Burlington Northern 6624 leading a train into Staples, Minnesota on February 17, 1981. Number 6624 is an F45 built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 36351. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern F7A Number 714, former Spokane, Portland and Seattle Number 803; GP20 Number 2005, former Great Northern Number 2005; in Staples, Minnesota on April 30, 1979. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern SD40-2 Number 6770, built December 1976; SD40-2 Number 7887, built April 1979 as Colorado & Southern Number 7887; two SD40-2 numbers unknown; at Saint Cloud, Minnesota with Burlington Northern coal hoppers on February 17, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson.

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1170 at Staples, Minnesota, on April 28, 1950. Number 1170 is a class G-1 built by Alco-Brooks in 1919. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1173 at Staples, Minnesota, on April 28, 1950. Number 1173 is a class G-1 built by Alco-Brooks in 1919. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1184 at Staples, Minnesota, on April 28, 1950. Number 1184 is a class G-2 built by Alco-Brooks in 1920. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1646 at Staples, Minnesota, on April 28, 1950. Number 1646 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1907. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1850 at Staples, Minnesota, on May 27, 1954. Number 1850 is a class W-5 built by Alco-Schenectady in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2155 at Staples, Minnesota, on May 27, 1954. Number 2155 is a class Q-3 built by Baldwin in 1909. The locomotive is being scrapped in the photo. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 216 at Staples, Minnesota, in 1885. Number 216 (old number series), built by Portland in 1882, is in freight service near Staples. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train