Burlington Northern mainline, former SP&S, showing rock detector fence one mile south of Fish Lake Junction, Washington, March 6, 1986. Photo by Maynard Rikerd.

Burlington Northern mainline, former SP&S, with a freight train crossing a bridge on the former Northern Pacific line one mile south of Fish Lake Junction, Washington, March 6, 1986. Photo by Maynard Rikerd.

Aerial view of the Burlington Northern mainline and an industrial site at Linnton, Oregon, undated.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotives Number 2072, 2077 and 2076, EMD GP38, lead an eastbound freight train out of Tunnel Number 10 west of Lyle, Washington. March 1970. Photo by Bob Harr, Hedrich-Blessing. This is a Postcard image.

Highway overpass over Burlington Northern mainline, undated.

Overhead A view of mainline at the east end of the Wishram, Washington yard with an eastbound passenger train about to enter Tunnel Number 12, undated.

Burlington Northern mainline at Cedar Grove, Washington in June 1981. Train of flat cars and equipment removing rail from former Pacific Coast/Milwaukee Road mainline. Other Subject Classes: railroad mainline, freight cars.

Burlington Northern mainline at Cedar Grove, Washington in June 1981. Train of flat cars and equipment removing rail from former Pacific Coast/Milwaukee Road mainline. Other Subject Classes: railroad mainline, freight cars.

Burlington Northern Railroad mainline at Indian, Washington in June 1981. Looking east down track, approaching freight train, with portion of old Indian Coal Mine site, later King County Shops, right, center. This was the last train to operate over this line. Other Subject Classes: railroad mainline, diesel locomotives.

Burlington Northern Railroad railroad track at Renton, Washington in 1991. Looking east down tracks diverging, left toward Bellevue, Woodinvile and north, right toward Maple Valley and east (removed just east of here), I-405 overhead. Other Subject Classes: railroad mainline.