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Burlington Northern Railroad Photographs
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Burlington Northern at Ft. Collins, CO - 12/96

  • Minolta X700, 70-210mm f4, Kodachrome 64
  • A BN freight trods slowly down the middle of South Mason street in Ft. Collins.
BN 5028 In Fort Collins, Colorado - 12/16

  • Minolta X700, 70-210mm f4, Kodachrome 64
  • Another shot of 5028 as it rumbles down the middle of South Mason Street.
BN 8085 In Longmont, Colorado - 3/97

  • Minolta X700, 70-210mm f4, Kodachrome 64
  • Ft. Collins isn't the only town in Northern Colorado with street running. Here SD40-2 8085 makes it's way down the middle of Atwood Street in Longmont, Co.
BN 2185 At Tonville, CO - 4/98

  • Canon T90, 100-200mm f5.6, Kodachrome 64
  • BN 2185 leads a colorful consist of locos past a waiting freight at East Tonville, CO
BN 7250 At Horse Creek, Wyoming - 9/97

  • Minolta X700, 70-210mm f4, Kodachrome 64
  • The Rawhide Power Plant coal empty makes it way back to the Powder River Basin at Horse Creek, WY.
LMX 8553 At Horse Creek, Wyoming - 9/97

  • Minolta X700, 70-210mm f4, Kodachrome 64
  • Ok, it's not BN, but a BN lease unit, close enough. This shot was taken looking the oppsite direction as the previous shot.
Burlington Northern at Northport NE - 5/97

  • Minolta X700, 70-210mm f4, Kodachrome 64
  • Northport Nebraska is an interesting hot spot where several of the Power River Basin coal lines converage. In this shot, a Denver bound coal load is about to cross the diamonds at UP Junction. The train in the background is coming from Alliance and will head east on the UP mainline.
BNSF Coal Empty near Keensburg, CO - 1/98

  • Minolta X700, 300mm f5.6, Kodachrome 64
  • A coal empty pulled by 3 SD70MACs climbs the hill between Hudson and Keensburg, CO.
BNSF at Tonville, CO - 3/98

  • Canon A1, 300mm f4.0, Kodak E200
  • The Denver to Laurel train approaches the west end of the Tonville siding.
BN 7082 At The Valmont Power Plant, Boulder, CO - 2/99

  • Canon T90, 85mm f1.2L, Kodak E100SW
  • A beautiful vista of city and mountains makes the backdrop for 7082 as it enters the city of Boulder, CO.
BN 9523 West Of Roggen, Colorado - 3/98

  • Canon T90, 80-200mm f4L, Kodak E200
  • SD70MAC 9523 sweeps a coal load around the curve near the old siding of Tampa, CO.
BN 9282 At Messex, Colorado - 4/99

  • Canon T90, 300mm f4, Fuji Provia
  • SD60M 9298 leads the Pasco - Houston train at Messex, CO.
BN 9600 Near Keensburg, Colorado - 3/99

  • Canon F1N, 300mm f4 with 2x teleconverter, Kodak E100SW
  • The Colorado Rockies tower in the background as BN 9600 pulls a coal empty up the slight grade west of Keensburg, CO.
Eagle and Train at Tonville, CO - 5/98

  • Canon A1, 300mm f4.0, Kodachrome 64
  • An American Bald Eagle watches a BNSF coal load at Tonville, CO




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