BN's Pacific Northwest power consisted of Alco's, F's, geeps and early second generation EMD's when I was there in 1979. Here the 2522 and 4260 are going to be added to the wall of Alco's behind t... (more)

On May 23, 1997, at the east end of Alliance Yard, a coal load departs eastbound for the Sand Hills Subdivision while three others wait their turn. Coal trains in this era are the domain of EMD’... (more)

Nice first generation yard power mixes with a departing road train while a Soo Line train moves overhead..

Three BN test SD60MACs lead train 20 east through Rapids on the MRL. Interesting paint scheme.

An interesting paint scheme on the nose of this SD40-2 as it leads a BN train over MRL track east of Helena.

The Missabe's Steelton Switch transfer job holds for a BN coal train at the Soo's M&J Tower. The old structure wouldn't last long after this shot as the diamonds were removed and a new connecting ... (more)

Executive F-units lead the holiday train through a nice signal bridge on a crisp December day in 1995.

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.

A Burlington Northern freight heads across Java Bridge at Java, Montana, on a frigid March 2, 1989. Trailing lead tiger-striped GP50 No. 3126 is a SD40-2, another GP50, a B30-7A and a fuel tender.

Before it closed one of the main jobs of the large former NP Como shops in St. Paul was caboose work. Here a pair of new cabooses (delivered earlier in 1980) appear to be having some modification ... (more)

BN's Northtown engine facility was always a fun place to visit (and still is). Lots to see in this shot during a key transition time between first and second generation diesels.

My first visit to Denver showcased the look and feel of modern BN road power in the early 1980s, which consisted mostly of SD40-2s and U30C/C30-7s. A few cabless GEs are also lurking plus a few fi... (more)

Locomotives congregate in Burlington Northern's (BNSF) Alliance, Nebraska shop for various repairs. A Burlington Northern SD9, BN and Santa Fe C30-7s, BN SD40-2s, and BN and BNSF SD70MACs are pict... (more)

In May 1995, a Burlington Northern coal train with a classic set of Cascade Green C30-7s, and SD40-2s rumbles by just east of Newcastle, Wyoming. The grading for a second track has begun.