Burlington Northern GP9 No. 1858 rests under a full moon at Mendota, Illinois, on August 24, 1991. This locomotive was built in 1955 as Northern Pacific No. 232.

Although BN SD60Ms no longer have favored status, back in 1992 they were cutting edge. Here a pair of empty coal trains are stopped for a crew change on the former NP.

Crossing the Mighty Mo
Two Burlington Northern SD60Ms lead a coal train over the Missouri River Bridge at Bismarck, North Dakota, on the morning of June 29, 1994. This big bridge links ... (more)

MRL's only SDP40 still on the roster rolls West on the ex-NP Homestake Pass with a short MOW train in tow.

The now-defunct Montana Daylight train rolls across the Clark Fork River on Bridge 208 near Donlan, Montana, at 2:45 p.m., on September 3, 1999. Leading the train, which includes two dome cars, is... (more)

A Z piggy takes the old Great Northern into St. Paul, while the old Northern Pacific Main #1 is below.

NP North Coast Limited No. 26 is about to depart Butte, Mont. at 7:45 a.m. on its run to Chicago, 1544 miles yet to go.

Switching at Dearborn Station during the summer of 1967

Having completed his job of raised and lowered BNSF Drawbridge 14 for a boat wishing to pass into Chambers Bay; the bridge tender walks back to the trackside tender house to await the next call. C... (more)

A B unit just after the BN merger but still with its NP number and paint. Kodachrome II film.

Patched with a BN road number but still in its Northern Pacific paint.

The office car Yakima River brings up the rear of the NORTH COAST LIMITED as the train arrives at King Street Station.

An F9 leads an A-B-A set as train 25, NORTH COAST LIMITED, arrives in Seattle.

Amtrak NorthCoast Hiawatha Train 9 behind four former NP F7s negotiates Jefferson Canyon near Sappington, Montana headed for the headwaters of the Missouri River at Three Forks.

Traveling the route of the Great Baked Potato this BNSF manifest freight rolls over former Northern Pacific rails alongside the Yakima River en route to Pasco.