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Welcome to the Burlington Northern Tribute Website - Spokane, Portland and Seattle Section. Here one will be able to obtain information on the Spokane, Portland and Seattle diesels which were apart of the Burlington Northern Railroad. On this page, there are tables which is the complete roster of Spokane, Portland and Seattle diesels which made it to the Burlington Northern Diesel Roster.
 
Over time, the rosters will be filled out with information, and thus to read about a specific locomotive, all one has to do is to click on the number wanted within the specified table. Enjoy your visit!

What's New

October 27, 2020 - C425 4265 has been added.

August 18, 2020 - GP9 1979 has been added.

Arpil 14, 2020 - C636 4360 has been added.

January 21, 2020 - C425 4252 has been added.

October 29, 2019 - C425 4258 has been added.

June 11, 2019 - C425 4257 has been added.

April 02, 2019 - GP9 1980 has been added.

January 22, 2019 - C425 4262 has been added.

November 13, 2018 - C636 4368 has been added.

September 04, 2018 - C636 4365 has been added.

June 26, 2018 - C636 4362 has been added.

April 17, 2018 - C425 4255 has been added.

February 06, 2018 - SW9 168 has been added.

October 31, 2017 - C425 4250 has been added.

August 22, 2017 - C424 4245 has been added.

June 13, 2017 - C636 4367 has been added.

April 04, 2017 - C425 4261 has been added.

February 28, 2017 - C424 4244 has been added.

January 24, 2017 - GP9 1976 has been added.

December 13, 2016 - C636 4369 has been added.

November 08, 2016 - C425 4256 has been added.

October 04, 2016 - C425 4259 has been added.

August 23, 2016 - C425 4254 has been added.

June 28, 2016 - GP9 1978 has been added.

May 03, 2016 - C425 4251 has been added.

March 29, 2016 - C424 4242 has been added.

March 29, 2016 - C424 4243 has been added.

February 23, 2016 - C636 4361 has been added.

January 19, 2016 - C424 4241 has been added.

December 08, 2015 - SW9 167 has been added.

September 29, 2015 - GP9 1975 has been added.

June 30, 2015 - C425 4253 has been added.

May 26, 2015 - C425 4260 has been added.

March 03, 2015 - SW9 169 has been added.

January 27, 2015 - C424 4240 has been added.

December 30, 2014 - C415 4011 has been added.

January 06, 2012 - C636 4363 has been added.

March 05, 2010 - C425 4264 has been added.

March 04, 2010 - Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Section brought on-line.

February 01, 2010 - The site is launched.


Rosters

SW9
167 168 169


GP9
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980


C415
4010 4011


C424
4240 4241 4242 4243 4244 4245 4246

BN 4240-4246 ex-SP&S 300-306 Built 6-64
4240 retired 8/18/80 to Kyle RR 2/82
4241 retired 10/25/79 Simon & Son 9/80
4242 destroyed by fire, Vancouver, WA 9-4-70
4243 retired 8/18/80 to Kyle RR # 4243 2/82
4244 retired 8/09/80 to Simon & Sons 9/80
4245 wrecked near Bend, OR 7-16-71 and scrapped
4246 retired 8/21/80 to Kyle rr # 4246 2/82


C425
4250 4251 4252 4253 4254 4255 4256 4257 4258 4259 4260 4261 4262 4263 4264 4265

BN 4250-4257 ex-SP&S 310-317 Built 6-8/65
BN 4258-4265 ex-SP&S 320-327 Built 5-6/66

Unlike most of BN's EMD's and GE's a number of the 16 Alco C425's were involved in mishaps that were fatal in the early BN years.

BN 4251 was destroyed by fire at Vancouver, WA 9-4-70 and scrapped.
BN 4261 wrecked near Bend, OR 7-16-71 and retired.
BN 4250 wrecked at Paxton, OR 5-14-72 and retired.
BN 4265 wrecked near Madras, OR 2-18-74 and retired.

The remaining 12 units survived to 1980 when they were all retired. These C425's were all sold to the Kyle RR, 4252, 4255-4258, 4260, 4262-4264. Some have since been scrapped while others were sold to different shortlines.

KYLE 4252, 4255, 4263-4264 later went to IHRC (Indiana HiRail) before being sold off to other shortlines.
4258 and 4260 went to DMV (Dakota, Missouri Valley) but are no longer on that roster.

BN 4253-4254 and 4259 were sold to Simon and Sons and scrapped.


C636
4360 4361 4362 4363 4364 4365 4366 4367 4368 4369

The class series info for all 10 C636's:

BN 4360-4365 ex-SP&S 330-335 Built 12/67-1/68
BN 4366-4369 ex-SP&S 340-343 Built 11/68

All 10 were retired by end of 1980 and scrapped but 4366 which was sold by Chrome Crankshaft to Hamersley Iron (Australia) in place of wrecked C&O C636 and rebuilt to RRIA CM40-8M 9417.