BNSF Railway 25th Anniversary: 1995 - 2020

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  • Опубліковано 3 вер 2020
  • BNSF railway is a freight rail carrier based in Fort Worth, Texas that provides transport services in the western half of the United States. The company was formed in 1995 with the merger of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railroads. September of 2020 marks the company’s 25th anniversary and to celebrate, I’d like to take the opportunity to go back and look through some of my videos of BNSF trains in action over the years. We’ll start in 2002 and work our way forward up through nearly two decades worth of BNSF trains.
    CoasterFan2105 is the home of all sorts of train and railroad related video content. Stop by every Friday at 9 AM Pacific time for an all new railroading adventure and be sure to check out all of my social media pages @coasterfan2105 for even more great railroad content. Thanks, and I'll see you down the line!

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  • @llewis6317
    @llewis6317 3 роки тому +19

    2002: the year when predecessor power was common.
    Thank you for sharing this Mike!

  • @ALTL261
    @ALTL261 2 роки тому +1

    Son particular loves this video because of how it shows BNSF and their orange trains mainly. It has taken him over two weeks to watch it all. We let him watch bits at a time before bed.

  • @northernvirginianrailfan2116
    @northernvirginianrailfan2116 3 роки тому +39

    I love how BNSF still keeps some locomotives in their original Burlington Northern or Santa Fe paint. It’s just so cool!

    • @ethanmorel2746
      @ethanmorel2746 3 роки тому

      This is what we’ll call it rainbow power. We love it on how they look like to us during their original years on operating their own separate railroad before they merged together.

    • @gadadharmalik4835
      @gadadharmalik4835 3 роки тому

      @@ethanmorel2746 90

    • @garyfaison3924
      @garyfaison3924 3 роки тому

      I like that bnsf show the history of the two railroads before they merge

    • @garyfaison3924
      @garyfaison3924 3 роки тому

      I had a bnsf model locomotive

    • @adillakandi.r
      @adillakandi.r Рік тому +2

      They're just lazy to repaint the unit lol

  • @thatonefresnorailfan
    @thatonefresnorailfan 3 роки тому +31

    1:01 I remember when the trains used to blow the horns at the grade crossings in Fresno, now it’s a quiet zone since city hall is right there.

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому +5

      Yup! I went there many times when I was younger.

    • @FrogandFlangeVideo
      @FrogandFlangeVideo 3 роки тому +2

      Booo to quiet zones.

    • @thatonefresnorailfan
      @thatonefresnorailfan 3 роки тому +2

      Frog and Flange Video I agree.

    • @bryanwaller8681
      @bryanwaller8681 3 роки тому +2

      Rochelle illinois rail diamond used to be that way up until 2016 due to noise complaints

    • @BrokenFootRailfan
      @BrokenFootRailfan 3 роки тому +2

      I feel so so much of Fresno is quiet zones now! And I'm sad that the grade crossings are going away. I mean, I know it's better for traffic but I really enjoy the loud blasts of the train horns as they fly through.

  • @jtonsing
    @jtonsing 3 роки тому +4

    Oh my beloved H1 locomotives where have you gone? You could be seen on practically any train in the early years but now you're but a rare sight...

    • @AVeryRandomPerson
      @AVeryRandomPerson 3 роки тому

      @joshua tonsing BNSF doesn't seem to like them much.

    • @jtonsing
      @jtonsing 3 роки тому

      @@AVeryRandomPerson I know. I kinda wish that they would embrace their history a little more, rather than unifying their entire engine fleet under the "swoosh" logo.

  • @steventheamtrakanimeelevat7791
    @steventheamtrakanimeelevat7791 3 роки тому +16

    Hey coasterfan2051 that shot in Fresno back in 2002. I remember back then that area wasn’t a quiet zone. But now it is.

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому +4

      Yeah, it sure has changed down by the station.

  • @andross51
    @andross51 3 роки тому +17

    Mike your videos never cease to amaze me! Especially love the 00's footage! My grandma lived right by the BNSF SBD sub in Corona, CA in the early to mid 00's! I can't tell you how much those Dash 9 K3la's made me foam to much lol! Great footage man! Enjoyed this whole hour! :)

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks so much, Dean! Sometimes it’s hard to believe how much BNSF has changed over the years.

  • @BnuuyBoi2005
    @BnuuyBoi2005 3 роки тому +21

    I love
    Burlington
    Northern
    Santa
    Fe Railway

  • @Jeragon186
    @Jeragon186 3 роки тому +24

    Wow, BNSF really likes to repaint their locomotives! They've been doing even just after the merger.

  • @thealmightydoge5653
    @thealmightydoge5653 3 роки тому +6

    Wow
    It's very satisfying to see 2 railroads combined together and successful for 25 years. That's a hella long time! Great video Mike!

  • @FXE3195bloxTrenes
    @FXE3195bloxTrenes 2 роки тому +2

    It is incredible to see how much BNSF has changed but the good thing is that the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe locomotives continue to give everything

  • @kdtrproductions4983
    @kdtrproductions4983 3 роки тому +25

    Yay happy birthday BNSF just railfanned one in Flagstaff

  • @adventuresofamtrakcascades301
    @adventuresofamtrakcascades301 3 роки тому +27

    Nice 1 hour

  • @BrokenFootRailfan
    @BrokenFootRailfan 3 роки тому +2

    This is amazing. I am kicking myself for not taking pics/videos in the years I worked in downtown Fresno, when I crossed those tracks twice daily. These videos are amazing-that is all. :D

  • @Jinnoth
    @Jinnoth 3 роки тому +3

    Yay my favorite railroad is 2 in a half decades old

    • @iliketrains1233
      @iliketrains1233 3 роки тому +1

      Nice profile pic

    • @Jinnoth
      @Jinnoth 3 роки тому

      @@iliketrains1233 thank you
      👁👄👁

  • @kevinmills8437
    @kevinmills8437 3 роки тому +4

    Happy Birthday BNSF.

  • @TranscontinentalRailfan
    @TranscontinentalRailfan 3 роки тому +3

    Well done Mike

  • @bossa8020
    @bossa8020 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for your over 1 hour long Video to the 25th Anniversary of BNSF!

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому +1

      You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching!

  • @milwaukeemodeler1029
    @milwaukeemodeler1029 3 роки тому +4

    Nice video, I love all the beginning shots showing off a time when bnsf still regularly used dash-8’s and 9’s. One of my favorite times for bnsf. Great work!

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you! It seemed like every train from that period had a completely random mix of locomotives. Quite a different look from today!

  • @user-mp2tk3pw6j
    @user-mp2tk3pw6j 3 роки тому +4

    2:38 Young Coasterfan got scared by the horn! XD

  • @503railfan
    @503railfan 3 роки тому +2

    We're definetly never gonna get the same lashups as back in the early 2000s. Nice vid!

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому

      Nope! That was a really neat era for the railroads. Thanks for the comment!

  • @nathanstrains4525
    @nathanstrains4525 3 роки тому +1

    19:50 The horn is beautiful. I can listen to it all day

  • @bethc1131
    @bethc1131 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve been watching your videos for 7 years and they never get old

  • @stevengonzalez4721
    @stevengonzalez4721 3 роки тому +3

    Nice video mike

  • @treasurevalleytrackside9527
    @treasurevalleytrackside9527 3 роки тому +1

    BNSF is my favorite railroad and I'm proud for their 25th anniversary. Great video!

  • @77_trains
    @77_trains 3 роки тому +3

    3:41 I love that horn

  • @thetrainsport
    @thetrainsport 3 роки тому +4

    Great job on the video, I look forward to the Amtrak video

  • @geraldsmith5690
    @geraldsmith5690 3 роки тому +1

    Enjoy you videos Mike, keep em coming.

  • @JDsHouseofHobbies
    @JDsHouseofHobbies 3 роки тому +1

    The A-B-B-A set of GP60s towards the end was sweet.

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain 3 роки тому +10

    3:18 I remember seeing ex-BN units lettered for FURX as a kid (that was circa 2006)
    4:53 wow, an H1 high hood SD9. I'm quite surprised that some high hood units ended up being painted in BNSF orange
    5:40 BNSF had their own intermodal trailers? I thought the JB Hunt agreement was reached in the ATSF days.
    8:02 awesome catch of a 9-unit power move led by an H3 with incomplete front logo. I first an H3 as a DPU on a coal train in Merriam, Kansas in 2006
    9:36 was that light power move of all 4-axle warbonnets for a special event, or was it purely coincidental?
    11:20 lash-ups like that is why I love early BNSF. A variety of locomotive types all in different liveries
    12:58 that H1 has a nice horn! I also like that an H2 and H3 are right behind it. It's like an evolution of BNSF orange
    18:48 so it took until 2010 for JB Hunt containers to dominate an intermodal train. This is also the first train in the video to have an all-H3 GEVO lash-up. I consider this the point where "early" BNSF turns into "modern" BNSF. Modern BNSF consists of mostly GEVOs in H3 with e bells and K5HL horns.

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому +3

      It’s really interesting to see how BNSF trains have evolved over the years. Thank you for commenting and watching!

  • @MattsTrainsTractors
    @MattsTrainsTractors 3 роки тому +1

    Wow once I get the chance I’ll watch this whole thing. Leave it to Mike to make sure we never forget anything big in the railway community!

  • @kyleholbrook1288
    @kyleholbrook1288 3 роки тому +5

    1:14 The First BNSF
    1:39 Broken RS3L Horn And An Unpatched ATSF
    2:29 So It Took 2003 To Find The First BNSF SD40 Model
    2:35 You Got Scared And Butthurt By The Wind And Horn
    3:00 5 Engines Hauling All That
    3:06 What Horn Is That? I Need To Know
    3:19 I Remember Seeing Some BN Units As FURX
    3:35 A ATSF Dash 8 It Seems
    3:41 Starring Right At You
    3:52 It Switched Tracks. Bizarre
    4:28 Same Location
    4:54 A High Hood SD-9
    5:09 Is It Every Day You See A Legendary Warbonnet
    5:38 So The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Had Their Very Own Stack Cars? I Didn’t Know That
    5:46 A H1 Leading A Train Rare Now Er Days
    6:23 I Saw Some Burlington Northern BNSF Patched
    7:08 An NS On A BNSF Unusual
    7:33 An NS On A BNSF Unusual 2.0
    8:07 A 10 Engine Power Move Lead With A Brand New (At The Time) H3 BNSF So It Took 2008 To Reveal The H3 Locomotives
    8:29 A Sick Horn For An H2
    9:18 An Weirdly Faced Crossing And A Cool Place To Railfan
    9:37 A Neat Power Move
    9:51 People Cheering
    10:09 Is That A GATX I See
    10:36 A H3 I See
    11:04 H3 Aciton!
    11:28 A High Hood SD-9 2.0
    11:49 A Santa Fe Dash 8 Looks Interesting On A BNSF H2
    12:07 Not Too Long But A BNSF H3 SD40-2
    12:24 A Patched ATSF
    12:47 The Decal Is Faded
    13:12 Kinda Like An Evolution Of BNSF Orange
    H1
    Then H2
    Then H3
    13:39 A Fakebonnet
    14:05 That Orange Is Pumpkin

  • @kansasstatealerting2424
    @kansasstatealerting2424 3 роки тому +2

    BNSF is one of my favorite railroads.

  • @stormeskyelynn07
    @stormeskyelynn07 3 роки тому +2

    Wow thats so amazing on 1 hour of trains. Great upload your the best

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you very much!

    • @stormeskyelynn07
      @stormeskyelynn07 3 роки тому

      @@CoasterFan2105 your most welcome. And I cant wait to see more videos of trains and they are amazing

  • @bobertbobert6442
    @bobertbobert6442 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent! Really enjoyed it!

  • @Brianrockrailfan
    @Brianrockrailfan 3 роки тому +3

    Great video liked 🚄🚄👍

  • @NotGavin
    @NotGavin 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing Video Coasterfan!!

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому

      Thank you!

    • @NotGavin
      @NotGavin 3 роки тому

      @@CoasterFan2105 No problem!

    • @NotGavin
      @NotGavin 3 роки тому

      @@CoasterFan2105 Did you hear that they are working on a 25th anniversary Locomotive?

  • @PrincessAmtrakMinamoto
    @PrincessAmtrakMinamoto 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome video with BNSF 25th Anniversary:

  • @Handlesarestoopid
    @Handlesarestoopid 3 роки тому +9

    Funny, this is the second time you posted a video on the day I leave for a trip (I'm going to San Diego) XD. Great video btw, can you do a train talk on the 3 mechanical locomotives (Hessier irrc, Climax and Shay)

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks, Nicholas! I actually already did one on the 3 different geared locomotives! It was posted back in May of 2018 I think.

    • @Handlesarestoopid
      @Handlesarestoopid 3 роки тому +1

      @@CoasterFan2105 ah ok

  • @DianREGIOasis
    @DianREGIOasis 3 роки тому +2

    Nice video, Mike!

  • @international_A
    @international_A 3 роки тому +1

    Happy thanks giving Coasterfan2105!

  • @rhettrossalbert
    @rhettrossalbert 3 роки тому +2

    Nice Video Mike!

  • @jeffreytherailfanning2011
    @jeffreytherailfanning2011 3 роки тому +1

    1:52 hmm good catch 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

  • @fish2752
    @fish2752 3 роки тому +2

    Happy Birthday BNSF!

  • @ChrisTrinhnumber1
    @ChrisTrinhnumber1 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful video about BNSF’s 25th Anniversary.

  • @christopherwitkowski4741
    @christopherwitkowski4741 3 роки тому

    Love these 1 hour vids

  • @willberestartingthischanne9984
    @willberestartingthischanne9984 3 роки тому +2

    Let’s Hope They Have BNSF Heritage Units

  • @travelingworld5649
    @travelingworld5649 2 роки тому

    Amazing view, me and my son we both enjoys watching all your train videos ..... Thanks for sharing

  • @shayfarley7253
    @shayfarley7253 Рік тому

    There are some epic power consists going on here! I really wish it was still like that now 😔

  • @AVeryRandomPerson
    @AVeryRandomPerson 3 роки тому +1

    I knew the C40-8W, H1 GP60B, BN SD70M, NS, and Warbonnet would be in this video!

  • @tristanmoore5722
    @tristanmoore5722 3 роки тому +1

    I'm going to try and retire here I have always loved there Locomotives

  • @AJDeere
    @AJDeere 3 роки тому

    Nothing beats massive HIGH SPEED intermodal trains flying across the desert on the BNSF!

  • @jaysonthetrainmasterprofil221
    @jaysonthetrainmasterprofil221 3 роки тому +1

    nice video coasterfan2105 i seen csx alot of times but i seen bnsf at the amtrak station

  • @jakkrapholsingraksatrakul9378
    @jakkrapholsingraksatrakul9378 3 роки тому +1

    Alright, happy birthday and anniversary BNSF Railway.

  • @felixthetrainfan4819
    @felixthetrainfan4819 3 роки тому +4

    BNSF is my favorite railway ;)

  • @acrossaintp8978
    @acrossaintp8978 3 роки тому +2

    Wow already

  • @larailfan1714
    @larailfan1714 3 роки тому +1

    You should Railfan at Market Ave in Richmond! There is a BNSF line that is about a block from the Amtrak track. If you stay long enough, you might see a BNSF train!

  • @harrisonofcolorado8886
    @harrisonofcolorado8886 3 роки тому +1

    September 22 will be the official 25th birthday of the BNSF railway.

  • @JP-uk9uc
    @JP-uk9uc 2 роки тому

    Videos don't do it justice. To see one of these awesome machines idling in the early hours at Skykomish WA, rumbling the ground like thunder. I loved seeing them in the fog.
    Impressive technology.

  • @quintinthemississippirailfan
    @quintinthemississippirailfan 3 роки тому +1

    Cool

  • @marileneribeiro2585
    @marileneribeiro2585 3 роки тому +8

    Bom amigo 👍🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚂👏👏

  • @samagnetfisher8405
    @samagnetfisher8405 3 роки тому +1

    Awsome episode mate.. 👌 I keep the goods comming. ☺️

  • @sonicthehedgehog8424
    @sonicthehedgehog8424 3 роки тому

    I like your freight trains videos

  • @trainfan504
    @trainfan504 3 роки тому +1

    The second clip had a weird horn. Good vid too. Also I loved the Burlington Northern switcher.

    • @CoasterFan2105
      @CoasterFan2105  3 роки тому

      Thanks! Yeah, that RS3L on the 800 definitely sounded like it needed some work!

  • @railfanmaximstill7279
    @railfanmaximstill7279 Рік тому +1

    7:55 The first year I was ever alive

  • @northwesternohiorailfan5622
    @northwesternohiorailfan5622 3 роки тому

    great video mike i love the shots and keep up the good work my friend

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail 3 роки тому +3

    4:57 *cue mike gasp*

  • @Unknown-wh6qt
    @Unknown-wh6qt 3 роки тому +1

    Nice man this is very cool

  • @jamesmcafee8348
    @jamesmcafee8348 3 роки тому

    Best railroad ever and I'm also a union Pacific kind of person too

  • @maisymaii
    @maisymaii 3 роки тому

    Wow that’s a great bnsf

  • @oyungerelaisingioro7072
    @oyungerelaisingioro7072 3 роки тому +4

    Can you do a train talk about BNSF 25th anniversary?

  • @Mnrr6131
    @Mnrr6131 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve actually never seen a BNSF loco or train. The only UP engines I saw was when that special train came through Harriman NY

    • @youraveragejoe2
      @youraveragejoe2 3 роки тому

      When this situation clears up you should go travel and see some.

  • @RailBrothersProductions
    @RailBrothersProductions 3 роки тому +1

    I didn't know BNSF still had some GE Santa Fe U-boats in 2003.

    • @AVeryRandomPerson
      @AVeryRandomPerson 3 роки тому +1

      I believe they disposed of their last one's in 2007.

  • @kevp9601
    @kevp9601 3 роки тому +1

    MAN! THAT WAS INTERESTING.

  • @FrogandFlangeVideo
    @FrogandFlangeVideo 3 роки тому

    Super great collection there !!!

  • @alco251b9
    @alco251b9 3 роки тому +1

    It’s weird to think that only 10-15 years ago that class ones weren’t infested with GEVOs

  • @fish2752
    @fish2752 3 роки тому +1

    Nice video!

  • @BNSF4475
    @BNSF4475 3 роки тому

    AWSOME!

  • @SDRefuse333
    @SDRefuse333 3 роки тому +1

    Nice Job Mike!

  • @Railfantastic
    @Railfantastic 3 роки тому

    Also, BNSF 6990 was the leader of a BNSF Grain train that derailed and caused a BNSF Crude Oil train to derail in 2013.

  • @manueldeltoro8398
    @manueldeltoro8398 3 роки тому +1

    Nice one going

  • @OntarioRailfan992
    @OntarioRailfan992 3 роки тому +1

    this was posted on my B-Day

  • @deborahmaciak5692
    @deborahmaciak5692 3 роки тому

    BNSF is the best! Someone make a book about the railroad!

  • @RC.EST16
    @RC.EST16 3 роки тому +1

    happy anniversary bnsf!!

  • @MidwestRailRacer
    @MidwestRailRacer 3 роки тому +6

    The best days of BNSF were 1995-2009. Rest of it is boring, and honestly sad.

    • @llewis6317
      @llewis6317 3 роки тому +4

      I agree. I liked when you saw a mix of power from its previous railroads, now you just see GEVO power.

    • @MidwestRailRacer
      @MidwestRailRacer 3 роки тому

      @@llewis6317 Exactly

  • @nah_144
    @nah_144 3 роки тому +1

    Happy birthday BNSF

  • @famous1803
    @famous1803 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Mike! Coaster Just Got Their First SC 44 Chargers!

  • @skittlesland5964
    @skittlesland5964 3 роки тому

    BNSF is my favorite train

  • @rachelmoynihan9171
    @rachelmoynihan9171 3 роки тому +1

    happy birthday BNSF :)

  • @AviationXR
    @AviationXR 3 роки тому +1

    Nice Video

  • @cabcar82
    @cabcar82 3 роки тому

    Awesome shots! I need to do this at some point.

  • @KILLUA957
    @KILLUA957 2 роки тому

    We need Santa Fe units back!

  • @Amtrakincalifornia
    @Amtrakincalifornia 3 роки тому

    good old days of burlington northern santa fe

  • @phillipbonner5215
    @phillipbonner5215 3 роки тому +2

    WOW 1:05:18 Great job.

  • @coolleo149
    @coolleo149 3 роки тому +2

    Happy anniversary BNSF. Wonder when Union Pacific is celebrating their anniversary. Btw they released their first ever BNSF anniversary GEVO

  • @aliefabdurrahman3302
    @aliefabdurrahman3302 3 роки тому

    8:06 first appearance of BNSF heritage livery 3 and ES44 series locomotive

  • @pauloconnor943
    @pauloconnor943 3 роки тому

    Nice!

  • @foxtrot7747
    @foxtrot7747 3 роки тому

    Wow. The old MTS trolleys. What a throwback! When did they retire them? I was born in 2005 and I remember seeing them for a while, but then stopped seeing them...

    • @foxtrot7747
      @foxtrot7747 3 роки тому

      2 more memories! When downtown San Diego wasn't a quiet zone! I miss that! Also the 15th street crossing in Del Mar wasn't a quiet zone!

  • @denisetindall1487
    @denisetindall1487 2 роки тому +1

    I like train videos videos on UA-cam 👍

  • @theunitedstates5217
    @theunitedstates5217 3 роки тому

    On the Burlington Northern, and the Santa Fe!