Burlington Northern Locomotives

Photos by Mike Condren

GP38-2s

This consist is seen in Tennessee Yard in Memphis in Oct. 1981.

Happry 100th Birthday August 2, 1992

This train is in town for the 100th anniversary of the Frisco Bridge across the Mississippi River on August 2, 1992. This first view shows the train westbound toward the bridge.

The train is next seen exiting the subject of the celebration.

The train is now seen in Marion, where the locomotive has uncoupled from the train.

The roll-up protection for the picture window of the theater car is now rolled up so that the riders can see the track as the train rolls back to Memphis.

We next see the train back in Memphis at Kentucky St.

The theater car is then seen as it crosses Kentucky St.

The transfer run to President's Island is seen at Kentucky St in Memphis on Sept. 14, 1985.

This string of units is seen along side of the diesel shops in Springfield, MO in August 1984.

This GP38-2 on a local freight is seen meeting another freight at Sedgwick, AR in March 1984.

The locomotive seen above is now heading back east and crossing the UP (former MP) tracks in Hoxie, AR in March 1994.

The train is then seen leaving Thayer.

This northbound freight is seen outside of Seymour, MO along US 60.

This westbound freight is seen at Kentucky St in Memphis on Nov. 28, 1981.

This GP38-2 and SD38-2 are seen working the hump in Tulsa, OK on August 21, 1982.

This GP38-2 is sitting on the ready track in Springfield, MO on March 20, 1982.

These units are in the engine terminal of Cherokee Hump Yard in Tulsa, OK in May 1984.

We see this GP38-2 in Amory, MS July 5, 1990.

This local is seen in Thyaer, MO on March 19, 1982.

This westbound is seen approaching Kansas Ave on its way to the Mississippi River bridge on August 6, 1995.

This eastbound local is seen leaving Cuba, MO on August 14, 1996.

These units are in the engine terminal area of the yard in Springfield, MO in August 1984.

The subject unit in the photos above is now seen in Cuba, MO on June 15, 1990.

The subject of the above photos is now seen in Rolla the next day, June 16, 1990.

This unit is seen in Tulsa, OK on August 20, 1982.

This GP38-2 is seen in Amory, MS on July 3m 1982.

This eastbound freight is seen passing the Kentucky St "tower" in Memphis in July 1985.

Another GP38-2 is seen in the yard at Amory, MS on July 3, 1982.

This freight is arriving from the east at the Cherokee hump yard in Tulsa, OK on August 21, 1982.

This northbound freight is seen in Rogersville, MO on March 23, 1985.

This westbound freight is seen in Memphis approaching the Mississippi River bridge on Sept. 19, 1981.

These units are working the former Frisco yard in Mobile, AL in August 1983.

This GP38-2 is seen in the former Frisco yard in Amory, MS on Dec. 30, 1981.

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