Five Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2s in the 7200-series, spliced by a fuel tender, take a northbound coal empty toward Bill, Wyoming, for eventual loading in Powder River Basin on May 12, 1995. BN... (more)

On July 4, 1999, a northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe rumbles over the bridge spanning Union Pacific’s busy main line at Cheyenne, Wyoming. This location is on BNSF’s Front Range Subdivision ... (more)

Burlington Northern RS1 953 resting in the Old Town Yard in East End Superior August 1970. J.W. Stubblefield Photo from my Collection.

With thunderstorms brewing to the east, a westbound Burlington Northern coal train is seen departing Guernsey, Wyoming, on July 4, 1988. Behind lead BN EMD SD40-2 No. 7281 is a pair each of run th... (more)

Burlington Northern U30C 1776 at Missoula MT August 1978. Built as BN 5325 in April 1972 and repainted into the Bicentennial 1776 in April 1975. This unit reverted back to 5325 in April 1980. Denn... (more)

Burlington Northern U28C 5671 resting at Galesburg Ill October 1971. Built as Northern Pacific 2805 in May 1966 and retired in June 1981. J.W. Stubblefield Photo from my Collection.

Burlington Northern GE C30-7 No. 5554 passes a sister locomotive on another coal empty on a siding just east of Donkey Creek on May 29, 1998. Empty coal trains are frequently staged here waiting t... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD SD60M No. 9292 leads an eastbound coal train through Finch, located between Nichols and Sarpy Junction, Montana, on the first day of July 1994. Now unincorporated, the town... (more)

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe double-stack train blasts out of the west portal of Flathead Tunnel just east of Rock Creek on September 6, 1999. The 7.01-mile tunnel was opened in 1970 a... (more)

Comet Neowise is the best comet in 20 years. It is visible even with urban light pollution so I had to try to get caboose photo.

Not often does one get a clear rear view of GN's Big Sky Blue scheme on an SD45. BN 6451 shows off the simple wrap around striping and the fancy flared radiator rear nose. Built as GN 421 in July ... (more)

Not often does one get a clear rear view of GN's Big Sky Blue scheme on an SDP45. BN 9863 shows off the simple wrap around striping and the rather plain rear nose that housed the steam generator w... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6017 is seen at Belknap St in Superior May 1975. the 6017 was built as GN 567 in March 1953 and retired in September 1983. This unit won't get BN green until September 1976... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6011 resting at Minneapolis Junction October 1972. The 6011 was built as GN 561 in July 1952 and retired in September 1983. It's strange to see this unit retain its GN sign... (more)

Burlington Northern SD24 6242 is spotted by the sand tower at Grand Forks ND April 1970. The 6242 was built in May 1959 as CB&Q 502 and retired in June 1982 and traded in to General Electric. This... (more)