Burlington Northern 7927 leading train in Fargo, North Dakota on April 17, 1981. Number 7927 is a SD40-2 built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 786252-60. Owned by the Colorado & Southern (C&S). Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern 7927 leading train in Fargo, North Dakota on April 17, 1981. Number 7927 is a SD40-2 built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 786252-60. Owned by the Colorado & Southern (C&S). Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern EMD NW12 (NW2R) diesel locomotive Number 1 at Fargo, North Dakota on April 17, 1981 (Ex-Great Northern 5302, Great Northern 102, Burlington Northern 450 rebuilt in March 1975). Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern SW7 diesel locomotive Number 109 (ex-Northern Pacific Number 109) in Fargo, North Dakota on April 17, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern SW15 Number 311 in Fargo, North Dakota on April 17, 1981. Maintenance base "Dilworth". Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern GP10 Number 1406 and GP20 Number 2035 lead a manifest by the station at Fargo, North Dakota on April 17, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern GP10 Number 1406, former Burlington Northern Number 1506 rebuilt July 1975 from former Great Northern GP7 Number 606; GP20 Number 2035, former Great Northern Number 2035; with westbound freight passing the former Northern Pacific depot at Fargo, North Dakota on April 17, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern GP20 Number 2014, former Great Northern Number 2014; GP7 Number 1555, former Great Northern Number 656; GP7 Number unknown; GP20 Number unknown; passing through Fargo, North Dakota on April 17, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson.

Great Northern Diesel Locomotive 464A at Fargo, North Dakota, undated, diesel locomotive number 464A, potash train. Other subject classes: Freight train

Great Northern diesel locomotive 5401, an Electro-Motive Division (EMD) NW3, at Fargo, North Dakota, in 1942.

Great Northern Railway 2026 at Fargo, North Dakota. The locomotive is a General Motors Electro Motive Division Model GP20. Other subject classes: Locomotive, GP20

Great Northern Railway 276-B at Fargo, North Dakota. The locomotive is a General Motors Electro Motive Division Model F3A; originally numbered 267A, converted to freight service and renumbered 276-B. Other subject classes: Locomotive, P-3-7-AB

Great Northern Railway 313-C at Fargo, North Dakota. The locomotive is a General Motors Electro Motive Division Model F7A. Other subject classes: Locomotive, F-3-7-AB

Great Northern Railway 332 at Fargo, North Dakota in 1970. The locomotive is a General Motors Electro Motive Division SDP-45 Number 332 at head end of train 28 at Fargo, North Dakota. Big Sky Blue color scheme. Other subject classes: Locomotive, SDP45

Great Northern Railway 333 at Fargo, North Dakota in 1970. Train 27, Western Star, with SDP-45 number 333 at Fargo, North Dakota. Other subject classes: SDP-45, Locomotive

Great Northern Railway 630 at Fargo, North Dakota. The locomotive is a General Motors Electro Motive Division Model GP-7. Other subject classes: Locomotive, GP-7

Great Northern Railway 632 at Fargo, North Dakota. The locomotive is a General Motors Electro Motive Division Model GP-7. Other subject classes: Locomotive, GP-7

Great Northern Railway 663 at Fargo, North Dakota. The locomotive is a General Motors Electro Motive Division Model GP-9. Big Sky Blue paint scheme. Other subject classes: Locomotive, GP-9

Great Northern Railway Locomotive 191, General Motors Electro Motive Division NW-5 at Fargo, North Dakota in1970., Locomotive

Northern Pacific 700 parked in the yard at Fargo, North Dakota, in 1965. Northern Pacific 700, a type S-2 was built by American Locomotive Company in 1941. This picture is a Blackhawk Films slide, copyright 1970 by The Eastin-Phelan Corp. Other subject classes: diesel locomotive, switcher locomotive, S-2

Northern Pacific diesel locomotive number 569 at the depot in Garrison, Montana, on June 06, 1955. NP 569 is a GP-7 built by Electro Motive Division of General Motors Company in 1953. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, switcher locomotive

Northern Pacific F-9 diesel locomotive 6702C with the Mainstreeter train makes a station stop at Fargo, North Dakota, in 1965. Blackhawk Film slide, GJ Werkema collection. Other subject classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, Mainstreeter