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45 Years Ago: BN Merger
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Author:  Rainier Rails [ Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:39 am ]
Post subject:  45 Years Ago: BN Merger
Monday, March 2nd, marked the 45th anniversary of the merger of the GN, NP, CB&Q, and SP&S to form Burlington Northern and realize the ambitions of the Empire Builder, James J. Hill. As the BN has now been history for almost 20 years, a look back is in order, in the form of some classic pictures from Washington and around the system.

A trio of SD40-2's (#6719, #8151, and a 3rd engine) have a westbound manifest on the ex-SP&S Fallbridge Sub at Maryhill, WA, in October 1983, photo taken by Mike Woodruff: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1910591

4 SD40-2's (#8165, #7266, #6343, and a 4th engine) have a southbound manifest on the Joint Line at Palmer Lake, CO, in June 1981, photo taken by Mike Woodruff: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1866875

A lashup of BN and AT&SF power led by C30-7 #5057 have a northbound coal unit empty on the Joint Line under cloudy skies on June 2nd, 1981, photo taken by C.W. Lahickey: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=943123

4 covered wagons (F7A #684, F7A #644, F9A #830, and a 4th engine) lead a southbound manifest past the new Kingdome in Seattle on March 16th, 1977, photo taken by Brian Ambrose: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1607399

F7A #720 and 2 passenger-equipped Geeps have a westbound manifest on the ex-Pacific Coast RR/MILW at Maple Valley, WA, on March 17th, 1981, photo taken by Brian Ambrose: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2529412

3 SD45's (#6512, #6438, #6427) and C&NW SD40-2 #6879 are in charge of a westbound Z-Train emerging from the west portal of the New Cascade Tunnel at Scenic, WA, in August 1978, photo taken by S.L. Dixon: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2585098

SD40 #6336, U33C #5759, and another U Boat are entering Skykomish, WA, with a westbound boxcar-dominated manifest in September 1974, photo taken by S.L. Dixon: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2579851

3 SD40-2's (#7049, #8124, 3rd unknown) and a Boat (U or C?) in charge of a detoured eastbound manifest are passing the depot at Easton, WA, on the usually-quiet ex-NP Stampede Pass line on August 24th, 1985, photo taken by Brian Ambrose: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=805936

GP30 #2210, GP38 #2189, and GP38-2 #2286 are departing the yard in Essex with the eastbound local on June 14th, 1987, photo taken by Terry Redeker: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1368516

GP40 #3014 heads into the sunset with a westbound manifest at St. Cloud in August 1978, photo taken by Greg Smith: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1742814

A pair of GP10's (#1406 and #1426) are the power for a grain-dominated eastbound local in Fargo on April 19th, 1994, photo taken by Paul Leach: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1905175

F9A #818, GP9 #1742, F9A #816, and GP38 #2076 await their next assignment in the Missoula yard in April 1982, photo taken by Carl Fredericks: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1547000

Running short hood forward, RS11 #4181, visiting Frisco GP35 #706, and a F9 A-B-A lashup consisting of #842, #827, and #824 are the power for a manifest on July 15th, 1979, photo taken by Keith E. Ardinger, location unknown: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3963146

An A-B-B set of F9's (#824, #825, #821) and GP35 #2500 are passing Seattle's King Street Station with a westbound/southbound manifest on September 18th, 1979, photo taken by Craig Walker: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2069300
Author:  Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 45 Years Ago: BN Merger
Coincidentally, a good selection of wintertime photos of BN in its first year in the Fargo, ND area just went up at the Facebook page of the Baltimore Chapter NRHS. Scroll down for some interesting shots (and you don't have to be a member of either the NRHS or Facebook to see them):

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baltimor ... 5824370567
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