BNSF continues the Lincoln tradition began by the CB&Q and its predessor BN. Being the central hub of four major mainlines and the main coal corridor from Wyoming's Powder River, Lincoln's rail traffic is very busy. Lincoln is also home to the premier repair facilities of the BNSF's Havelock Shops, and Hobson Yard, built in 1906 and named after a local yard master. Times for the BNSF are good - Hobson Yard, measuring 7 miles by 1 mile, has been under consideration for expansion, though it has faced stiff opposition from the city.
Since the Burlington Northern's merger with the Sante Fe, rail traffic has become very colorful... and a railfan paradise. Popular train-watching areas include: the eastern and western throats of Hobson Yard (which is always your best bet being the convergence of the four mainlines), the 17th Street entrance to the State Fairgrounds often has a west-bound train stopped for rail traffic ahead, the mainline double-track stretching along Cornhusker Highway to the Havelock Shops, and Lincoln Station in the Haymarket District downtown.
Below are images of the BNSF in Nebraska - locomotives, equipment and some inside cab shots. All photos were taken at Lincoln, Nebraska unless otherwise noted.
For more related information: Burlington Northern I Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
Also, check out Grumpy's excellent BNSF in Lincoln history and photography site: Grumpy's World - Lincoln .
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BNSF 1038 - a Dash Eight, pauses near the state fairgrounds at 17th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. 3/97 |
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BNSF 1025 - 3/15/97 |
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BNSF 1038 - 3/97 |
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BNSF 1038 - 3/97 |
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BNSF 1100 - with a friendly wave from the engineer, the Dash Eight begins to pull out of the BNSF's Hobson Yard. 3/15/97 |
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BNSF 1100 grinds to a hault... |
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and waits.... |
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BNSF 1100 |
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the engine revs, were moving!... |
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#1100 finally gets the go ahead to pull it's cars out of Hobson Yard. 3/15/97 |
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BNSF 1100 |
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BNSF 4333 pulls into west Hobson Yard - 3/3/01 |
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BNSF 4418 waits at the state fairgrounds - 3/3/01 |
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BNSF 4418 with a Norfolk Southern unit wait at the state fairgrounds with a grain train - 3/3/01 |
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BNSF 4492 crossing 48th Street heading west from the Havelock shops. Lincoln, Nebraska. 6/20/00 |
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BNSF 5403 - Sleet whips at the lead unit during one of the coldest and whitest winters in memory. The freight train is heading west towards 27th Street. 2/01 |
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BNSF 6705 - This shot makes me shiver just to look at it. In the distance the lead unit is already being swallowed up by the sleet. 2/01 |
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BNSF 7152 - the former BN SD40-2 speeds westward into Lincoln, 4/01 |
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BNSF 8860 rolls into the Hobson Yard's eastern entrance after a fresh snowfall. 12/00 |
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BNSF 88916 and 8862, both SD70M's, charge over the sleepy town of Emerald, Nebraska. 3/17/01 |
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BNSF 9747 (yet to be painted into the all-new BNSF scheme) and BN 9674 roll into Lincoln Station as a UP GP38-2 looks on. 4/23/97 |
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BNSF 9844 - A single lead engine with the help of a pusher at the end of this coal train wanders into west Hobson yard. Those brilliant pumpkin colors are looking a bit faded now. 3/01 |
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BNSF 9920 serves as a pusher into west Hobson Yard. It's fairly common now to see a single lead unit and one pusher on coal traffic through Lincoln - 3/3/01 |
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BNSF 601102 & 601114 - brand new cars for a brand new railroad. These were the first cars for me to photograph wearing the new BNSF logo. Havelock Shops, 2/97 |
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BNSF 15817 hi-railer - 4/01 |
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