FOBNR 2025 Convention
Holiday Inn Express Fossil Creek
6351 North Freeway
Fort Worth, Texas 76131
Date: June 18-21, 2025
Planning is progressing, with several interesting tours in the works. Full information should be available by the end of March.
If you want to make your hotel reservation at the convention room rate of $115 + 17% tax (nights of June 17-21 only):
- Click here and be sure to pick the dates you prefer,
or
- Call 817-234-9033 and identify yourself as being part of “Friends of Burlington Northern.”
Each year the FOBNR holds a convention and membership meeting at some location on the BN/BNSF system. The convention includes tours of local BN/BNSF facilities and other railroad-related facilities, a display of BN historical information and items, tours of local layouts (and sometimes operating sessions), railfanning opportunities, a banquet with a speaker (usually a local BNSF official), and a board meeting.
Descriptions and photos from previous conventions:
2024 Minot (ND) Convention Report
2023 Minneapolis (MN) Convention Report
2022 Vancouver (WA) Convention Report
2021 Vancouver (WA) – no convention (COVID-19), replaced by a mini-meet (railfanning only) in Galesburg (IL) – Report
2020 Vancouver (WA) – no convention (COVID-19)
2019 Kansas City (KS) Convention Report
2018 Aurora (IL) Convention Report
2016 Glendive Convention Report
2015 Minneapolis Convention Report
2013 Missoula Convention Report
2012 Amarillo Convention Report
2011 Gillette Convention Report
2010 Galesburg Convention Report
2009 Seattle Convention Report
2008 Lincoln Convention Report
2007 Bismarck/Mandan Convention Report
2006 Denver Convention (no report)
2005 Superior Convention (no report)
2004 Spokane Convention (no report)
2003 Alliance Convention (no report)
2002 Fort Worth Convention (no report)
2001 Fargo Convention (no report)
2000 Minneapolis Convention (no report)
1999 Kansas City Convention (no report)
1998 Essex Convention (no report)
1997 Galesburg Convention (no report)
1996 Seattle Convention (no report)
1995 Chicago Convention (no report)
1994 St. Paul Convention (cancelled)
1993 Galesburg Convention (no report)