Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 6241 leading an extra west arriving on the left at Willmar, Minnesota on June 22, 1974. Number 6241 is an SD24 built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 25198. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern caboose 12199 bringing up the rear of eastbound Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OGEX) coal train in Ellsworth, Nebraska on June 4, 1981. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern eastbound coal train with helpers on Crawford Hill near Crawford, Nebraska on June 5, 1981. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern caboose Number 10298, former Northern Pacific Number 10137; caboose Number 12190; on rear of westbound crossing Gassman Coulee bridge at Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Farmland Industries (FLIX) Number 2416 and Cook Industries covered hoppers ahead of caboose. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern caboose Number 10298, former Northern Pacific Number 10137; caboose Number 12190; on rear of westbound crossing Gassman Coulee bridge at Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Caboose Number 10298 has Northern Pacific paint with Burlington Northern number. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern Caboose X408 at Eureka, Montana, September 11, 1990, red paint scheme (formerly Great Northern X408). Other subject classes: Herald

Burlington Northern Caboose X155 at Denver, Colorado, August 26, 1973, Big Sky Blue paint scheme (formerly Great Northern X155). Other subject classes: Caboose

Caboose of Burlington Northern train 112 going downhill into Tacoma, Washington, on January 13, 1986 on the ex-Northern Pacific Prairie Line. Note the Tacoma Dome in the background and the dome of Tacoma Union Station to the right of the caboose. See JMF17-12344.0 thru JMF17-12346.0. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: freight train, steel caboose, passenger depot.

Burlington Northern caboose Number 10029 at rear of coal train with Burlington Northern open hoppers in Saint Paul, Minnesota on October 4, 1980. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern caboose 12086 bringing up the rear of an eastbound coal train exiting the tunnel at Guernsey, Wyoming on June 6, 1981. Photo by Howard Patrick.