D-121: Empire of the North: The Forming of Burlington Northern D-109 Visit the old Third &

Visit the old Third & Townsend Station where the SP Coastline really begins

Visit "Espee" locations that were in and around Sacramento

California

many being the very last orders of engines and models

To quote Railfan & Railroad magazine

D-121: Empire of the North: The Forming of Burlington Northern D-109 Visit the old Third &Length: 1 hr. 30 minutes See the historic 1970 formation of Burlington Northern. See great vintage trains of Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago Burlington & Quincy and the Spokane Portland & Seattle from the 50s into the 70s. We bring the history of the James Hill Lines and how he reshaped the northwest. See the steam to early diesel transition of these lines. Follow the career of Chicago Burlington & Quincys, Ralph Budd. His early years as a