Great Northern yard office at Breckenridge, Minnesota, June 24, 1982. Yard office, photograph by Harold Hall, from the Norm Keyes Collection.

Great Northern Railway Western Star no 27 leaving Minneapolis, Minnesota depot in 1969.

Burlington Northern Northtown Yard hump yard under construction looking south at Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 30, 1973. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern sectionmen changing out broken rail at Granite Falls, Minnesota on September 27, 1974. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern GP10s headed by 1105 with caboose and covered hoppers in Saint Paul, Minnesota on October 12, 1980. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern eastbound local train near Willmar, Minnesota on July 25, 1972. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern eastbound local train near Willmar, Minnesota on July 25, 1972. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern GP10 Number unknown; GP9 Number unknown; F3A, Number 710, former Spokane, Portland and Seattle Number 801; F9B Number 783, former Northern Pacific Number 6708B; F7B Number 645, former Great Northern Number 314B; F9A Number 794, former Northern Pacific Number 6707A; GP20 Number 2008, former Great Northern Number 2008; in the Breckenridge, Minnesota yard on November 29, 1980. Cargill covered hopper PTLX14770 behind power. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern SD40-2 Number 6928, built November 1973; GP20 Number 2015, former Great Northern Number 2015; SD9 , number unknown; at Milepost 17 south of Moorhead, Minnesota on Fergus Falls line with mixed freight on February 20, 1982. Second car behind power is former Northern Pacific 40 foot combination door boxcar. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern SD40-2 Number 6928, built November 1973; GP20 Number 2015, former Great Northern Number 2015; SD9 , number unknown; near Rothsay, Minnesota with mixed freight on February 20, 1982. Photo by Al Christianson.