In mid-1996, Burlington Northern Santa Fe was looking for an image to represent the new railroad and had VMV in Paducah paint up former BN SD60M No. 9297 in this experimental scheme, with each sid... (more)

The one of a kind experimentally painted BNSF SD60M pauses at 5th St for a pick up during a system wide tour for crew reaction.

A nice surprise!

This coal train from Antelope Mine, WY to Aurora, MN for Minnesota Power& Light looks like a page out of the past. Take off the ACE's and added some SD40's or C30's and this all BN steel coal trai... (more)

Such a dead area is magically brightened up by the bright presence of Q368.

Foreign visitors take Q368 down the hill past the Mance PO

Experimental paint scheme locomotive 9297 leads a short, southbound unit grain train past a pair of KCS GP38s awaiting a Z train coming right behind the grain load.

This one-of-a-kind engine is the last thing I thought I'd ever find in Lafayette on the connection between the KB&S and NS.

The dual scheme, one of a kind, BNSF 9297 heads east for Willmar on the Appleton Sub with a high priority merchandise train from Pasco, WA to Northtown, MN.

The Great Pumpkin could really use a wash!

A unique paint scheme reaches Northtown (seen earlier in western Minnesota, see pic 99037).

One of the more photographed locomotives on the BNSF roster (due to the unusual, experimental paint scheme), BNSF 9297 leads an eastbound loaded coal train through central Minnesota

The clouds broke just in time for the shot. Great reflection of lines on the "Great Pumkin". Followed by three EMDX SD60's (9090, 9094, 9075).