BN 2017, former GN 2017 is an example of the first order of GN GP20s made in May 1960. They were set up to operate long hood front, and featured a bell over the front headlight. They also came wit... (more)

A Burlington Northern commuter train storms west after a quick stop at Stone Avenue in La Grange in August 1983. These EMD E9 passenger locomotives were in commuter service on BN’s Chicago to Au... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Burlington Northern SW1000 388 handles switching duties. My photo.

BN 7829 with a cabless SD40-2 (rebuilt after a wreck) and an NS B36-7 are in the hole at lonely Floy, UT waiting for a meet with an eastbound on this now forlorn stretch of ex-D&RGW railroad that ... (more)

A BN local is departing with lease unit, originally PC, then CR leading the train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

BN SD45 no. 6530 mates up with a U33C at Minneapolis Jct. The 6530 is about a month old when this photo was taken, having been constructed in July 1971.

BN 5675 wears a fresh coat of paint at Minneapolis Jct. in January 1973. It is difficult identifying former NP U28Cs from the earlier U25Cs as both models used the large picture window windshield ... (more)

BN 511, a former CB&Q NW2 built in April or May 1941, handles switching chores at the former Burlington Yard in North La Crosse, WI. Note the CB&Q wood reefer and TOFC trailer in the background. I... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD E9 No. 9903 pulls a four-car commuter train into the station stop of Highlands, Illinois, on February 9, 1991. Highlands ended up being a great place to observe BN action w... (more)

BN SD45 no. 6501 is being hostled at the Harrison St. turntable at BN engine facilities in Minneapolis, MN. This unit is a good example of the later production of SD45s made by EMD. First, BN chos... (more)

BN 8 was BN's Fire Prevention Instruction Car and was used throughout the railroad. It is pictured here at Dale St. Shops in St. Paul. This was previously made and used by the Great Northern.

Now there is something to be said for paint chips if you're trying to get the color just right. On the other hand........

The storm that left a skiff of snow in its wake still shrouds the peaks of Glacier National Park in light snow and fog on the morning of March 1, 1992. In a different look at a popular location, T... (more)

BN SD60MAC`s testing on CSX in Atlanta , Ga

A trio of new EMD SD70MAC locomotives are doing what they were built for—hauling coal—grinding upgrade as they approach the top of Crawford Hill at Belmont, Nebraska, on July 9, 1994.