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Burlington Northern

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  • From: MP76-Houston, Texas
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Burlington Northern
Posted by fwdguy on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:43 PM
Hello,

Any fellow BN modelers out there?

Mark
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Posted by Hawks05 on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:54 PM
right here. i'm modeling BN/BNSF with some NS thrown into the mix. all but 2 of my locos are BN/BNSF related. (Rock Island GP7 and Norfolk Southern GP60) the rest are 2 BNs 2 BNSF and 2 CB&Q.

thats just my motive power, as for what i model, no idea yet, mainly grain though.
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Posted by fwdguy on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 5:06 PM
Very nice.

My BN motive roster as of today.

SW7 (2)
SW7 CB&Q (2)
SW7 CB&Q CALF
SW1200
ALCO S1
ALCO S1 MILWAUKEE ROAD
BALDWIN S-12 GREAT NORTHERN
ALCO RS-3
GP7 GN
F7A
F7B
GP38
GP38-2 PACIFIC PRIDE
GP38 GTW
GP40
GP40 COTTON BELT
GP50
SD9
SD24 CB&Q
SD35 SOUTHERN PACIFIC
SDP40 GN (2)
SD40-2 (2)
SD45
SD45 NORTHERN PACIFIC
F45 (2)
F45 GN
FP45 AMTRAK
U25C NORTHERN PACIFIC
U25C CB&Q
U28B
U30C
U33C SOUTHERN PACIFIC
U33C GN

STEAM POWER
0-6-0 CB&Q
2-8-0 GN
2-8-2 GN
2-8-4 PERE MARQUETTE
4-6-2 MILWAUKEE ROAD

This is 25 years of collecting though.

My first BN locomotive was a Atlas GP 38 high nose which I still enjoy.

Mark
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Posted by CBQ_Guy on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 5:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by fwdguy

Hello,

Any fellow BN modelers out there?

Mark

Not I. Too much green! [xx(]
"Paul [Kossart] - The CB&Q Guy" [In Illinois] ~ Modeling the CB&Q and its fictional 'Illiniwek River-Subdivision-Branch Line' in the 1960's. ~
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:06 PM
I stick with the CB&Q.
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Posted by PistolPete on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:26 PM
Hi, BN is my main rialroad with interchanges with UP and SF. I also do some MEC, BAR and any thing local to Maine. I have a small layout about 8 x 10 x 12, which is still under construction. It will be a switching interchange layout with no real main line running. Go Red Sox's
"Model Railroading is a great pastime, BUT SOCCER IS A WAY OF LIFE" Enjoy Life Pistol Pete
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:35 PM
I am and I'm proud of it! I have a decently small roster:
1 Athearn GP38-2 BN
1 Athearn GP50 (project) BN
1 Athearn GP40-2 BN
1 Athearn U28B BN
1 Athearn switcher BN
1 MRC F7A BN
1 Athearn F7B BN
I am hoping to get some SD40-2s sometime in the future. I would really like a SD60M, but I don't think my curve radii on my layout will handle them.
Reed
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Posted by twhite on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:54 PM
Not BN, but I have 3 Colorado and Southern steam locomotives on my roster as part of a lend-lease WWII program between C&S and Rio Grande. A 2-8-2 and 2 2-10-2's. Handsome power, those Burlington steamers!
Tom
P.S. I think the BNSF "Heritage" orange and green is about the handsomest paint job of any current railroad.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:12 PM
Yep, that's what I model along with UP
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Posted by railman on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 11:29 PM
Well, I'm pretty partial to the old Milwaukee Road, but growing up in the shadow of the BN I'll always be a fan. I still remember the cabooses.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:01 AM
Is Burlington Northern still a railroad, or is it all called just BNSF?
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Posted by michealfarley on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 2:43 PM
I am an avid Burlington Northern modeler and historian. Check out my profile.
Micheal Farley Fargo, ND NCE Powerhouse user Modeling the BN in ND, circa 1970-1980
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:48 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by modelrailroader71

Is Burlington Northern still a railroad, or is it all called just BNSF?


ATSF and BN are BNSF.

I might have a BN SD40-2 or '70MAC on my layout, but most of it is Conrail.
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Posted by bn7026 on Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:19 AM
Yep - been modeling Burlington Northern about 20+ years now here in sunny Western Australia. Am between layouts right now - my last one earned a "best small layout" at recent train show here - it was about 18" by 12'.

Am waiting to get a new house underway where i'll get a 5m x 6.3m train room - yippee (no basements here). Am thinking of basing the new layout on the "Funnel" in Idaho / Washington - I like the NW scenery.

I have approx 25-30 locos (80% BN) and about 150 freight cars ready to roll for the next layout.

Tim
Modelling Burlington Northern in Perth, Western Australia NCE DCC user since 1999

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