BNSF's Northern Transcon in Minnesota: The Staples Subdivision - FULL VIDEO (2003)

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• DE

  @DelayInBlockProductions · 3 years ago

  Another stellar video that deserves way more views.

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• AL

  @AlikStansberry · 3 years ago (edited)

  Honestly, BNSF’s early years were quite possibly its best. With just how much of the old and new equipment they had, plus H1 and 2 were new. I was very surprised to see Ex BN 1991 still in its Bicentennial livery at that time.<br><br>Thanks again for being all this classic BNSF footage back! And congrats on 10,000 supporters!

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• RO

  @roadrailmediagroup · 3 years ago

  No one told us we were in the good ole days before we left them! I loved watching early BNSF trains in the late 90s between at-bats in Brice Prairie, WI.

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• BN

  @BNSF1458 · 3 years ago

  WOW C vison, this was a spectacular presentation with loads of epic classic BNSF! That parade around the one hour mark had some incredible trains. Overall a wonderful video, I was surprised to see a few MRL locomotives. BN 1991 was awesome as well. Took me 3 days to watch but finally finished 😂Hopefully sometime I can make it out here, its about 2 hours from where I&apos;m at though so kinda a long way to go just for railfanning. <br><br>Question - where did you setup for that Mississippi river shot in Little Falls? Great shot there

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• CA

  @Carter_H · 3 years ago

  Awesome video! So many unique paint schemes, lashups, scenes and locomotives that are almost impossible to see with today&apos;s standards. It&apos;s incredibly surreal to also see BN 1991 during this era too with it&apos;s rusting fuel tank and faded flag. The BNSF early years were truly something to see!

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• AR

  @arthurschipper8906 · 10 months ago

  Love the military train and the old blue bonnet emd&apos;s!

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• CH

  @ChadsRailfanExperience · 3 years ago

  Some classic power still running the high priority stuff, I like it

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• BA

  @barbaradarnell7376 · 8 months ago

  It&apos;s &nbsp;nice to know where the trains are from and where they are going.Thank you.

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• SN

  @sntrainzchaserguy6883 · 3 years ago

  I hope you continue to post more railroad documentaries in the near future. Thank you very much.

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• NO

  @NorthlandTrains · 3 years ago

  Just extraordinary how different everything looked then compared to now, especially Big Lake &amp; eastward...

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• BA

  @barbaradarnell7376 · 8 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeD9qCodKEk&amp;t=5970">1:39:30</a> articulated covered hopper.

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• MR

  @MrBnsftrain · 3 years ago

  I absolutely love early BNSF (1995-2007) stuff! So many different locomotive models and liveries, and many major subdivisions still had long single-track sections. It will always surprise me that some BNSF orange locomotives had faded paint in less than ten years (like the example at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeD9qCodKEk&amp;t=353">5:53</a>, but that one was repainted before 2005)

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