Lincoln was a BN town, a hub of the railroad's system in the region, as it continues for the BNSF today. Here the BN based it's Headquarters of the Nebraska Division, which oversaw traffic in Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. Here four major mainlines of the road converged, including BN's main Powder River coal corridor. With the Havelock Shops, the BN's first class car repair facility on the eastern part of town to the sprawling 7-mile long, 1 mile wide Hobson Yard on the western edge, the BN was everywhere.

This small gallery features images of the BN - locomotives, equipment and some inside cab shots. All photos were taken at Lincoln, Nebraska unless otherwise noted.

Go to BN Freight, Cabooses & MoW Equipment for more rolling stock. The BNSF and ATSF also have their own galleries.

BN 1 - the classic F-9 streamliner basks in the rays of a setting sun at Lincoln Station. 6/29/96

BN 1 - 6/29/96

BN 1 - 6/29/96

BN 3409 - the old and the new. Fall/00

BN 574 - the switcher lazily tugs a grimy caboose on a hot summer day.

Signs of an impending merger - BN and Santa Fe units at the fuel dock in Lincoln's Big Yard