Running out of the storm: Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is about to curve through the mile 706.2 semaphores near Robinson, New Mexico, on May 20, 1999. Apparently some power issues further ea... (more)

Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is looking a bit green on May 20, 1999. Apparently some power issues further east on the trip has required the assistance of a Burlington Northern coal motor; EM... (more)

A Burlington Northern intermodal train, including UPS trailers, approaches the crew change point (and Amtrak station) in McCook, Nebraska, on August 19th, 1980. This eastbound train will also "lo... (more)

BN 1980 arrives at North LaCrosse with a westbound local as it passes Grand Crossing tower and the Milwaukee Road diamonds.

BN 1980 departs North LaCrosse with a eastbound local.

An ex GN U25B rests in company of a Q sister at St. Paul in this slide from my collection. No photographer information on slide.

On a cold January day back in 1997 a short BN local kicks up some snow as it zips under the Hwy 210 overpass on it's way back to Superior

I spent a week in the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 1979 with one goal...get a few decent shots of the BN C636 fleet in action before it was to late. No such luck, the weather was fickle at b... (more)

A Burlington Northern freight passes through Dallas, Texas, on June 6th, 1983. SD40-2 6926 is on the point.

A trio of Burlington Northern and Missouri Pacific SD40-2s lead an empty coal train through North Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 28, 1983.

BN 5457 at Galesburg in the Winter of 1971. The shot is from my collection and it has no photographer information listed.

Five-month-old SD40-2 7290 is serviced in Burlington Northern's small engine facility in McCook, Nebraska, on August 19th, 1980.

Freshly painted SD9 6107 leads a special passenger train at Iron River on BN's Ashland branch. This train operated for the Arrowhead Civic Club and underprivileged children from Duluth. It is like... (more)

Saved from the wrecking ball years ago, the Tacoma Union Station still stands watch over trains, trains that never will again stop at it's doors. It's function now, as seen by the reasonably well... (more)

A westbound BN unit grain train eases down the west side of Marias Pass and the abandoned station at Blacktail, MT on June 5, 1990.