BN 9732, a former GN passenger F3A mates up with an x-GN passegner F7B and former NP F7A at Auburn, WA where they were assigned at the time for transfer service and regional freights between the C... (more)

A pair of F45s with BN 6645 trailing heads through Cashmere on their way back to Wenatchee, WA. They spent their day in helper service on Stevens Pass.

An Illinois Central Gulf hotshot freight starts its journey west towards Council Bluffs as it turns west past the classic Beatrice Foods building on Chicago's south side. The consist represents a ... (more)

BN 6254 is seen at BN's Harrison St. roundhouse in July 1973. This unit came to BN as CB&Q 514, built in May 1959. the unit was retired in July 1982. BN had perhaps the largest roster of SD7/SD9/S... (more)

CNW made a lot of improvements in the 1970s and 80s, but were pretty frugal when it came to yard trackage. Here at Altoona this view shows a transition track to a scale, which obviously has seen b... (more)

SD45 BN 6406, x-NP 3606 is parked at Harrison St., the former GN roundhouse next to a former NP F9B. It's a cool day, but not too much snow. I recall being too excited about shooting new BN green ... (more)

A northbound DWP freight gets under way with ample power at the DWP yard on Duluth's west end. A trio of DWP RS-11s are supplemented by a GTW GP9 and two CN SD40s which should be enough to get the... (more)

Hulcher crews are getting the mainline cleared. At this point they have separated the first platform from the other four units on the third 5 unit set. They have toed the set to the left, and in t... (more)

DRGW train 18, the Rio Grande Zephyr heads east near Thistle, UT on July 3, 1977.

The eastbound Canadian approaches the top of Kicking Horse Pass with a seven car train on May 4, 1979. Next stop Lake Louise, AB.

The Mansfield local approaches the Palisades Road crossing en route to Douglas and Mansfield, WA. The train is led by an x-GN GP9 and a former NP Geep.

CNW 6812 leads train 415 as it waits in Rodell siding east of Fall Creek, Wis. for the caboose of train 406 to roll by. The trains were somewhat delayed by cold weather, and MOW crews had to come ... (more)

CNW 67620 and 6728 in fresh yellow and green paint arrive in Altoona Yard from Duluth/Superior with a train load of Canadian freight. CNW was a major interchange partner with CN (DWP) in the 1970s... (more)

The former Great Northern depot at Mora, MN shows off its Big Sky Blue trim two years after the BN merger. It eventually got BN green trim, and still stands today although the track is now gone. T... (more)

A BN manifest rolls west (south) between Everett and Seattle at milepost 18, Edmonds, WA on a blustery September afternoon. Later, those clouds would produce thunderstorms over the area and into t... (more)