The BN Expediter is our quarterly magazine and is included with membership in the Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad.
(printed format ISSN 3067-0802, online format ISSN 3067-0810)
The BN Expediter – April 2025
The April 2025 issue (32 pages) contains:
- The FOBNR Freight Car (HO scale)
The HO scale FBNX covered hopper car visited Micheal Farley’s BN Yellowstone Division layout. Includes a description of his pike and several photos of the car at various locations. - A Once in a Lifetime Trip Along the MRL, by Dennis North
Dennis chronicles his August 2009 railfanning trip along the Montana Rail Link between Livingston and Thompson Falls, with photos of trains, equipment and industries along the route. - Ed Bauer:Oral History, Part 2 – Big Changes
Continuing the interview with Ed, he describes how he moved up in responsibility, from Chief Mechanical Officer of Cars in St. Paul, to Chief Mechanical Officer for the Twin Cities region, to Chief Mechanical Officer / Vice President for all of BN. Also included are a list of several jobs outside of BN that he worked after leaving BN at the age of 48. - The Winona Bridge Railroad, by Dave Poplawski
A history of BN’s failed resurrection of an almost defunct mile long railroad to try get around union opposition and have 2-person crews running Expediter-like trains on trackage rights along its northern (ex-GN/NP lines) between St. Paul and Seattle. Includes various legal documents, and paper items with the newly designed WBRC logo.
Available for sale on July 1, 2025
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Dave Poplawski, Editor
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