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The was a
United States -based
Railroad company operating between
1970 and
1995 .
The Burlington Northern was the product of a
March 2 ,
1970 Merger comprising the
Great Northern Railway , the
Northern Pacific Railway , the
Chicago, Burlington And Quincy Railroad , and the
Spokane, Portland And Seattle Railway . Consent for this merger came only on the fourth attempt dating back to the days of
James J. Hill , but for many years they shared a headquarters building in
Saint Paul, Minnesota until the merger was finally approved. On
November 21 ,
1980 , the former
St. Louis - San Francisco Railway was acquired. In
1981 corporate headquarters of parent were moved to
Seattle, Washington , and in
1988 , after its non-rail operations were spun off as
Burlington Resources , to
Fort Worth, Texas .
On
December 31 ,
1996 , the Burlington Northern merged with the
Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway to form the
Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway .
along the shore of
Puget Sound ]]
The Burlington Northern traversed the most northerly route of any
Railroad in the western
United States . This route started at
Chicago, Illinois and ran west-northwest to
La Crosse, Wisconsin . From here the route continued northwest through
Minneapolis and
St. Paul, Minnesota to
Grand Forks, North Dakota . From Grand Forks the route ran west through
North Dakota ,
Montana , and
Idaho to
Spokane, Washington . At Spokane the route split into three routes. The former Great Northern route proceeded west to
Wenatchee, Washington , crossed under the Cascade Range at New Cascade Tunnel, and descended into the Puget Sound region through
Everett, Washington . The former Northern Pacific proceeded southwest towards the Tri-Cities, turned northwesterly to
Yakima, Washington , and crossed under the Cascade Range at Stampede Tunnel, descending into the Green River Valley at
Auburn, Washington , where it connected with existing NP lines running from
British Columbia to
Portland, Oregon . The Spokane, Portland and Seattle also proceeded southwest to the
Tri-Cities , then followed the north bank of the
Columbia River to
Vancouver, Washington .
With the acquisition of the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway, the route was extended into the
South Central and
Southeastern United States .
leads a westbound freight train past Eola
Yard in
Aurora, Illinois .]]
The Burlington Northern's
Locomotive Livery painted the top quarter or so of the locomotive black and the rest green, with a white BN logo. Often, the front of the locomotive was striped with white and green for visibility. In 1985, several locomotives test ran a paint alteration of orange and black stripes on the cab face and nose to raise visibility at grade crossings. At the same time, the logo and road number switched locations on the body. The BN logo moved to the long hood along with the words "Burlington Northern" painted in white alongside the herald on the hood of the unit. The road number moved to the panel under the side cab window where the BN logo normally resides.
