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Burlington Northern SD60m #1991 along with a pair of GE B30-7A B-units heads Southbound at Palmer Lake on the Joint Line in September of 1992.
This engine was painted up to honor the troops that were serving in the Persian Gulf War.
Burlington Northern SD40-2 #8142 is on the point of a Southbound Houston Power & Light loaded coal train as it throttles up to pull out of the sag at Elkhorn, WY in May of 1985.
Elkhorn is located between Guernsey and Bridger Jct. on the Canyon Subdivision.
The four GE's behind the 8142 included U30C #5379 and C30-7's 5082, 5500 and 5548
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr Budd-built streamliner trainset rests in a siding at Burlington, Wisconsin, on the night of September 29, 1993. This classy Zephyr from the Illinois Railway Museum collection made a somewhat uncommon off-site trip for an ARM convention running on the Wisconsin Central main line from Burlington to Neenah and return the next day. While photographing the stainless-steel steed that night, illuminating the locomotive was a bit like trying to light up a mirror with flashbulbs.
A pair of Burlington Northern SDP40's, the 6397 and 6394 with SD40R #7306 trailing are pulling into the Coors Brewery yard at Wheat Ridge, CO in December of 1990.
The SDP40's were regulars on the "Beer Run" and as helpers South out of Denver to Palmer Lake during this time.
I always thought that Burlington Northern GE's wore the "whiteface" scheme well, as exemplified by C30-7 #5067.
It is leading on a Southbound loaded coal train along with 3 other BN GE's and a lone Santa Fe EMD and were heading through Fountain, CO in September of 1989.
The train is using Santa Fe tracks as part of the South section (Crews to Bragdon) of the Rio Grande-Santa Fe Joint Line.
Three F45's on a train means there was a Hi Line disruption resulting in reroutes.
Train #80 is working its way on to the mainline at Carter Street.
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A pair of nice looking Burlington Northern SDP40's lead a Westbound empty coal train that is waiting for space to clear ahead before it can enter into Edgemont, SD to change crews in May of 1985.
The full consist included SDP40's 6395 and 6394 along with SD40-2 7240, fuel tender FT1 and a pair of SD40-2's, the 7231 and 7214.
Lead engine 6395 started life as Great Northern 321 and later on became Montana Rail Link #290.
Doug Harrop Photography • September 25, 1988
A group of Burlington Northern commutes await a call to serve into Chicago, parked in BN's Aurora, Illinois yard.
Beginning in the mid-1970s, 25 Burlington Northern E8As were rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in Boise, Idaho. MK upgraded them to E9A standards, and included the installation of EMD 645 power assemblies and head-end power, branding the fleet E9AMs.
These E9AMs were some of the last E-series locomotives in active service in North America. All were retired in 1992.
Burlington Northern #6913 heads Northbound at Palmer Lake, CO in October of 1989. The consist includes the lead SD40-2, a pair of B30-7AB B-units, a pair of LMX B39-8's (one with the red nose and the other still with the original grey) and another SD40-2.
In the background is 3 foot gauge 2-8-0 #433 that was on display at Palmer Lake for awhile.
It has since been moved to Central City, CO.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy GP30 977 leads a U25B on an eastbound freight at Hinsdale, Illinois during the Winter of 1969-1970. Photographer Unknown, Joe Lewnard collection.
A mix of Burlington Northern and Union Pacific engines hustle an empty coal train alongside Nebraska Highway 2 as they travel North out of Alliance and head towards Crawford Hill in June of 1993.
The consist included BN C30-7 #5534, UP SD40-2 "snoot" 3454, BN C30-7 5551 and a trio of UP engines with SD40-2 3741, C30-7 2412 and an ex-Missouri Pacific SD40-2 without dynamic brakes, the 4213.
A pair of Burlington Northern U30C's and a SD40-2 power a loaded Ballast train past the West Donkey Creek station sign in October of 1992.
I've always loved the former BN-1 and BN-2 rebuilt F9's and glad they found a home at the Illinois Railway Museum. Although the sun isn't doing the paint on them any favors, the nose emblem still pops!
May 20, 2023
It's an EMD SD40-2...but then, you knew that, didn't you?
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Naperville Metra Station
Naperville, Illinois USA 41.779699, -88.145804
December 25, 2007
And I have no clue why I was taking pictures of trains in Naperville on Christmas day!
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METX #211 leads a weekend commuter set into 14th Street Yard for servicing passing a set of 7000-series stainless-steel gallery cars awaiting work. The 7000-series were built by Budd in the late 1970s for the Burlington Northern. At that point, the Regional Transit Authority had already been subsidizing Burlington commuter operations for 4-5 years, and the coaches were numbered by RTA standards. They were the last brand-new coaches built for the Burlington line until the 1990s.
Burlington Northern SDP40 #6399, the only one of this type of engine to receive the "Whiteface" scheme leads on a Westbound "Beer Run" as it approaches the end of the tracks at Golden, CO in February of 1990.
It is passing equipment that was parked on a spur track awaiting movement into the Colorado Railroad Museum.
The Rotary snowplow is Colorado & Southern #99201.
I am not sure of the steam engines heritage or engine number.
This is a close up view of the railroad lift bridge. I needed permission to get access to these views.
On the left is a view of the bridge across the Mississippi at Burlington, IA and if you look at yesterday’s image you can see the barge approaching and the one section of the bridge lifted up.
The right photo shows the lifting gear – the upper portion contains weights and the two front black stripes are chains that shift as it lifts. You can also see it blocks the tracks as well – not sure if it would stop the train with 2 engines and 100 cars.
One day I counted a train about every 17 minutes hauling coal and other items eastward.
The Burlington Commissary(?) building on Roosevelt Road 7-75, with the Soo Line freight warehouse visible behind it. Original slide in my collection, photographer unknown.
Was down in Burlington earlier this week with the family on our annual trip to visit my grandmother. Was odd being in Burlington with cool weather and clouds for most of the week. Tuesday was the only day the sun broke out for the afternoon.
The Burlington Junction is seen that afternoon shoving a big 18 car train towards the BNSF yard, passing under the Great River Bridge on June 12, 2018. The BJRY is about to end their day as they will next run their odd Alco C415 701 light back to the bottoms to tie up.
Once the sun broke out on this afternoon it was a hot and humid 90 degrees. Hot and humid is the weather I remember for just about every trip to Burlington over the years as we have always made the trip in summer.