Burlington Northern: Portrait of a Railroad (1973) Part 1

[zamusicza]

2:13 tasty corn fed.

[Catsclawful]

My father and grandfather worked their whole lives from Burlington Northern.

[skinnyshit8888]

back before shuttle trains

Back before when money was the only reason

back when People didn't care about fuel consumption

Back when mergers were unheard of (except this one)

Back when the Powder River Basin wasn't known as the coal mainline of America

THIS is how railroading should be

[pele6922]

around 7:00min what is happening??

[airplanebuilderman]

@pele6922 he's passing train orders

[wackymac28]

id sure like to work on a railroad someday

[graf0rlov]

anyone interested in Michael Small's soundtrack, please write me.

[pbatommy]

@graf0rlov Please contact me about the soundtrack. It's awesome music, especially at the end.

[flyingjay49]

In my home town of Superior Wi..Burlington Northern use to have open houses for the public to see the operations of there company back in the late 80s and mid 90s. do think the BNSF would do that now days?

[cochranexyz]

Many of these lines aren't BN(SF) anymore.....

[fiatman71]

Great shots of the former SP&S!!! A tragedy they abandoned that route in favor of the lousy NP Providence hill line

[peischl124]

thanks for posting these BN video. However even though burlington northern was doing good in shipments and all of that, the railroad industry was not 100% because of what was going on in the northeast with railroads such as Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna and other railroads.

[JDeereGP]

I sure miss all the EMD's.. Not to fond of the GE unit's..

[LordoftheKaty]

Burlington Northern should have never merged with the Santa Fe, they should have both stayed as separate companies.

[skinnyshit8888]

It's funny how they say they have all the most up-to-date technology but it's now all way obsolete.

[rog197236]

Videos like this one make you feel proud to be an american plus if you notice all the employees are happy with their railroad careers it's not a job it's a career but they all work together as a team that is the important factor of this video is team work.Shit the way people fucking work today is bullshit thank you for posting these great videos!!!

[airplanebuilderman]

the guy at 0:26 looks amish

[Jhachman]

At 6:37 what exactly is the gentleman on the ground doing as the train passes?

[Zebrails]

Train Orders were passed to the Fireman in the locomotive, and then to the Conductor in the Caboose.

This is shown as: "On the Fly"

The train didn't need to stop to get their orders.

It's merely a hoop with string attached to the orders.

The orders may contain updated information towards the route, traffic, and/or condition of the tracks ahead. Perhaps one or a few cars need to be set out or picked up. The conductor and engineer need to know what to expect.

[Jhachman]

My sentiments exactly Nighthawk. Well put...

[Nighthawk262]

I am by no means trying to put down my generation, but I sure wish I was around during this time or earlier. Granted, I still remember my Dad taking me to the Amtrak depot in Pasco during the late 80's to watch the BN. But I wish I lived during a time where a lot of people my age earned respect by doing hard work and earning a honest American dollar and not wearing jeans to their knees, and listening to music about gays and beating women demanding people to respect them.

[AndrewNeilFalconer]

A high-definition Digital Video Disc version would be a great idea for all these BN movies.

[ggg2561]

por fin encontre un video aereo simpre los veia de lado o de frente

[skinnyshit8888]

I really wanna do something like this with the BNSF though

[cbehr91]

BN #1744 (seen just before 4:10) is an ex-NP GP9.

[Zebrails]

aha! I thought the lowered set of headlights looked a bit familiar!

[MILWAUKEELOCOTROL24]

note to the left at 7:31

ex GN F45`s!!!!! still in sky blue paint!

[9760bn]

I love th BN also ,but who is chiken shit express?

[cbehr91]

CSX.

[9760bn]

haha so ture!!!!

[toinze69]

beautiful video, show the history about this railroad,congratulations

[eric719]

The guy loading the covered hopper is at Cashup, in the Palouse. That's on an old GN branch that was abandoned in 1980.

[seankolker]

when i started at BNSF 4 years ago a training cordinator I had said "be glad train orders are gone" "the rule book could fit in your back pocket" and several other things-as the rest of the old heads,sounds like I missed the best days of the job,but this video was 6 years before my time too,great video.

[talamore4life]

sad thing is half these people retired now or the rest or dead.....i wish people would act like this

[icom1020]

The opening shots of the trains on the steel trestles are on the former SP&S near Kahlotus WA

[passionatecutie]

Wow this is amazing to hear someone mention Kahlotus, Wa as I am from that area. My mom graduated from Kahlotus........

[FoxGTR34Nismo]

Wow, those were some clean engines. I will always love the Cascade Green paint. I miss it. This needs to be on DVD

[mrsooline]

I wish BNSF would put this out on DVD. It's a very good production with excellent photography, sound and narration. The music is pretty good, even if it is a little hoky.

[drum3433]

Heck, I can't even get my conductor to stay awake let alone pay attention!

[bluehachiroku]

lol... 8-)

[BaronvonBavert]

great video, thanks for sharing

[railfanalways]

excellent video!!!!!

[hallsflat]

Yeah when people gave half a shit about their job. There used to be a real sense of pride out here, is it gone forever?

[trailextremist]

@hallsflat no, check swamploggers on discovery channel..

[turbo1431]

@hallsflat

yes, it is

[soxlosenow]

@hallsflat When half of the corporations in the world treat their employees like crap.. Its hard for a lot of people to really care.

[Doobie1975]

God I sure miss the old Burlington Northern Railroad, they remind me of the old days.

[Derailedtrain666]

KICK ASS!

[SP9330]

Amazing video with great music!

[wesolint]

Opening shots are SP&S main up the Snake river.

[mafarnz]

Too bad that line is gone now.

[ortingdude]

Orie-gone...must be the 51st state!

[mafarnz]

I'm fairly cretin that they were showing grain coming out of Colfax WA. that's right around where I live in Moscow. Wish that kinda traffic moved through there now.

[SpecificationR]

nice! thanks for sharing