Burlington Northern Type U33C Number 5764, former S J Groves Number 507; U33C Number 5750, built August 1971; passing Hoffman Avenue interlocking in Daytons Bluff, Minnesota on March 11, 1980. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern Type U33C Number 5764, former S J Groves Number 507; U33C Number 5750, built August 1971; SD40-2 Number 6910, former Number 6374, built April 1973; U33C Number 5712, former Great Northern Number 2542; passing Hoffman Avenue interlocking in Daytons Bluff, Minnesota with westbound freight on March 11, 1980. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern Type U25C Number 5627, former Northern Pacific Number 2527; U25C Number 5637, former Burlington Number 557; U28C Number 5673, former Northern Pacific Number 2807; passing Hoffman Avenue interlocking in Daytons Bluff, Minnesota with two Great Northern ballast hoppers, including Number 78264, on April 15, 1980. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern Type U25C Number 5627, former Northern Pacific Number 2527; U25C Number 5637, former Burlington Number 557; U28C Number 5673, former Northern Pacific Number 2807; passing Hoffman Avenue interlocking in Daytons Bluff, Minnesota with eastbound freight on April 15, 1980. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern Type C30-7 Number 5550, built October 1978; SD40-2 Number 7807, built June 1977; C30-7 (number unknown), and an SD40-2 (number unknown) with empty coal at Sterling, Colorado on August 24, 1981. Maintenance base "Alliance" for Number 5550. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern NW5 Number 995 and NW5 Number 993 with a variety of covered hoppers cross a small trestle near Wyndmere, North Dakota on March 11, 1981. 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 Class SD40-2 Number 6707, built December 1974; an SD45, number unknown; and SD40-2 Number 6776, built May 1977; at Northtown diesel shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 5, 1980. (former Northern Pacific sand hopper in background. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern Class SD9 Number 6170 and SD7 Number 6057 with a boxcar pass a semaphore signal at Fremont, Nebraska on August 20, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6170 was built by Electro-Motive Division in September, 1955 as Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Number 368, Builder Number 20578. It was retired in June, 1986 Number 6057 was built by Electro-Motive Division in December, 1952 as Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Number 409, Builder Number 17405. It was retired in August, 1983

Burlington Northern Class SD9 Number 6108 and SD7 Number 6016 passing under a signal bridge with freight cars at Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 9, 1982. Photo by Al Christianson. Number 6108 was built by Electro-Motive Division in May, 1956 as Great Northern Number 581, Builder Number 21249. Number 6016 was built by Electro-Motive Division in May 53 as Great Northern Number 566, Builder Number 17897. It was retired in September, 1983.