Diesel Days at the Illinois Railway Museum.

A covered wagon fan's dream. BN 1, CNW 411, MILW 118-C and MILW 37A bask in the morning sunlight.

Streamliners at Union! Four wagons of various heritages sit in Yard 5 at the IRM.

Showcase weekend coming up at the Illinois Railway Museum... These fine units are all resting the night away in yard 5 at IRM..

This morning's line up in yard 5. The BN 1 is an F9, the BN 3 is and E9, the MILW 118-C is an F7, and last in line is the MILW 37-A, another E9.

All three of BN’s executive units (BN-3 was an E unit) were on BN’s company ski train on the D&RGW headed for Winter Park, Colo. at Crescent on Jan. 14, 1993. Gross Dam in the background con... (more)

BN’s executive ski train slips through 90-ft. Tunnel 29 (the shortest one on D&RGW’s Moffat Line) near Pinecliff, Colo. as it heads back to home rails at Denver on Jan. 18, 1994. The F unit... (more)

After allowing board members, officers and their guests to enjoy the Winter Park, Colo. ski slopes on the other side of the Continental Divide, executive F’s BN-1 and 2 are on the D&RGW and retu... (more)

IRM's BN F9A-B set of covered wagons in the BN cream and green paint scheme leads the heavyweight coach train as it sits on one of the station tracks for boarding purposes.

Towards the end of the blue hour.

The unique hogger's office of the BN1.

Burlington Northern's modified "Executive" F units BN-1 and BN-2 head up a "Hunter's Special" westbound through Omaha, in fresh snow.

The ex-BN executive fleet have made it through another winter.

BN's executive Fs lead intermodal train 21 and a number of passenger cars along the Yellowstone River en route to the PNW.

BN-1 and BN-3 are shown on display at the Illinois Railway Museum.