Burlington Northern Class SD7 Number 6000 with a crewman riding the front steps, GP20 Number 2015 and an unidentified Burlington Northern Class EMD GP unit at Rothsay, Minnesota on February 20, 1982. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6000 was built by Electro-Motive Division in May, 1952 as Great Northern Number 550, Builder Number 16099. It was retired in August, 1983. Number 2015 was built by Electro-Motive Division in May 60 as Great Northern Number 2015, Builder Number 25703. It was retired in August, 1985.

Burlington Northern Class SD9 Number 6108 and SD7 Number 6016 with freight cars at Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 9, 1982. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6108 was built by Electro-Motive Division in May, 1956 as Great Northern Number 581, Builder Number 21249. Number 6016 was built by Electro-Motive Division in May 53 as Great Northern Number 566, Builder Number 17897. It was retired in September, 1983.

Burlington Northern Class SD9 Number 6108 and SD7 Number 6016 passing under a signal bridge with freight cars at Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 9, 1982. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6108 was built by Electro-Motive Division in May, 1956 as Great Northern Number 581, Builder Number 21249. Number 6016 was built by Electro-Motive Division in May 53 as Great Northern Number 566, Builder Number 17897. It was retired in September, 1983.

Burlington Northern Class SD9 Number 6113, F9B Number 773 and an unidentified Burlington Northern Class F-unit at Tilden Junction, Minnesota on July 4, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6113 was built by Electro-Motive Division in January 1957 as Great Northern Number 586, Builder Number 22488. Number 773 was built by Electro-Motive Division in February 55 as Northern Pacific Number 7007C, Builder Number 20327. It was retired in April, 1982

Burlington Northern Class SD9 Number 6170 and SD7 Number 6057 with a boxcar pass a semaphore signal at Fremont, Nebraska on August 20, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6170 was built by Electro-Motive Division in September, 1955 as Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Number 368, Builder Number 20578. It was retired in June, 1986 Number 6057 was built by Electro-Motive Division in December, 1952 as Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Number 409, Builder Number 17405. It was retired in August, 1983

Burlington Northern SD24's Number 6253 and Number 6249 with GP40 Number 3015 lead a manifest at Dayton's Bluff, Minnesota on April 15, 1980. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6253 was built by EMD in May, 1959 as CB&Q Number 513, Builder Number 25210. Retired in June, 1982. Number 6249 was built by EMD May 1959 as CB&Q Number 509, Builder Number 25206. Retired June, 1982. Number 3015 was built by EMD in December 1966 as CB&Q Number 185, Builder Number 32581. It was rebuilt as GP40M Number 3510 in June, 1989. It became BNSF Number 3009.

Burlington Northern SD40-2 Number 6358, U33C Number 5745 and two unidentified SD45's with an intermodal train at Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 7, 1982. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6358 was built by EMD in March, 1972 as Colorado and Southern Number 910, Builder Number 5812-11. It became BNSF Number 6392, Number 1965. Number 5745 was built by GE August, 1971, Builder Number 37982, retired July, 1986.

Burlington Northern SD40-2's Number 6377 and Number 6801 at Fridley, Minnesota on August 11, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6377 was built by EMD in April, 1974, Builder Number 74600-2 and retired in October 1987. It became MRL Number 250. Number 6801 was built by EMD March, 1973 as BN Number 6341, Builder Number 72639-2. It became BNSF Number 6812, then Number 1705

Burlington Northern Class SD40-2 Number 6377, built April 1974; SD40-2 Number 6801, (former Number 6341, built March 1973); SD40-2 Number 8162, built July 1980; Fridley, Minnesota with a freight on August 11, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern Class SD40-2 Number 6383, built April 1974; SD45 Number 6419, (former Northern Pacific Number 3619); moving through Irving, Texas with a freight on September 16, 1979. A Northern Pacific plug door boxcar is the second car. Photographer unknown.