Burlington Northern Locomotives

Photos by Mike Condren

SD45s

This westbound freight is seen in Downers Grove, IL on June 17, 1979.

The "Hustle Muscle" is see in a consist on the former Frisco line through Jonesboro, AR on March 19, 1982.

The next number in the series is seen the next day in Springfield, MO, March 20, 1982.

This SD45 wears the experimental colors of the BN along with a couple of former NP units in Venice, IL in Jan. 1973,

This SD45 is the lead unit of a southbound freight south of Denver, CO on May 20, 1980.

This southbound freight is seen near Sedgwick, AR in March 1984.

This westbound freight is seen near Texline, TX on August 15, 1972.

This westbound freight is seen on the "Frisco" bridge across the Mississippi River at Memphis on Dec. 6, 1986.

This freight is seen south of downtown Omaha, NE in June 1976.

This SD45 is seen in the engine terminal in Lincoln, NE on May 26, 1973.

This unit is also seen in Lincoln, NE on May 26, 1973.

These units are seen at Texline, TX a crew change point on this line of the FW&D/C&S on May 20, 1980.

This unit is seen in Tennessee Yard in Memphis on June 5, 1981.

This SD45 is seen in Council Bluff, IA on May 27, 1973.

This former Frisco SD45 is seen in the engine terminal of West Yard in Springfield, MO on March 22m 1985.

An eastbound freight is seen passing Kentucky St on March 8, 1982.

This former Frisco SD45 is seen in the engine terminal in West Yard in Springfield, MO on March 21, 1981.

This freight is seen in Memphis on July 10, 1982.

This ex-Frisco SD45 is seen at its home base in Springfield, MO on March 21, 1982.

This northbound freight is seen in Elmwood, MO on March 21, 1982.

This northbound train is seen in Jonesboro, AR on March 19, 1982.

These SD45s are seen in the engine terminal of Cherokee Yard in Tulsa, OK on August 20, 1982.

These 2 SD45 are abck home in Springfield, MO on June 19, 1981.

These 2 SD45s are in the engine terminal of Tennessee Yard in Memphis on August 20, 1982.

This westbound freight is seen passing Kentucky St in Memphis on its way to the "Frisco" bridge seen in the distance in Oct. 1981..

This SD45 is seen in the engine terminal of West Yard in Springfield, MO on March 21, 1982.

This eastbound freight is seen in Jonesboro, AR on March 19, 1982.

These 3 SD45s are seen passing the hump tower at Cherokee Yard on August 21, 1982.

The SD45 is later seen in the engine terminal in Tulsa, OK on August 21, 1982.

This SD45 is seen in West Yard in Springfield, MO on June 19, 1981.

This SD45 was from the last order of units for the "Frisco" on August 21, 1982.

These 3 ex-Frisco units are seen arriving at Kentucky St in Memphis on Nov. 12, 1981.

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