All - The BRHS/Flickr Team is proud to announce that over 30,000 Burlington Route images are now available to BRHS members via the Members Only Portal at burlingtonroute.org for viewing and downloading.
The 30,000th image shows Class R-5 2-6-2 type No. 2159 powering a work train in the middle of Suburban Territory at Hinsdale, IL, on May 13, 1944. This image is particularly interesting as it shows an ancient Jordan plow, two steam ditchers, air dump cars positioned on each end of the ditchers, a water tender tucked between the air dump cars along with a way car bringing-up the rear end. No. 2159, constructed at Brooks in 1907, had only three more years left as it was sold for scrap in May 1947.
The Flickr site's purpose is to collect and document as many images as possible of the Burlington Route, its subsidiaries and predecessor roads for placing in an easy-to-use central archive for BRHS members to learn from and enjoy. Happy New Year - The BRHS/Flickr Team