Burlington Northern Number 1409, former Great Northern Number 609; GP10 Number 1410, former Great Northern Number 639; coupled to caboose Number 10214 and autorack at Daytons Bluff, Minnesota on April 14, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson.

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 11505 in Frisco paint at the Como Shops in Saint Paul, Minnesota on February 16, 1984. Note the NPR for the predecessor Northern Pacific Railway on the smokestack. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern caboose 10251 at the Como Shops in Saint Paul, Minnesota on February 16, 1984. Note the NPR for the predecessor Northern Pacific Railway on the smokestack. Photo by Howard Patrick.