Cover Painting
Two big Alco Century 636's move a freight eastward along the Columbia River's north bank on former SP&S trackage. The original of this painting by noted railroad artist Howard Fogg measures only 8x11 inches, was executed specifically for the 1972 BN Annual and is now in the collection of Ronald C. Hill.
Contents
2 Motive Power Changes, 1971-1972
10 The Faces of Burlington Northern
12 The Beef Express and Pacific Zip
17 Freight Car Anomalies
18 Feature Model: The Century 636
(4360-4369 drawings for modelers)
25 5660: Red, Wrecked and Rehabilitated
26 Leased Power
30 BN: The People Mover
51 Roster of BN Passenger Cars
59 Yesterday and Tomorrow of Passenger Service
60 Oddball E's
61 9950: Oddest of the Odd
63 Roster of BN Locomotives
100 Assignment of BN Locomotives, 9/1/72
| | Editor's Note
This is our second year and Burlington Northern's third; both appear to be meeting with success thus far. BN was recently chronicled in Fortune magazine as the only successful large-scale railroad merger of the past decade, and response to our first BN Annual has been extremely gratifying.
This year our name has been changed to reflect a change in em-phasis of the publication. The words Motive Power have been dropped from the title, and, due to numerous requests, we have expanded coverage to other types of equipment, to wit, this year's feature article beginning on page 30 and the freight car featurette on page 17. Our primary emphasis, however, will continue to be placed on BN's ever-changing motive power fleet.
Articles already in preparation for future issues include coverage of cabooses, business cars, rotary snowplows, iron ore operations and Chicago area commuter service. Feature locomotive models upcoming include GE's U23C U30C U33C line and EMD's SW1. Photographs and data for these articles will be welcomed.
Again this year we owe a debt of thanks to the many individuals who have contributed the time, information and photographs which make the 1972 Annual possible. Foremost among these is BN's own public relations department, under the able direction of Al Rung. Others who have made their contribution include:
Gib Allbach, Keith and Kenneth Ardinger, Peter Arnold, Ted Benson, Larry Bischoff, Thomas F. Chenoweth, Dave G. Chornell, George R. Cockle, Bernard G. Corbin, Richard Crescitelli, Douglas E. Cummings, George H. Drury, Keith Enget, Ed A. Fulcomer, Mike Gelhaus, Bryan Griebenow, Frank and Paul Guernsey, Elmer K. Hall, Robert R. Harmen, A. T. Hennek, Robert H. Heuerman, Keith W. Hill, Ronald C. Hill, Jerrold F. Hilton, J. David Ingles, Clayton F. Jones, Edward L. Kanak, Timothy J. Kilroy, William S. Kuba, John H. Kuehl, Robert Lehman, Ronald E. Lutz, Mark Lynn, Laurence Mack, Bruce A. Notman, Vincent J. Porreca, Gerald J. Quinn, William A. Raia, Karl F. Rasmussen, Jerome A. Rosenfeld, Richard L. Schmeling, Harry Schimm, Don Schneider, Richard Steinbrenner, Thomas J. Strauss, Rod Stroud, Nick Thoralson, Garth L. Tyckoson, Richard Vartabedian, David P. Wag-ner, Richard R. Wallin, Fred Ziebe, Bruce D. Barrett, Tom Baukus, Carol L. Ingles and Larry G. Russell. For those interested in additional sources of information along the lines of that provided by this annual, we heartily recommend the following organizations and publications: Extra 2200 South The Locomotive Newsmagazine (Box 41417 Cincinnati, OH 45241), GN-NP Technical Society (1025 Third Ave. New York, NY 10021), SP&S Dope Bucket SP&S Technical Society (95 Smull Ave., West Caldwell, NJ 07006)
Finally, in answer to numerous inquiries, Motive Power Services has begun preparation of a Union Pacific Motive Power Annual, but no date of publication has as yet been established.
F. Hol Wagner, Jr. Editor |
