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. Renew for up to 3 years before January 1st to get the current rate.
Renew Membership
- If you have never been a member, then join by going to this web page.
- You can find when your membership expires after your name (it is in parenthesis) on the mailing label your last copy of The BN Expediter arrived in. It is the last day of the month/year indicated (i.e., 20xx/12 means your membership expires on 12/31/20xx).
- Renewal notices are sent out (email if possible, otherwise the postal service) about 2 months before your membership expires.
To renew your membership via the postal system, print one of the following forms, fill it out, and send it in with your payment:
To renew 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 renewing)
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).
Sustaining members get 4 copies of The BN Expediter, are acknowledged by name in every issue of The BN Expediter, and get our annual BN calendar free (if joined by December 31st – after the 31st we’ll send one as long as our supply lasts).
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).