"Don't go to Pasco, dude. They're a bunch of nepotistic tire slashers who hate anyone from the Coast"...This was music to my ears as a 24-year-old new hire fresh out of the Corps (Marines, not Pea... (more)

Burlington Northern’s freight operating between Great Falls and Helena is getting close to Silver City, Montana, on August 25, 1993. Unfortunately, BNSF stopped operating this former Great North... (more)

Passing the towering grain elevators at Meridan, Illinois, is an eastbound Burlington Northern intermodal train on May 10, 1992. Apparently, the engineer aboard EMD SD40-2 No. 7234 has tied a red ... (more)

Lone GE LMX B39-8 8521 pulls Burlington Northern “Expediter” intermodal train 41 around a curve just east of Burke, Illinois, late in the day of October 25, 1992.

On the afternoon of December 28, 1995, a Burlington Northern local freight, arrives at Rochelle, Illinois. The “caboose hop” is powered by BN GP9 No. 1977, a former Spokane, Portland & Seattle... (more)

Southbound unit coal. Photo by Gary W. Zeitler. From my collection.

Former SLSF. Photo by unknown. From my collection.

Former NP unit. No real idea where. It's been a while.

Former NP unit. I have a weak spot for "torpedo boats". Photo by Tony Vanier. From my collection.

Former CB&Q unit, not dressed for the occasion. In fact somebody put on a GP9 door under the cab. Photo by Tony Vanier. From my collection.

Rebuilt GP7. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

Former GN unit. Photo by unknown. From my collection.

Early phase unit. Photo by Gary W Zeitler, from my collection.

Nicely equipped with options. I wasn't aware that the flexicoil truck was around that early. Photo by Gary W Zeitler, from my collection.

Nicely equipped with options. I wasn't aware that the flexicoil truck was around that early. Photo by Gary W Zeitler, from my collection.