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The Burlington Northern Railroad was an American–based class 1 railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between March 2, 1970 and December 31, 1
With three of four predecessor railroad locomotives in a five-unit consist, BN 5738, a GE U33C, departs Livingston, Montana in August 1971.
Main line heading north out of Seattle, Washington along the shore of Puget Sound
Burlington Northern used fuel tenders between specially equipped locomotives in areas that lacked service facilities. BNSF has eliminated this practice with the construction of new facilities like the Hauser Refueling Facility in Rathdrum, Idaho.
NW2 510 at Aurora, Illinois
The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway was a railroad in the northwest United States. Incorporated in 1905, it was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to bu
EMD F3 #801 in 1970, departing Union Station in Portland, Oregon
Preserved SP&S "Northern" locomotive No. 700 in 2008
SP&S operated the Ocean Shore Limited, shown here at Seaside, Oregon
This 24"-gauge engine, built in 1906 for the Portland & Seattle RR, was used in its construction. The engine is now on display at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.