Announcing a new "slideshow CD-Rom" featuring 773 old slides, covering the
Burlington Northern, created by list members Verne Brummel (photographer)
and Dave Cramer (photo editor)...
"Memories of the Burlington Northern and its Predecessors"
http://trainsite.8m.com/slides.html
"Memories of the Burlington Northern and its Predecessors" is a must for all
BN fans. 773 slide images are contained on this CD-Rom, with scenes dating
mainly from the early 1970's through early 80's, plus a very small number
later than that, from the late 1980's up to the 90's. A large portion of
these scenes cover BN's Chicago - Twin Cities main line, from Chicago to St.
Croix Tower, MN.
Starting in Chicago, with scenes of BN E9's on commuter trains, the CD moves
west across Illinois, through La Grange, Naperville, Aurora, Hinckley,
Shabbona, Rochelle, Oregon, Savanna and East Dubuque to the Wisconsin
border. Once in Wisconsin, the main line is covered in detail, over a period
of time dating back to 1973, with scenes in such places as Potosi,
Cassville, Bagley, Prairie Du Chien, Ferryville, La Crosse, Cochrane,
Nelson, Pepin, Bay City, Prescott and St. Croix Tower. Out of the numerous
depots shown, coverage includes seven Wisconsin depots that were torn down
many years ago. There are also scenes taken on the short branches off the
main to Dubuque, IA and Winona, MN. Next, we take a peak at some F units at
the Dale St. Shops in St. Paul, MN, and visit a BN switcher and caboose at
Stillwater, MN. From there, we visit other parts of Minnesota and then North
Dakota for an assortment of shots. The Ashland, WI branch is next, then we
head over to Superior, WI for scenes of the GN/NP depot, and several BN
units, including units still in Great Northern colors. After Superior, we
head west, south, and east, with miscellaneous scenes taken in Montana,
Washington, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, ex-CB&Q across Missouri, and Illinois.
Numerous depots are shown (roughly 90 CB&Q, plus a smaller number of GN, NP,
SP&S and C&S depots), including a few interior shots, along with 8 towers, 2
freight houses and the old and new bridges over the St. Croix River, at
Prescott, WI.
Featured BN depot, station or train location scenes along the way include
Chicago, La Grange, Naperville, Aurora, Hinckley, Shabbona, Rochelle, Flag
Center, Chana, Oregon, Milledgeville, Savanna, East Dubuque, Dubuque,
Potosi, Cassville, Glenhaven, Bagley, Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Lynxville,
Ferryville, De Soto, Genoa, Nickelotti, Stoddard, La Crosse, North La
Crosse, Sullivan, Winona Jct., Winona, Cochrane, Alma, Nelson, Trevino,
Pepin, Stockholm, Maiden Rock, Bay City, Hager, Prescott, St. Croix Tower,
St. Paul, Stillwater, White Bear Lake, Rush City, Pine City, Hinkley,
Sandstone, Cambridge, St. Cloud, Staples, Detroit Lakes, Fargo, Grand Forks,
Devils Lake, Church's Ferry, Rugby, Minot, Williston, Moquah, Iron River,
Brule, Blueberry, Maple, Poplar, Allouez, Superior, Malta, Havre, Browning,
Glacier Park, Summit (nearby), Belton, Whitefish, Miles City, Forsyth,
Billings, Livingston, Butte, Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Garrison, Missoula,
Paradise, Wenatchee, Pasco, Kennewick, Yakima, Ellensburg, Cle Elum, Easton,
Upham, Lester, Kanaskat, Auburn, Kent, Seattle, Edmonds, Everett,
Bellingham, Steilacoom, Vancouver, Portland, Longmont, Boulder, Broomfield,
Fort Morgan, Brush, Akron, McCook, Oxford, Holdrege, Hastings, Fairmont,
Friend, Crete, Havelock, Ashland, Fremont, Nebraska City, Falls City,
Pacific Jct., Red Oak, Villisca, Corning, Creston, Osceola, Chariton,
Ottumwa, Mt. Pleasant, Danville, West Burlington, Burlington, Clinton, Fort
Madison, Keokuk, Weston, Armour, South St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Cameron,
Hamilton, Breckenridge, Chillicothe, Wheeling, Meadville, Brookfield,
Callao, Macon, Clarence, Shelbina, Monroe City, Palmyra, West Quincy,
Paloma, Camp Point, Golden, Augusta, Macomb, Bushnell, Avon, Monmouth,
Galesburg, Wataga, Galva, Kewanee, Buda, Princeton, Zearing, Arlington,
Mendota, Earlville, Sandwich, Plano, Yorkville, Ottawa, LaSalle - Peru,
Peoria, and Rockford. Over 80% of the NP, GN, and CB&Q depots in this CD
have now been demolished.
Units shown include many, many different models: EMD F7, E8, E9, F45, GP5,
GP7, GP9, GP10, GP20, GP30, GP35, GP38-2, GP40, GP50, NW2, SD7, SD9, SD24,
SD40, SD40-2, SDP40, SD45, SDP45, SW1, SW7, SW1000, SW1200; General Electric
B30-7, B30-7 B unit, C30-7, U30B, U30C, U33C, and Alco RS3, RS11, C415,
C424, C425 and C636. There are 9 locomotives shown in Great Northern
colors, 4 in CB&Q, 3 in Frisco, and 2 each in NP and SP&S, along with a few
early Amtrak models. At Rochelle, units show up from Milwaukee Road,
Conrail, GTW, NS and CN. Cabooses are included of BN, CB&Q, GN, NP and SP&S,
plus a few switchlamps and semaphores.
All images are of the highest quality, painstakingly cleaned and color -
corrected, presented in "slideshow" format, FULL-SCREEN (800x600 screen
resolution). After buying the CD-Rom, if you would like to order an
assortment of slide duplicates from the various images on it, you are
welcome to do so. Sample images from this CD may be viewed at the website
below. Thanks for looking. http://trainsite.8m.com/slides.html ( Alternate
version of the address in case your web browser is showing an older version
of the site from cache: http://www.trainsite.8m.com/slides.html )
Dave Cramer
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