First generation EMD power dominated BN operations in Iron Range country in the early years of the merger. Midnight on a nice summer July evening witnesses BN 6111, SD9, BN f7B 779, an NW2 and a s... (more)

Burlington Northern SD9 6111 switching near 28th St. in Superior April 1971. The 6111 was built as Great Northern 584 in January 1957 and retired by the BN in November 1986. Robert C. Anderson Pho... (more)