Burlington Northern Locomotives
Photos by Mike Condren
SD40-2s
| These units are sitting in the engine terminal of Lincoln, NE onMay 26, 1973. |
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| This westbound freight is seen near Frodland, MO in March 1984. |
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| This eastbound freight is seen passing Kentucky St in Memphis on Dec. 6, 1986. |
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| This northbound freight is seen passing Gratiot Tower in downtown St Louis, MO on Sept. 17, 1989. |
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| This SD40-2 is seen in a consist sitting in front of the yard office at Lindenwood Yard in St Louis, MO on Sept 16, 1989. |
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| This eastbound freight is seen on the fill through downtown Aurora, IL on August 19, 1995 while on a trip to the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Chicago. |
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| This unit is seen in the engine terminal in Lincoln, NE on May 26, 1973. |
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| This westbound freight is seen passing Kansas Ave in Memphis on June 25, 1991. |
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| This westbound vehicle train is seen passing Kansas Ave in Memphis. |
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| This BN westbound freight is seen entering the hump yard at Tulsa, OK in May 1984. |
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| This eastbound stack train is seen on the fill above the commuter station at Aurora, IL on August 19, 1995. |
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| This southbound freight is seen arriving at Kansas Ave in Sept. 1986. |
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| This southbound freight is seen arriving at Kansas Ave on July 6, 1997. |
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| This SD40-2 is a trailing unit in a consist for an empty unit coal train on Dec. 27, 1976. |
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| This SD40-2 is seen in a consist in Ft Gibson, OK on July 3, 1978. |
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| This empty unit coal train is seen at the Muskogee Power Plant in OK in July 1978. |
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| This SD40-2 and caboose are in Omaha, NE in June 1976. |
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| This scene is of Santa Fe Jct and the West Bottoms in Kansas City, MO in August 1984. |  |
| This SD40-2 is seen in the West Bottoms in Kansas City, MO on June 20, 1979. |
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| This southbound freight is seen at Kansas Ave in Memphis on May 18, 1985. |
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| This southbound freight is seen arriving at Kansas Ave in Memphis. |
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| This northbound freight is seen crossing Kentucky Street in Memphis in May 2000. |
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| This southbound freight is seen arriving at Kansas Ave in August 1996. |
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| This southbound freight is seen near Luxora, AR on August 17, 1996. |
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| This River Division southbound freight is seen passing through Wilson, AR on August 17, 1996. |
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| The Sunday afternoon crowd has gathered at Kansas Ave to watch the parade of trains. Note the group in the right corner of the picture. Note that three trains are in these views. |
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| This unit is in the middle of a consist in Texline, TX on May 20, 1980. |
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| This northbound freight is seen approaching Union Station at Joliet, IL on March 27, 1999. |
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| This freight is seen approaching Kentucky St in Memphis in Feb 1985. |
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| Another westbound freight is seen approaching Kentucky St in Memphis in Oct. 1983. |
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| The race is on! Who will get the signal for Bridge Jct first? |
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| Apparently SP has gotten the signal for Bridge Jct as the BN freight is shut off while the SP train is still smoking like crazy. |
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| I then headed to the Mounds City crossing in West Memphis and beat the BN freight. |
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| On July 30, 1994 David Raymo met me at Chicago Union Station, and we headed out the "race track" to Hinsdale and sent the afternoon shooting trains such as this westbound stack train. |
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| This unit is seen under the old sand tower at Yale Yard in Memphis in Jan. 1990. |
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| This eastbound piggy back train is seen at Kentucky St in Jan. 1986. |
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| BN 6840 is now seen at Kentucky St leading a general freight on Aug. 18, 1990. |
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| This SD40-2 is seen in the engine terminal at Tennessee Yard in Memphis on July 10, 1982. |
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| This westbound freight is seen passing Kansas Ave in August 1997. |
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| This eastbound piggy back train is seen stopped at Kentucky St in Sept. 1986. |
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| This eastbound piggy back is seen at KC Jct in Memphis in June 1987. |
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| This eastbound freight is seen just east of the crossing of the KCS in Neosho, MO on Dec. 3, 1988. |
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| Train #88 is seen eastbound at Nichols, MO on March 21, 1982. Note the former connection for the passengers train from the station in downtown and the line to Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. |
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| This unit is seen in a consist in Texline, NM on March 27, 1976. |
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| This westbound freight is seen at Kansas Ave in Memphis on June 28, 1997. |
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| This northbound empty taconite train is seen passing Kansas Ave in Memphis on Sept 6, 1987. |
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| This SD40-2 is seen in Tennessee Yard in Memphis. |
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| This SD40-2 is seen in an eastbound freight at Kentucky St in Memphis on March 22, 1987. |
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| Our #7000 is now seen in a newer paint scheme at Kansas Ave in Mempis in August 1997. |
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| A westbound freight is seen on a rainy afternoon passing Kansas Ave in Memphis on June 4, 2000. |
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| This SD40-2 is seen in Muskogee, OK on July 3, 1978. |
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