Burlington Northern 995 leading a train crossing Soo Line diamond at Wyndmere, North Dakota on February 18, 1981. Number 995 is a NW5 built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD), builder's number 3488. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern 995 leading a train about to cross the Soo Line diamond at Wyndmere, North Dakota on February 18, 1981. Number 995 is a NW5 built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD), builder's number 3488. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern accident at Abbotsford, British Columbia in December 1975. On the mainline north of Abbotsford, a broken draft gear and coupler fell under a flat car on Burlington Northern train 184 and derailed the car. Photos JMF17-12780.0, JMF17-12781.0 and JMF12782.0 show the Trailer-on-Flatcar cars on the trestle, and the close-up of the draft gear trapped under a derailed wheel set. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, trailer flat car, trestle bridge.

Burlington Northern accident at Abbotsford, British Columbia in December 1975. On the mainline north of Abbotsford, a broken draft gear and coupler fell under a flat car on Burlington Northern train 184 and derailed the car. Photos JMF17-12780.0, JMF17-12781.0 and JMF12782.0 show the Trailer-on-Flatcar cars on the trestle, and the close-up of the draft gear trapped under a derailed wheel set. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, trailer flat car, trestle bridge.

Burlington Northern accident at Abbotsford, British Columbia in December 1975. On the mainline north of Abbotsford, a broken draft gear and coupler fell under a flat car on Burlington Northern train 184 and derailed the car. Photos JMF17-12780.0, JMF17-12781.0 and JMF12782.0 show the Trailer-on-Flatcar cars on the trestle, and the close-up of the draft gear trapped under a derailed wheel set. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, trailer flat car, trestle bridge.

Burlington Northern accident at Balmer Yard in Seattle, Washington, on April 09, 1976. A derailment occurred with three steel sliding door box cars (Burlington 36964, Northern Pacific (NP) 24357, NP 31339) and caboose number 10043 when train number 146 backed into train number 83. The wreck crane is visible in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, steel box car, steel caboose.

Burlington Northern accident at Balmer Yard in Seattle, Washington, on April 09, 1976. A derailment occurred with three steel sliding door box cars (Burlington 36964, Northern Pacific (NP) 24357, NP 31339) and caboose number 10043 when train number 146 backed into train number 83. The wreck crane is visible in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, steel box car, steel caboose.

Burlington Northern accident at Balmer Yard in Seattle, Washington, on April 09, 1976. A derailment occurred with three steel sliding door box cars (Burlington 36964, Northern Pacific (NP) 24357, NP 31339) and caboose number 10043 when train number 146 backed into train number 83. The wreck crane is visible in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, steel box car, steel caboose.

Burlington Northern accident at Balmer Yard in Seattle, Washington, on April 09, 1976. A derailment occurred with three steel sliding door box cars (Burlington 36964, Northern Pacific (NP) 24357, NP 31339) and caboose number 10043 when train number 146 backed into train number 83. The wreck crane is visible in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, steel box car, steel caboose.

Burlington Northern accident at Black Diamond, Washington in October 1975. Burlington Northern train number 8 collided with an automobile at the Lake Sawyer Road grade crossing in Black Diamond. The photographs show vehicle damage, the grade crossing, and affected parties including a Washington State Patrol officer. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident.