Ex GN 666 rests at Vancouver in this shot from my collection. No photographer listed on slide.

Just a guess on the location of this shot from my collection. Nothing on the slide except the road number and the Kodak date stamp. The SP&S FA's that made it into BN service didn't last long and ... (more)

In this photo from my collection BN 4193 leads two more ex NP RS-11"s and a SP&S FA on a westbound manifest at Pasco.

I'm not even sure it's Washington. Nothing on the slide. Is that an enhanced cab heater or what behind the cab.

I'm not even sure it's Washington. Nothing on the slide.

Five units still in pre-merger schemes leads this BN southbound at Tacoma in this shot from the spring of 1972. The Ex SP&S FA's didn't last very long in BN service. If I remember correctly they w... (more)

BN 4191 still in its NP scheme rests at an unknown location in the Pacific Northwest. Slide has been in my collection for years with no photographer listed. After the BN merger the ex NP Alcos tha... (more)

This shot from my collection has no photographer or location listed on the slide. My guess is Denver or Pueblo just because of the date and the ATSF U-boats mixed in. Maybe it could be Lincoln, NE... (more)

Only a month or so from retirement RS-2 4001 rests in company of another "short timer" on the BN roster. No photographer information on slide and its my guess about it being at Vancouver due to th... (more)

BN 4366, 6425, 4368 and 2531 lead an Inside Gateway train in the Feather River Canyon in this shot from my collection. There is no town listed on the slide. I either traded for or bought this slid... (more)

BN 9900 was the only E unit owned by the SP&S and was numbered 750 with that railroad. It teams up with an FP7 to lead tr. 22, the Portland connection for the EMPIRE BUILDER. I rode the sleeping c... (more)

A pair of BN GP30's still in the CB&Q's fantastic paint scheme rest at Pasco. Photo from my collection traded for years ago. No photographer listed on slide.

Still looking pretty good in it's Ex NP paint(except for a mismatched battery box door) BN 5667 suns itself at Daytons Bluff. The U25/28C's spent a good amount of their time in coal service after ... (more)

BN 6443 with some GN green and orange already bleeding through it's fairly recent coat of "big sky blue" paint rests along with a GN F and a couple of CB&Q U-boats at Hillyard. Hillyard was soon d... (more)

BN 2512, 2535, 2530, 4365 lead an inside gateway train on WP rails. BN assigned some rather problematic power to these jobs for the longest time, probably much to the chagrin of the WP crews and s... (more)