BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD MERGER

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[@glennso47]

I had a great uncle who worked for CB&Q out of Savanna Illinois. When I had to go to Chicago to join the military, he accompanied me and we rode the CB&Q. This was in 1966. By 1970 there were no passenger trains.

[@Greatdome99]

6:00: No detour. NP/BN Wallace Branch trains used MILW tracks between Haugen and St. Regis MT after its tracks washed out in the ~1920s-30s.

[@peters1127]

Excellent Video, Thank you.

[@Peter-mt6lg]

Very interesting.

[@robertmoir5695]

Those too were the days I miss them It was a hard time for me too I did n t know what was going on or anything Later I found what happened Interstate highways brought about the demise of commercial passenger trains So did the airports I d like to enjoy this video

[@rzmiscera]

I’m old and my dad worked for Northern Pacific ,I live through and heard of all the mergers as a child.

[@CurtisSchukei]

Good video. Gotta love the variety of motor power and cabooses,, along with spectacular scenery

[@robertmoir5695]

I also like the videos with the train cabooses at the end of the freight trains

[@tommyhaynes9157]

This is FANTASTIC

[@TwoRailfans]

Great video!

[@stephenheath8465]

The Burlington Northern Merger saved the American Rail Industry is straight Facts

[@feminazislayer]

The rock island went all the way to Amarillo TX theres rock island stamped into the bridges here. Looks like from the 50s

[@3RTracing]

my dad was in freight management at the GN Western HQ at 4th and Union in downtown Seattle. The largest percentage of all phases of the 4 entities lobbied for the new merger line to be called The Great Northern Pacific. But by a number of slight of hand moves, the CB & Q brass came up with the BN name, and it stuck. Management was originally to be GN, but as you note a former NP and then CB&Q president became the new BN leader. Thousands of pissed off GN, NP and SP&S workers were not happy about the name or the new leadership.

[@TransformerDad]

Alcos sound cool, but GE's in notch 8 are cool too. 13:25

[@johnalder6028]

The gov't could help sweeten the kitty to make operating passenger trains more feasible.

[@mr.sir.]

The GN merger was a absolute mistake. BN ruined any hope for restored steam and the later BNSF really put the nail in the coffin for us. Lost most shippers local in my state where GN ran plus rail traffic is all exports of our grain to sino-soviet china

[@johnalder6028]

I think that when railroads merge the merging lines should be required to each operate a passenger train . They should be required to give back to the communities they operate in. Good video.

[@joelnordstrom8049]

Sounds good in theory, but it may not always work out in real life

[@glennso47]

Unions ruined a lot of things

[@MrRFAvery]

A lot of union rules have helped ruin the railroads.