DENVER CO March 10 1980 — Burlington Northern SD9 6221 (sub-lettered for Colorado and Southern) awaits an assignment. EMD built the unit for the C&S as No. 826 in January 1957. It later became C... (more)

BN-3 (E-9AU) returns from a trip down the mainline leading the C&NW bilevel train during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.

PUEBLO CO Aug 23 1981 -- BN SD40-2s 7287 and 7286 await an assignment while sitting in the engine facility. EMD built the 7287 in April 1980. My photo

OKLAHOMA CITY (May) 1982 — BN SD45 6670 awaits an assignment. EMD built the unit as SLSF 921 in February 1968. It was retired in November 1984. My photo.

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Dec 18 1983 — BN GP 38-2 2288 lays over at the sanders in the former Frisco yard off Byars Avenue southeast of downtown. EMD delivered the unit to the Frisco in August 1974 as S... (more)

PUEBLO CO July 25 1984 — Burlington Northern SD40-2 6363 was built by EMD (b/n 5812-16) in May 1972 as Colorado & Southern 915. My photo.

TULSA OK (April) 1985 — Burlington Northern SD45 6435 awaits an assignment. EMD built the unit (s/n 31603) for the Great Northern as GN 405 in May 1966. My photo.

AMARILLO TX Oct 8 1988 — Burlington Northern GP38-2 2151 awaits an assignment. EMD built the unit as Fort Worth & Denver 2151 in June 1980. Note different color rectangular patch above the front... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Nov 16 1980 — BN GP38-2 2308 idles at the engine shed awaiting its next assignment. EMD built the unit in January 1975 for the Frisco as SLSF 453. My photo.

OKLAHOMA CITY Nov 16 1981 — Burlington Northern GP50 3101 is ready for its next assignment. EMD built the unit for the Frisco as SLSF 790 in December 1980. My photo.

BN-3 meets METX 308 at the East Union depot during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.

SAGINAW TX June 4 1978 — BN (CS) SD7 814 awaits a call to duty. EMD built the unit in February 1953. The SD7 is sub-lettered for Colorado and Southern. It was renumbered to 6074 before being ret... (more)

BN 1991 leads a loaded coal train out of the Black Thunder mine. Returning to the main at Reno Junction. (Tom Ellis photo)

A Burlington Northern Box Car #64271 sports a Great Northern "Rocky" logo. One of the BNSF predecessor railroads was widely recognized by a logo called Rocky the Goat, which was the ma... (more)

BUTTE MT Sept 26 1978 — Burlington Northern GP9 1737 is idled by a nationwide railroad strike. EMD built the unit in February 1957 as Northern Pacific 299. It was retired in May 1986My photo.