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Pictures of BN 6234
 
Owner: Burlington Northern
Model:EMD SD9Built As:CS 839 (SD9)
Serial Number:25159Order No:5589
Frame Number:5589-9Built:4/1959
Notes:Ex CS, to BNSF, to MNTX: To BN, to CS.
Other locos with this serial:  BNSF 6234(SD9) BN 6234(SD9) MNTX 6234(SD9) CS 839(SD9)
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Experts At Work
Title:  Experts At Work
Description:  Noel (out of sight in engine cab), Larry (on front walkway) and Eric (next to A-11) smoothly re-couple BN 6234 to the back end of the train prior to returning to Osceola.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 2:28:54 PM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  518   Comments: 0
Preparing To Run Around The Train
Title:  Preparing To Run Around The Train
Description:  The MTM crew prepares to make their runaround move to the other end of the train prior to the return trip to Osceola. Note the classic crossbuck in the right background.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 8:36:52 PM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
Watching The Show
Title:  Watching The Show
Description:  A family who took the Osceola-Dresser train watches as the crew runs the 6234 down the siding as they make their runaround move prior to the return trip to Osceola.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 8:37:31 PM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
Almost There
Title:  Almost There
Description:  The 11 A.M. combination pizza/regular train run to Marine on St. Croix races across 199th Street. The train is only a few miles from its destination.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 8:53:32 PM
Location:  Otisville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
Thanks Guys!
Title:  Thanks Guys!
Description:  Larry ties down the 6234 prior to heading home for$the day. Soon a fresh crew will arrive to man her for the evening dinner train to Marine on St. Croix. Thanks to the kindness of MTM members Nick, Noel, and Larry, I got to enjoy a cab ride in the 6234 from Dresser to Osceola. Thanks guys! :-)
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 9:19:57 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
The Train Is In!
Title:  The Train Is In!
Description:  The train to Marine on St. Croix, MN returns to Osceola with good ol' BN 6234 on the point.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 6:38:15 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Tying Her Down And Going Home
Title:  Tying Her Down And Going Home
Description:  As Noel (at right) heads for home, Larry (at left) works on tying the 6234 down after the return run from Dresser.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 9:19:03 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
BN 6234 And NP 1102
Title:  BN 6234 And NP 1102
Description:  This engine and RPO/passenger combine look good together. Train was just in from Marine on St. Croix.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 7:47:36 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
BN 6234 At Rest
Title:  BN 6234 At Rest
Description:  BN gem 6234 rests on the house track at Osceola on Memorial Day weekend 2017.
Photo Date:  5/27/2017  Upload Date: 5/27/2017 11:21:47 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
Cascade Green Gem
Title:  Cascade Green Gem
Description:  Minnesota Transportation Museum's classic Burlington Northern SD9 attracts visitors while on display at St. Paul Union Depot for National Train Day 2018. MTM's Train Days display train, led by their Soo Line-painted ex-Rock Island geep, is in the left background.
Photo Date:  5/5/2018  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:47:51 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9) MNTX 559(GP7)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
Long Hood Forward
Title:  Long Hood Forward
Description:  Back from Dresser, the 6234 is now running long hood forward, and will do so all the way to Marine on St. Croix, MN, where the crew will take her to the other end of the train for the return run to Osceola.
Photo Date:  7/6/2019  Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:21:06 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  143   Comments: 1
Glimpse Of The 6234
Title:  Glimpse Of The 6234
Description:  First thing I saw when I got to Osceola this day was Burlington Northern 6234 and the MTM crew, back from the first run to Marine on St. Croix on the long July 4th weekend.
Photo Date:  7/6/2019  Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:11:45 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  128   Comments: 1
Here Comes Downtown
Title:  Here Comes Downtown
Description:  The train to Dresser approaches downtown Dresser with the afternoon train to that locale.
Photo Date:  7/6/2019  Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:31:38 PM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
"Hello, Dresser, Hel-lo!"
Title:  "Hello, Dresser, Hel-lo!"
Description:  The train to Dresser reaches its destination, the town's vibrant Soo Line depot, on time, as usual. To paraphrase Scatman C. from "Silver Streak": "Hello Dresser, hel-lo! Gotta drink to that." :-)
Photo Date:  7/6/2019  Upload Date: 7/9/2019 7:39:39 PM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  206   Comments: 2
Charging The Depot
Title:  Charging The Depot
Description:  The Dresser train charges into the Osceola deport grounds after backing up to get up enough speed so the MTM volunteer aboard Northern Pacific RPO 1102 can grab the mail sack on display there "on the fly", just like in the old days.
Photo Date:  7/6/2019  Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:15:16 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  149   Comments: 1
Almost To The Mail Bag
Title:  Almost To The Mail Bag
Description:  The Dresser train enters the Osceola depot grounds, seconds away from snatching the mail bag "on the fly."
Photo Date:  7/6/2019  Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:36:49 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Off To Marine
Title:  Off To Marine
Description:  The afternoon train to Marine on St. Croix is off on a somewhat humid but otherwise pleasant Saturday afternoon during the long July 4 weekend.
Photo Date:  7/6/2019  Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:37:32 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  270   Comments: 1
Just About Ready
Title:  Just About Ready
Description:  The afternoon train to Marine on St. Croix, MN, is just about ready to go, as a volunteer gives the cars a pre-departure inspection.
Photo Date:  7/9/2019  Upload Date: 7/11/2019 7:41:21 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  128   Comments: 0

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