A BN SD40 takes the 452 local west through Lisle on the former BN Racetrack, within the last minutes of sunlight.

BN F3A no. 9732 was one of a number of F units that operated out of Auburn, WA on transfer and area road freights after the 1970 BN merger. This lasted until about 1980 when a slowing economy gave... (more)

Led by Burlington Northern EMD GP39M No. 2885 dressed in the railroad’s “whiteface” paint scheme, the Helena Local rolls through some curves west of Wolf Creek, Montana, on August 25, 1993. The li... (more)

BN 990 is one of ten rare NW5 locomotives built for the Great Northern. This was built in December 1946 as GN 190. The front grill gives away the original GN color scheme striping with sheet metal... (more)

BN 6117, former GN 590, and GN caboose X303 park on the main track just east of Hwy. 65 at Mora, MN. The crew of the Brook Park turn, which originated in St. Cloud, MN, are having their traditiona... (more)

When BN's Kearney Spur from Kenesaw was torn out in 1976 the BN opted for trackage rights to serve their remaining customer(s) in Kearney, which explains why I was treated to a Burlington Northern... (more)

Passing the Imperial Brewery is a Burlington Northern freight train, pulled by a trio of former Frisco GPs: GP38AC 2113 (ex-SLSF 636), GP38-2B 2600 (ex-SLSF GP38AC 660 and GP38-2 2290 (ex-SLSF 435... (more)

The WC was nearly 10 years old in spring 1997, and had completely changed the nature of railroading in Wisconsin from the days of the traditional Soo Line. One example was the frequent run through... (more)

BN SD7 6013 & SD9 6103 handle heavy switching at Belknap Yard, the former Great Northern yard at Superior, WI. Known for its repainting, it was interesting that the GN shops in Superior left many ... (more)

In the early years of the BN merger, Wenatchee, WA was a healthy source of originating traffic requiring both branchline and mainline locals. It's GN history lived into the mid-70s with some GN pa... (more)

BN 9732, a former GN passenger F3A mates up with an x-GN passegner F7B and former NP F7A at Auburn, WA where they were assigned at the time for transfer service and regional freights between the C... (more)

Former passenger F no. 9726 of GN heritage is mated up with NP F7A no. 756 at BN's Auburn Yard, located halfway between Seattle and Tacoma, WA on the former NP mainline. The yard was reduced in im... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

Including a tiger-striped GP50 and one of a handful of B32-8s, an intermodal train is seen pulling into Clyde Yard. Tom Golden photo.

BN SD9 6103 and SD7 6013, both still in Big Sky Blue, couple to a former NP caboose wearing NP's final caboose colors which was close to BN's caboose scheme. During this time it was common to see ... (more)