This page is for NEW members, not renewals.
If you currently are, or have ever been a member, then to renew go to this web page.

Membership in the Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad

  • Membership is for one full year.
  • Multiple year memberships are permitted and even encouraged, but not for more than 3 years.
  • All members get 4 issues of The BN Expediter, our quarterly magazine.
  • Regular and youth members can buy our annual BN calendar for $2 off the regular price.
  • Sustaining members are acknowledged by name in every issue of The BN Expediter and get our annual BN calendar free.
Membership dues will be increasing effective January 1, 2025: Regular from $25 to $30, Sustaining from $50 to $60, and Youth from $10 to $12. Join for up to 3 years before January 1st to get the current rate.

To join via the postal system, print one of the following forms, fill it out, and send it in with your payment:

To join on-line,  click below on the type of membership you desire:

(We use your Paypal address in our membership database, so make sure it is up-to-date before joining)

Regular members get 4 copies of The BN Expediter and can buy our annual BN calendar for $2 off the regular price.

Due to high non-domestic mailing costs, members with non-US mailing addresses will have a postage surcharge added to their membership price (Canada – $6/year, other non-US – $15/year).

Choose the country of your mailing address:

Would you like your address to show when your name is listed as a new member in the next issue of The BN Expediter?

 Yes

 No

Did you ever work for BN?

 Yes

 No

How about BNSF?

 I once worked for BNSF but no longer do.

 I currently work for BNSF.

 I never worked for BNSF.

How did you hear about our organization?

Sustaining members get 4 copies of The BN Expediter, get our annual BN calendar free, and are acknowledged by name in every issue of The BN Expediter.

Would you like your address to show when your name is listed as a new member in the next issue of The BN Expediter?

 Yes

 No

Did you ever work for BN?

 Yes

 No

How about BNSF?

 I once worked for BNSF but no longer do.

 I currently work for BNSF.

 I never worked for BNSF.

How did you hear about our organization?

Youth members get 4 copies of The BN Expediter and can buy our annual BN calendar for $2 off the regular price.

You must be 16 years old or younger to be a youth member.

Due to high non-domestic mailing costs, members with non-US mailing addresses will have a postage surcharge added to their membership price (Canada – $6/year, other non-US – $15/year).

Choose the country of your mailing address:


Would you like your address to show when your name is listed as a new member in the next issue of The BN Expediter?

 Yes

 No

How did you hear about our organization?