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Burlington Northern (now BNSF)
While its predecessors
number more than 330 and date back as early as 1849, Burlington Northern Railroad
(BN) was created on March 2, 1970, by the merger of four primary railroads:
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. (CB&Q); Northern Pacific
Railway Co. (NP); Great Northern Railway Co. (GN); and the Spokane, Portland
and Seattle Railway Co. (SP&S).
It is interesting to note that GN's first president, James J. Hill, attempted to merge GN and NP in 1893, only to have the merger denied by the U.S. government. In 1901, Hill again tried to merge the two railroads, this time with the CB&Q, but was turned down a second time. In fact, these railroads tried to merge four times (1893, 1901, 1927, 1961) before finally receiving ICC approval. Later, in 1980, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. (Frisco) was acquired and merged into BN.
Each of BN's predecessor railroads played an important role in developing the American west and each has its own rich heritage. Hundreds of books have been published chronicling the colorful history of a number of these railroads, and some of the highlights are presented here.*
courtesy BNSF.com*
Locomotives
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Details |
Notes |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; current 'BNSF' configuration;
patched; yellow reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; current 'BNSF' configuration;
patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; current 'BNSF' configuration;
patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38AC |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; ex-SLSF; current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38AC |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; e x-SLSF;current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald
on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38AC |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; ex-SLSF; current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald
on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38-2 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; current 'BNSF' configuration;
patched; yellow reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38-2 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; current 'BNSF' configuration;
patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38-2 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; current 'BNSF' configuration;
patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38-2 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; ex-SLSF; current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38-2 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; ex-SLSF; current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald
on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-38-2 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; ex-SLSF; current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald
on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-40 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; ex-CBQ; current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-40 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; ex-CBQ; current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald
on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-40 |
painted
by Jack Prange; colors by Alfred Woolfolk II; ex-CBQ; current 'BNSF'
configuration; patched; yellow reflective frame strips; 'BN' herald
on nose |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-50 |
modified
by Jack Prange |
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Burlington
Northern EMD GP-50 |
modified
by Jack Prange; yellow reflective frame
strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
BN
herald on nose; flag decal |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
BN
herald on nose; white hood stripe |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
"BNSF"
on cab; loco no. on cab; yellow reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
"BNSF"
on cab; loco no. on cab; BN
herald on nose; flag decal; yellow
reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
"BNSF"
on cab; loco no. on cab; BN herald on nose; white hood stripe; yellow
reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
"BNSF"
on cab; yellow reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
"BNSF"
on cab; BN herald on nose;
flag decal; yellow reflective frame strips |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2 |
"BNSF"
on cab; BN herald on nose; white hood stripe; yellow reflective frame
strips |
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Burlingron
Northern EMD SD-40-2B |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-40-2B |
white
hood stripe |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-60M Phase I |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-60M Phase I |
"BNSF"
on cab |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-60M Phase II |
nose-mounted
headlight; "BNSF" on cab |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-60M Phase II |
standard
EMD mounted high headlight |
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Burlington
Northern EMD SD-60MAC |
1
of 4 demo units |
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Burlingt
Northern Fuel Tender |
pre-ATSF
merger |
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Burlington
Northern Fuel Tender |
now
used in diesel transport |
Rolling Stock
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Right
/ Universal |
Details |
Notes |
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BN
Box Car |
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BN
Box Car |
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BN
Box Car |
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BN
Hi-Cube |
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BN
86' Box Car |
after
Dan Learn |
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BN
Coalgon |
load |
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BN
Coalgon |
empty |
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BN
Coalgon |
drawn
by Luke McIntyre, after Alfred Woolfolk II; load |
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BN
Coalgon |
drawn
by Luke McIntyre,
after Alfred Woolfolk II; empty |
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BN
Coal Hopper |
load |
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BN
Coal Hopper |
empty |
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BN
Ore Car |
load |
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BN
Ore Car |
empty |
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BN
Woodchip |
load |
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BN
Woodchip |
empty |
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BN
Woodchip |
logo;
load |
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BN
Woodchip |
logo;
empty |
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BN
Woodchip |
load |
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BN
Woodchip |
empty |
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BN
Woodchip |
logo;
load; reflective strips |
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BN
Woodchip |
logo;
empty; reflective strips |
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BN
Tank Car |
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BN
small Covered Hopper |
- |
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BN
small Covered Hopper |
- |
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BN
small Covered Hopper |
- |
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BN
Covered Hopper |
- |
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BN
Covered Hopper |
- |
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BN
Covered Hopper |
logo |
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BN
Covered Hopper |
- |
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BN
Covered Hopper |
logo,
lettering |
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BN
Covered Hopper |
logo |
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BN
Gondola |
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Burlington
Northern Railroad