BN 2216 leads what appears to be a train for the Inside Gateway to California through Seattle with a mix of BN, Frisco and Western Pacific power. The WP power was run through from Bieber, CA to Se... (more)

BN 1750 leads a quartet of GP9s west on the Cle Elum Turn out of Yakima, WA just east of Cle Elum. The train will exchange trains with an eastbound counterpart from Auburn, WA and the crew will re... (more)

BN 644, a F7A wearing big sky blue paint, leads a northbound train into Vancouver, Washington, in May of 1976. Original Slide. Rob Gottier Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

BN 9732, a former GN passenger F3A mates up with an x-GN passegner F7B and former NP F7A at Auburn, WA where they were assigned at the time for transfer service and regional freights between the C... (more)

Former passenger F no. 9726 of GN heritage is mated up with NP F7A no. 756 at BN's Auburn Yard, located halfway between Seattle and Tacoma, WA on the former NP mainline. The yard was reduced in im... (more)

Burlington Northern SW1500 301 switching at Hillyard June 1970. James C. Herold Photo from my Collection.

Sitting beside the diesel shops in Burlington Northern’s Interbay Yard is BN E8A 9947. As should be evident from its silver and stainless steel appearance, this locomotive is a former Chicago B... (more)

BN 9726 shows some wear and tear as the one time passenger F7A mates with a former NP unit at Auburn, WA. Auburn was the last stronghold for F units on the BN in the Pacific Northwest (although so... (more)

BN 9732, former GN 366A, built in Oct. 1947 shares space with other vintage power at Auburn, WA in Mary 1975. Sort of a "skies are blue, seas of green" feeling as Cascade Green intrudes ... (more)

It's October 1975 and the Cascadian Cold Storage is loading up with this season's fruit, much of which still ships by rail at this point. BN 1771 is the rear unit of a trio of helpers ready to giv... (more)

Burlington Northern SD9 6124 in hump service at Pasco WA July 1972. The 6124 was built as Great Northern 597 in April 1958 and retired in October 1983. Vincent Porrecca Photo from my Collection.

Burlington Northern NW5 988 resting at Hillyard in October 1970. The 988 was built as GN 188 in December 1946 and was retired in April 1982. The NW5 was an unpopular model and only 13 were built w... (more)

Burlington Northern SD9 6105 resting between assignments at Hillyard April 1970. Built as Great Northern 578 in February 1954 and retired in June 1986. On the right side of the photo is SP&S 750, ... (more)

Burlington Northern FA-1 4118 leading a train at Portland OR August 1970. Neil Shankweiler Photo from my Collection.

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)