The George Werkema Collection Burlington Northern Railroad section consists of 161 digital photographs of Burlington Northern Railroad subjects which were inherited from the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Some were taken by Mr. Werkema and some come from other sources. Subjects include railroad equipment, railroad structures and railroad tracks.
Burlington Northern Railroad Company materials in the Robert W. Downey Collection include 1 color photograph of a locomotive and 13 maps of railroads lines grouped by state.
On August 8, 1989 work began on a 72 hour replacement of the swing bridge 5.1, the Willamette River Bridge, with a new lift bridge. The work was completed on August 11, 1989. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Bridge-Swing.