Burlington Northern 50

March 2, 1970, after decades of attempts, a "mega merger" of the "Hill Lines" "super railroads" was completed, creating a giant, the Burlington Northern.



Though the railroad only operated until the end of 1996 (though the BNSF holding company was formed a year before), the cascade green scheme has survived 50 years.


Any fans of this channel know that the BN is a personal favorite.



To celebrate the "Golden Jubilee" or the "Semi-centennial / Quin-quandary" of the BN, I've once again compiled clips of BN power. Like before, this is pure BN green power, all the locomotives on the trains shown are in BN paint. The clips range in age from 2-8 years, as most recently it's much harder to find cascade green locomotives without other colors (specifically orange) with it.

So this video, as "purist" as it can be, tries to showcase the BN, as it likely would've been.

Video thumbnail is a nose roster shot of MTM's SDP40 (not included in the video)