The Hudson Turn heads out of Commerce City with an ex-BN leader.

BNSF GP39M #2897 and SD40-2 #1732 switching at the North end of the yard Denver, CO 10/8/16. In the foreground, construction is underway on the Denver RTD N Line to Eastlake.

BNSF 2897 (GP39M) has solo duty muscling a freight on the Broomfield siding.

BNSF 2897 (GP39M) is seen from under a hopper of a northbound freight as it runs on the Broomfield siding.

BNSF 2897 (GP39M) runs through the trees in Boulder, Colorado.

The engineer of BNSF 2897 (GP39M) gives a wave as he heads up the 2-percent grade to the top of Burkes Hill near Louisville, Colorado.

BNSF 2897 (GP39M) leads two other Geeps and a freight through Longmont, Colorado.

BNSF 2897 (GP39M) waits its turn for servicing at the Denver facility.

Snow from Monday morning covers the ground as BNSF's Buck Local races south through Niwot, CO on January 28th, 2019 with two former Burlington Northern units leading the train.

An outbound coal train passes BNSF 2897 (GP39M) which is in the process of shuffling a string of oil cans in the Denver Yard.

It's 'Throwback Saturday' as former Burlington Northern units 2897 (GP39M) and 1680 (SD40-2) work the Denver Yard.

BNSF 2897 (GP39M) climbs out of the Denver Yard with a string of cars that will be slowly sorted back into the bowl. You can still find quite a few Cascade Green BN units assigned to the Denver Y... (more)

Burlington Northern-painted EMD GP39M No. 2897 idles at BNSF's engine facilities in Denver as seen from the eastbound California Zephyr.

BNSF 2897 was originally built in 1964 as a GP35 for the Southern Pacific. When acquired by the Burlington Northern it was rebuilt as a GP39M. Not only does it retain its original Cascade Green... (more)

BNSF 2897 (GP39M) gets ready to take a string of oil cans from Denver to Commerce City on the Brush Sub.