The BN ran quite a few St. Paul to Chicago intermodal trains each way along the Aurora Sub daily. The trains were neat to get cause you never knew what they would come with. Hail as an "Exped... (more)

A BNSF yard job takes headroom towards the BRC as an eastbound suburban takes the signal at Cicero. In the foreground is the former Manufactures Junction Railway which lost its last customer some... (more)

SSP's entire roster—a pair of conventional GP39Ms and the ex-Kennecott Copper high-cabs—descend the grade down into the Palouse River valley. This is the longest train I've seen on this part o... (more)

After a day spending switching on the Casper Sub as far south as Bonneville, WY the local arrives back at Greybull with 40 cars in tow. The Bighorn River provides a routing for this line as well a... (more)

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.