Great Northern Pacific

BNSF RAILWAY 2007 LOCOMOTIVE REVIEW and DIAGRAMS II. By Robert C. Del Grosso. This eighth book in the series book catalogues BNSF Railway’s 6,193 owned and 350 leased locomotives by roster number series and model groups with coverage through January 31, 2007. The general format is a 100% line-by-line roster reflecting builder data, renumber and repaint dates. Color photographs represent each locomotive model. Other sections include retirements, new motive power, the new Bold Heritage locomotive paint scheme, Remote Control Platforms, fleet evolution, Green Goats, the new GenSets, and a listing of maintenance shops showing where each locomotive is assigned for maintenance. Never before published are 35 pages of official locomotive diagram and tech spec sheets (folios) of all models fully retired from the fleet (the BNSF 2006 Review included those models currently on the roster). Hardcover • 6"x9" format • 176 pages • heavyduty 100 lb. paper stock • 215 color photos. Cover $48.00. 
Close out Price $25.00 

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD CABOOSES, 1970-1995. By Robert C. Del Grosso. This detailed pictorial history book illustrates all cabooses owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad over its 25-year history. Included are those acquired upon merger with the GN, SP&S, NP and CB&Q in March 1970, C&S and FW&D in 1980, the Frisco in 1981, and newly acquired. The 290 color photos include new and pre-merger paint schemes renumbered into the BN number system. Reviewed is the BN caboose rebuild program of 1990-1991 and 30 cabooses rebuilt into gray bunkhouse Univans for MofW operations. Cabooses are listed in numerical order by group, photo examples, and BN line drawing diagram sheets showing dimensions and specifications. This book is perfect for both BN and pre-merger historians and modeler. Hardcover – 8-1/2”x11” format, 120 pages, heavy-duty 100 lb. text paper stock. Cover $55.00. GNP Price $40.00

BNSF RAILWAY - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STYLE, Cajon Pass, Tehachapi Pass and Across the Mojave Desert by Robert C. Del Grosso. ©2005 This book is both a pictorial and descriptive tour of the BNSF Railway over Cajon and Tehachapi Passes and across the Mojave Desert. Discussed are operations, traffic corridors, histories, facilities, train watching sites, data, maps and other information about each. Included are bits of Santa Fe history as to original mainline construction and stories on how the routes originally were trails, wagon roads, highways, and then railways. The 119 color photos are train panoramas dated 1996-2005 showing the routes and terrain, and illustrate the locomotives and paint schemes used during various time periods. The Trackside Tour sections describe the routes as a guide to the best sites to see trains. The book’s theme is “The countryside through which the BNSF Railway operates – “Southern California Style,” written from a view and flavor both railway employees and train watchers will find informative and entertaining. Hardcover • 8.5”x11” format • 112 pages • 100 lb. paper stock.
GNP Price $40.00  

BNSF RAILWAY FREIGHT CARS, Volume One by Robert C. Del Grosso is a collection of selected new and merger-acquired freight cars in various BNSF color schemes that represent the entire fleet. Included are Auto Racks, Intermodal Well, Box, Gondola, Coal, Wood Chip, Coil, Flat, Bulkhead, Hopper, FleXi-Beam, Centerbeam and Reefers. Each series is summarized with historical information related to the car itself. Almost every car series includes freight car diagrams with crucial dimensions, specifications, and capacities. Major statistics include an annual inventory over an 8-year period showing totals of those renumbered and repainted into BNSF to include those remaining in the pre-merger reporting mark. Most of the photos measure 7.5” wide so car details may be easily seen. Glossary of railroad and freight car terms. Excellent for the modeler and a technical reference for the equipment folks. 8.5”x11”, Hardbound, 112 pages on quality 100 lb. stock, 212 color photos. ∙ $49.95
GNP price……$40.00  

BNSF NORTHWEST, A PART of the WHOLE, THE BNSF RAILWAY in the PACIFIC NORTHWEST by Robert C. Del Grosso. BNSF Northwest is a detailed description of BNSF Railway operations within the Northwest since the corporate merger in September 1995. As everyone knows, BNSF in the Northwest is the end result of the railways that came before it. All mainline routes are therefore discussed thoroughly as to their histories. The complete SP&S is represented, NP with its Stampede Pass and “Funnel” route, and GN with its Stevens Pass, Marias Pass and the Hi Line. The BN is discussed as to its operations in the Northwest during its 26-year history. It did far more than was generally given credit for. Included are line closures, its development of the intermodal business, and how it changed the faces of the railroad lines that merged into it. The BNSF is phased in as to how it carried on after the BN. Feature stories include the major commodities that sustain BNSF Northwest, i.e. grain, intermodal and Canadian carload traffic, the new Pacific Coast/I-5 Corridor, and the 7-year track capacity expansion plan that progressed for three years (that included the “Funnel” and reopening Stampede Pass), but was abruptly discontinued after 3 years and never explained. Read how Canadian port and rail operations dented BNSF Northwest in terms of intermodal growth.

by Robert C. Del Grosso. Anemic railroad traffic growth nationwide, aggressive competition by the UP and strong Canadian competition made 1999 a year of reckoning for the BNSF - perhaps enticing it to team up with the Canadian National Railway to leverage stronger future growth. These issues are part of the continuing historical saga of the BNSF since 1994 by Del Grosso in his overview of the BNSF for 1999. Also detailed are Intermodal, Grain and Coal, BNSF's lifeblood commodities Where The Traffic Is - eight fold-out maps showing east-west tonnages on the entire system BNSF Freight Cars - The New Look BN Cabooses Still In Service BN Jordans Into the BNSF 16-page Color Pictorial 1999 Locomotive Roster and Summary Units Retired in 1999 1999 Renumberings 1999 Heritage Repaints 240 b&w halftones 128 pages 8½"x11" Soft Cover $38.95
GNP Price........... $20.00