BNSF 2661 switching a lone commuter car in the BNSF/METRA rail shops.

Many years ago this unit was built for L&N and still many years ago it was acquired and rebuilt. Some are still going strong on BNSF carrying on with that classic profile. Photo by Dave Petke, ... (more)

A pair of BNSF Geeps pulls out of the Austin Western yard in McNeil, leading a local north to Temple

On a hazy winter evening, the Chicago to Galesburg local, famous around the area, cruises west into Lemont with a former BN GP30 carbody up front. BNSF #2816 was constructed as Great Northern #300... (more)

BNSF 2816 leads the 105 Local West through Lemont. This is 2816's second time wearing orange in its nearly 60 year career, as it was built as the Great Northern 3000.

Burlington Northern “Expediter” train 46 flies eastbound toward Somonauk, Illinois, on the frigid winter day of February 17, 1990. Leading the train is BN GP39M No. 2800, rebuilt from CB&Q GP3... (more)

BN GP39M 2804 heads east as it's about to hit the diamond at Rochelle. The 2804 is somewhat interesting in regards to GP30's. It was one of eight GP30's built for the SP as their 7402.

Burlington Northern’s freight operating between Great Falls and Helena is getting close to Silver City, Montana, on August 25, 1993. Unfortunately, BNSF stopped operating this former Great North... (more)

BN GP39M 2819 (former CB&Q GP30 941), BN GP39M 2801 (former UP GP30 827) Santa Fe C30-7 8072 in merger paint scheme and BN GP39M 2822 (former GN GP30 3012) at Kansas City, KS on December 20, 1... (more)

BNSF's Columbia Gorge Local rolls eastward through Skamania, Washington on the Fallbridge Subdivision.

BN 2885 leads a northbound freight out of Burlington Northern's ( ex -Northern Pacific ) yard in Tacoma Washington.

Burlington Northern second train 2 proceeds past some colorful autumn colors on the bluffs lining the tracks at La Crosse, Wisconsin, on October 14, 1989. Both locomotives are rebuilt, with GP39M ... (more)

BNSF 2828 (GP39M) was built in 1962 as a GP30 for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad, then wore Cascade Green when in service with the Burlington Northern.

BN 2211, rebuilt from GN GP30 no. 3011 (built May 1963), was parked at Skykomish, WA with a rail train. It would appear from the cab that the unit may have had wreck damage at some point. BN did a... (more)

BN EMD GP39M No. 2805 leads westbound “Expediter” train 41 out of Savanna, Illinois, on the afternoon of October 13, 1990. The first few rebuilds of GP30s into GP39Ms by Morrison-Knudsen in 19... (more)