It was not uncommon to find interesting mixes of BN predecessor F units around Minneapolis in the early 1970s. Here a group weather a lousy March 1973 day at the diesel facilities at Harrison St.,... (more)

GN NW2 sits in the snow by the Harrison St. roundhouse turntable waiting its turn in the shop for servicing. Although this loco was still Great Northern, it did not carry the typical GN logo plaqu... (more)

By late 1970 things were pretty quite around the Minneapolis BN station. Only a handful of passenger trains made it to BN from its predecessors. I was wandering around the platform when all of a s... (more)

Great Northern SD7 569 and two GP20s rest at Minneapolis Junction August 1969. James Jeffrey Photo from my Collection.

The power line up along the diesel run through maintenance building at Harrison St. in Minneapolis is weighted toward Great Northern on this gray March day in 1974. Former GN GP20, now BN 2001 has... (more)

GN X1500 basks in the sun at Harrison St. in Minneapolis during April 1970 giving no hint of its new ownership by BN. The 1954 built plow was acquired from the U.S. Army by GN in December 1966. It... (more)

Northern Pacific RS11 911 at Minneapolis Junction June 1970. Built in July 1958, this unit has yet to be renumbered to BN 4191 and won't last much longer on it's old NP turf. By the end of 1970 th... (more)

Burlington Northern F9A 770 leads train 126 at Northtown Yard in Minneapolis March 1974. The 770 was built as Northern Pacific 6701-A in August 1956 and was numbered in the passenger number series... (more)

On a cold, but sunny February afternoon, a lone BNSF SD40-2 drills a cut of cars out of the classification tracks on the south side of BNSF's Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, MN. A winter storm dump... (more)

Northern Pacific GP9 372 at Minneapolis MN November 1969. Built in September 1958 and soon to become BN 1951. Rebuilt into GP28P 1597 in April 1993. Unknown Photographer Photo from my Collection.

Great Northern SD9 576 at Minneapolis Junction August 1968. Built in February 1954 and became BN 6103 and BNSF 6103, finally retired in 2012. The 576 received Big Sky Blue in October 1967 and stil... (more)

261 heads west (south not on timetables) on an excursion to Brownton late in the morning parallel to the Kenilworth bike trail. I believe this shot isn't possible now due to the construction of th... (more)

Burlington Northern NW2 487 resting at Minneapolis Junction June 1970. Built as Great Northern 150 in September 1945 and retired in April 1982. Unknown Photographer Photo from my Collection.

One of only two Alco RS27s left in existence is seen working the Minnesota Commercial Job 52. Job 52 is working the various industries along the Belt Line.