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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) - On static display at the Brookfield Public Library in Brookfield, Missouri (coordinates: 39°47'08.4"N 93°04'25.5"W) BUGX 1552 October 1955 SD9-3 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Burlington Northern ...
Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [30] 19442 Southern Pacific 4451 April 1954 SD9E Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) August 30, 1995 Stored in Schellville, California
BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, [1] 33,400 miles (53,800 km) of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. [2]
On September 22, 1995, AT&SF merged with Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway (BNSF). Some of the challenges resulting from the joining of the two companies included the establishment of a common dispatching system, the unionization of AT&SF's non-union dispatchers, and incorporating AT&SF's train ...
ATSF was the only railroad to order the B40-8W, and a B unit (cabless booster unit) was almost made with it, but because the price would have been the same for B40-8Ws with cabs or without, they decided to order units with cabs only. [citation needed] All of ATSF's B40-8Ws were passed on to BNSF Railway, with some later sold to other railroads.
The GE Dash 8-40B (or B40-8) is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation between 1988 and 1989. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. A total of 151 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads. The GE Dash 8-40BW (B40-8W) is a variant fitted with a full-width cab.
The cab has been restored to the current BNSF Railway specification for new and re-manufactured locomotives. It is the only locomotive in the world that has been converted to luxury living space available for rent. Dynamic Railway Preservation was raising money to acquire and restore Montana Rail Link F45 #390, formerly Burlington Northern #6644
The GE B39-8 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems.It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives. Following the production of the first three units for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, GE made many mechanical and electrical improvements that were reflected in a redesigned carbody for the remainder of production; these later units are ...