http://www.fobnr.org/ Y'all better check it out!
The new website is up and running at www.fobnr.org Feedback is much appreciated. Micheal
There are still a few fuel tenders left in the Crawford Hill Helper service. Most were retired from fuel tender service and returned to the...
Here's our website under the NMRA. Print off a copy, fill it in and snail-mail it. We have a new website under construction, so look for us soon...
My favorite is Scalecoat BN Green. However, remember that green fades and is painted at various locations, so don't worry about switching paint...
I love the Burlington Northern because it was one of the most successful railroads in the nation. It finally completed James J. Hill's dream of...
Sweet, a BN forum. I grew up with the BN, and it's great to see some others interested as well.
May I offer a suggestion as to why the winterization hatches are reappearing on the Oakway SD60s and SD60Ms? OK then. These locomotives are...
Do you have to ask me? Check out the UserName! I love the BN. I always have, and I am feeling an ever-increasing need to obtain all BN related...
I saw the EMD 3 Eastbound through Fargo, ND about a week ago. I believe it is a semi-permanent stand in for an Oakway that was wrecked. It is easy...
I have been noticing lately that the SD60M's with three window windshields have been losing their "Burlington Northern" from the battery box...
I too love cabooses. I have had a lot of fun lately modeling the various types of cabeese that BN inherited from its predecessors. I have built a...
Of course, J/K stands for Just Kidding. I don't mind the Santa Fe. In fact, I even have an ATSF book on my shelf. However, I have been known to...
As of 08/05/2000, the following units are still stored at Northtown. All are model SD45-2, in blue/yellow warbonnet, and relettered BNSF except...
Quoting from the August CTC Board "BNSF will replace its Crawford and Bridgeport, NE helpers with SD60M's this summer. The units will be from the...
I, too, have used petroleum jelly in my gears for almost ten years with no real side effects. In fact, I have never re-lubricated any of these...
Kevin, Yes there have been a number of BN SD40-2's stricken from the roster. A number of the 6700's went to the Illinois Central in the 90's. All...
BNSF_9999, While I don't have any pictures to send or post, I can tell you about the trains in my region. I live near the Norhtern Coal Corridor...
Thanks guys for the help. I model the BN in the late 70's, and have always liked the SD45-2's and wanted to model one, but BN didn't have any. I...
We BN fans call these SD40-2's (and other models too) "Lobotomized". ATSF began to move headlights to the nose in the early 1990's, before the...
