Burlington Northern F9A 794 leading a train through Rices Point Yard as a DWP transfer waits in the clear at Duluth October 1976. This train likely originated at Bridge Yard in downtown Duluth and... (more)

Santa Fe "Bicentennial" SD45-2 5700 at Corwith Yard in Chicago September 1975. The 5700 was built in May 1973 and painted in the Bicentennial scheme in February 1975. The 5700 was one of... (more)

Oneida and Western SD40-2 9951 at the EMD La Grange Plant in McCook IL October 1979. The Oneida and Western was not an actual railroad with it's own tracks but rather a way for Shamrock Coal Co to... (more)

Burlington Northern SD45 6459 and three other units in a colorful lashup at Galesburg Yard August 1970. BN 6459 was built as CB&Q 518 in January 1969 and is wearing the pre merger BN scheme. Other... (more)

Chicago and Northwestern AS16M 1495 at Marshfield WI November 1973. The 1495 was built as MKT 1583 in October 1951. It was rebuilt by EMD in March 1960 with an EMD 567 and renumbered MKT 138. In 1... (more)

Great Northern SD7 561 switching 17th St. Yard in Superior May 1970. Built in July 1952 and retired as BN 6011 in September 1983. While technically this is BN property, most of the Superior yard s... (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 SD7 562 switching the DM&IR interchange yard at Saunders May 1970. Built in July 1952 and rebuilt in June 1968. The Big Sky Blue has held up very well on the 562 considering this pa... (more)

Burlington Northern RS1 953 lugging coal loads for the power plant in West Duluth October 1970. Built as Northern Pacific 158 in August 1945 and renumber NP 803 in 1956. Retired in May 1972 and so... (more)

Flambeau Paper Co. SW1 at the Park Falls Paper Mill July 1985. This unit has no number that I can see and I'm not sure of the heritage of this SW1 either. This unit replaced a GE 44 Ton switcher. ... (more)

Burlington Northern GP5 1363 at Wilmar MN July 1972. Built as Great Northern 913 in February 1959 from retired FT-B 422C. GN 913 was the only GP5 out of the sixteen on the roster to wear Big Sky B... (more)

Burlington Northern F7A 650 at Belknap Roundhouse in Superior May 1970. BN 650 was built in April 1952 as Great Northern 315C and was sold to Precision National in December 1972. J. David Ingles P... (more)

Burlington Northern Electric Trailer ET-2 at Vancouver WA July 1974. ET-2 was built in May 1960 as Northern Pacific ET-2 from retired VO660 650. NP built 3 Electric Trailers and mated them to SW12... (more)

Belt Railway of Chicago MP15 534 at Clearing Yard in Chicago October 1975. Built in June 1975, This MP15 lasted into the mid to late 90s wearing the Bicentennial paint scheme. James Claflin Photo ... (more)

Burlington Northern SD7 6019 at Cloquet MN May 1973. Built as Great Northern 569 in April 1953 and rebuilt in June 1968 at Dale St. after suffering fire damage in Superior on September 4, 1967. On... (more)