% climb up Trout Creek Canyon between South Junction and Gateway, Oregon.

In May 1995, a Burlington Northern coal train with a classic set of Cascade Green C30-7s, and SD40-2s rumbles by just east of Newcastle, Wyoming. The grading for a second track has begun.

Eastbound CW local departs from Creston, Washington, in the twilight of F-unit operations in the Pacific Northwest. Three F9A's, an ex-SP&S F3A, a single F9B and two geeps make up the first-genera... (more)