BN 6254, former CBQ SD24 no. 514, built May 1959, shows off its BN scheme complete with former Burlington Mars lights at Harrison Street roundhouse, Minneapolis.

BN 986 rests at Harrison St. next to the roundhouse in Minneapolis. The former GN NW5 along with NW2s and Alco S-2 switchers were among the oldest power inherited by BN when the merger occurred in... (more)

BN 9804, former NP 6701A built in August 1956, has been pulled from passenger service and is seen here at Minneapolis mated up with a former GN GP20. Amtrak did not acquire this unit.

The second morning train from Big Lake shoves into Minneapolis over the Great Northern Mississippi River Bridge on the morning of September 27, 2023.

A good number of BN's business car fleet was housed at the BN station in Minneapolis between uses back in 1973. Office car Red River poses at the end of a platform on a rainy day in March 1973, fe... (more)

The 3018 one of Great Northern GP35s rests between assignments at Minneapolis on July 28, 1965. The major identifying feature between the first and second GP35 orders was that the first group was... (more)

The engineer of an eastbound manifest gives a thumbs up as he pulls out onto main 1 from Northtown Yard at the 35th Ave interlocking and an intermodal train hustles past on main 2. They're both du... (more)

The RCO Day Zone Job returns to Northtown after working Waste Management on the St. Paul Sub. BNSF 625 is one of several former Santa Fe C44-9Ws that have recently been equipped with remote contro... (more)

A pair of RCL Dash 9s lead the Union Job through Rollins Avenue as they head back to Northtown with cars from the Minnesota Commercial. This is a remote control job, despite basically being a tran... (more)

Daylight Indoors. On July 9, 2009, Southern Pacific 4449 "Northern" GS-4 4-8-4 (Lima, 1941), the sole surviving "Daylight" locomotive had just arrived at the Friends of ... (more)

MILW 261 and GN 192 switch around each other in Minneapolis after a two day visit for train days at the St. Paul Union Depot.

MILW 261, GN 192 and MILW 32A return to Minneapolis after a two day visit for train days at the St. Paul Union Depot.

MNTX 6234 leads the Minnesota Transportation Museum's migration train on its journey to Osceola Wisconsin for the start of the excursion season.

BN 6368 sits at Harrison St. diesel facilities on the BN in Minneapolis in July 1973. Roster lists claim this unit was built in Feb. 1974, but this shot was taken in July 1973. I've seen another p... (more)

BN 2017, former GN 2017 is an example of the first order of GN GP20s made in May 1960. They were set up to operate long hood front, and featured a bell over the front headlight. They also came wit... (more)