BN 1553, former GN 653, was built in March 1953 and sits at Harrison St., Minneapolis, between assignments in GN's simplified scheme. The loco operated longhand front, and featured a small snowplo... (more)

BN 3024, former CB&Q 624, sits at the former GN Harrison St. roundhouse in Minneapolis, MN. The unit has had its Mars light removed which was becoming pretty common for former Burlington power by ... (more)

BN 380, an SW1000 enjoys a break from switching chores at Harrison St. engine facilities in Minneapolis. This unit was built for BN in January 1972.

BN RCU 108 is seen at Harrison St. roundhouse, Minneapolis along with a former GN transfer caboose rebuilt from a Baldwin switcher. This remote control unit was converted from BN F7B 661 (x-GN 448... (more)

BN GP20 2020 hangs out with other Geeps and Fs next to the Harrison St. diesel locomotive service building built by GN not long before the BN 1970 merger. BN 2020 began life as GN 2020, built in N... (more)

BN U33C 5704 and mate, both featuring a coat of winter grime sit at the engine facilities at BN's Harrison St. roundhouse location. BN5704 was built in May 1968 as GN 2534, and would continue in s... (more)

An eastbound Burlington Northern piggyback train curves under the signal bridge at 5th Street in Mendota, Illinois, at 9:35 a.m. on May 2, 1992.

A trio of cabooses bring up the rear of a westbound BN freight rolling through Newport, MN on its last lap into the Twin Cities. BN 10708, a modern extended vision caboose is preceded by two forme... (more)

Some ex Bn F7's and Wc Sd45's sit rusting away.

BN 9812 features a unique nose door twin sealed beam headlight as well as BN's passenger scheme at Minneapolis. The unit is former NP 7010D, built late in the F unit era in March 1956. It also use... (more)

BN 9859 (Passenger number), an SDP45, is seen in freight service at Minneapolis' Harrison St. roundhouse. With the creation of Amtrak, BN was quick to pull SDP40s & 45s off passenger trains and mo... (more)

BN 3001, former CBQ GP40 no. 171, built December 1966, mates up with a GP30 and U25B at the former Burlington roundhouse area at North La Crosse, WI, the first crew change on BN east of St. Paul/M... (more)

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)

Burlington Northern EMD GP40 No. 3012 leads an eastbound BN military extra through Buda, Illinois, on the railroad’s Galesburg to Aurora main line on May 21, 1989.