Burlington Northern EMD E9 No. 9903 pulls a four-car commuter train into the station stop of Highlands, Illinois, on February 9, 1991. Highlands ended up being a great place to observe BN action w... (more)

One of the favorite faces in railroading, EMD's bulldog nosed E and F units is on display at Burlington Northern's Metra coach yard at Aurora, IL in June 1991. The Es, rebuilt by Morrison-Knudson ... (more)

Its the weekend, so most of the BN commuter trains are parked at Aurora, IL waiting for Monday morning's commuter rush. Although a little road worn, the rebuilt BN Es still exude a lot of class as... (more)

A westbound Burlington Northern dinky rips through Hinsdale, Illinois, on May 28, 1992. At this date, commuter trains on BN’s racetrack were powered with a mixture of BN E9s and Metra’s new F4... (more)

The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.

westbound METRA commuter train departing Belmont, IL station

One of many BN commuter trains makes a stop at Brookfield before continuing east to Union Station in Chicago

I made a call to the BN coachyard in Aurora before the E9s were retired. Glad I did.

BN9903 pushing commuter toward Naperville

Just another day hauling Chicago commuters for BN E8 9903.