Burlington Northern Expediter train 42 crosses the Rock River and curves away from Oregon, Illinois, on April 1, 1989. I know, the weather is crappy and it’s “stick” season in the Midwestâ... (more)

In a view is from an impressive overlook in Grandad Bluff Park, Burlington Northern “Expediter” intermodal train 42 rolls past—actually through part of—the Forest Hills Public Golf Course ... (more)

A climb up a tall bluff at Trempealeau, Wisconsin, yields this view of the Mississippi River valley and Burlington Northern’s long causeway just east of Winona, Minnesota. On the morning of June... (more)

BN “Expediter” intermodal train 42, on the right, speeds by local power at Rochelle, Illinois, on the afternoon of August 12, 1995. BN No. 1592 is a former Northern Pacific EMD GP18 (No. 377) ... (more)

Burlington Northern “Expediter” piggyback train 42 flies through the Illinois countryside east of Chana on April 6, 1991. The train is led by GP20C No. 2003, one of BN’s unique Caterpillar-p... (more)

Growling Cat through Chana
Burlington Northern GP20C No. 2009 leads “Expediter” piggyback train 42 through the Illinois countryside east of Chana on April 6, 1991. BN had ten of the... (more)

Burlington Northern train 42 cruises along the Mississippi River just north (west) of Savanna, Illinois, on October 13, 1990.

Zephyr Bar
Where shiny stainless-steel Zephyrs once traveled through on the busy route between Chicago and the Twin Cities, Burlington Northern Expediter (BN’s monicker for new 2-perso... (more)