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[quote user="wjstix"] I don't recall the move to Seattle, seems to me BN was in St.Paul and then went to Ft.Worth in the eighties. AFAIK the Empire Building in St.Paul is still in use so I don't think the building was crumbling or anything, and it's across the river from the downtown St.Paul airport (and only a 20-30 min. drive from Twin City International Airport, a major hub for NorthWest Airlines). I don't know how crowded BN was there in St.Paul, could be they have more space in Texas. I wouldn't be surprised if taxes weren't a factor, although I think taxes may have more to do with where a company was incorporated, not where it's HQ is?? Seems to me there are plenty of companies whose main office is in New York who are incorporated in Delaware for tax and other legal purposes. [quote user="jeaton"] And-Do you know what winters are like in Minneapolis? [/quote] My Dad was a Letter Carrier out of Lake Street station in south Minneapolis for over 30 years. He said the worst winter he ever went thru was the winter of 1944-45 when he was in basic training for the US Army in Mineral Wells, Texas, not far from Dallas-Ft.Worth. <IMG alt=Smile src="http://cs.trains.com/trccs/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" mce_src="http://cs.trains.com/trccs/emoticons/icon_smile.gif">     [/quote] I wasn't living up here (MN) at the time, but I've gotta believe those Minnesota-Nice tax rates were a big part of the rationale.  With the state legislature's and the Minneapolis city council's avowed policies toward "social engineering" (i.e. more and more welfare, subsidized housing, etc.), BN wouldn't have been the only industry to pack-up and move because their profits were being taxed way too much. As for Frisco colors, I can't say as I'm a big fan of the Frisco (never saw them in action), but I still like their red & white compared to the orange, yellow and green of the BNSF today.
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