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Burlington Northern Diesel Roster (All-Time)

Published: November 13, 2026

By: Adam Burns

These tables count the diesel locomotives Burlington Northern bought new. The first units on the builder lists are GP38s finished in February 1970 and billed to Burlington Northern. The railroad itself began at 12:01 a.m. on March 2, 1970. The company story, from the Hill Lines through the Santa Fe combination, is the Burlington Northern page. There is no steam roster on this railroad. The steam belongs to the companies that were merged.

Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle locomotives stay on those company pages. The Frisco fleet stays on the Frisco diesel roster. Colorado & Southern and Fort Worth and Denver locomotives built through the merger stay on the Burlington diesel roster. Three later groups from those subsidiaries are in the tables below: Colorado & Southern SD45s of 1971, Colorado & Southern SD40-2s from 1972, and Fort Worth and Denver GP38-2s 2150–2154 of June 1980. GP50s 3100–3109 were ordered by the Frisco in December 1980 and delivered under these Burlington Northern numbers. No. 3100 wore Frisco colors. The other nine came in Cascade Green. The Frisco diesel roster does not count them.

A renumber is the same locomotive. A rebuild of the same frame is the same locomotive. Electro-Motive later rebuilt predecessor GP30s, GP35s, and GP40s into GP39Es and GP40Es, in the 2750s, the 2900s, and 3550–3555. Those were not new purchases, and they are not rows below. The tables run through December 30, 1996, the last independent day. The operating railroads merged on December 31, 1996. A few completions in the first half of 1996 are already billed, on the builder list, to Burlington Northern Santa Fe, or to Burlington Northern & Santa Fe. The note on those rows gives the customer name the list prints.

SD70MACs descending Crawford Hill in Nebraska with westbound coal empties in September 1996

SD70MACs descend Crawford Hill in Nebraska with westbound empties in September 1996, the last autumn of the Burlington Northern as its own railroad. Warren Calloway photo.

On this page: At a glance · Electro-Motive · General Electric

At a glance

ItemDetail
RailroadBurlington Northern. Mark BN. Company Burlington Northern
What is countedLocomotives built new for Burlington Northern through December 30, 1996, plus the Colorado & Southern and Fort Worth and Denver orders named in the tables
BuildersElectro-Motive and General Electric
Electro-MotiveSwitchers, four-axle road switchers, SD40s, SD45s, F45s, SD40-2s, and the later SD60 and SD70MAC coal power. Serials are Andre Kristopans, one order to a row
General ElectricU33Cs, U30Cs, C30-7s, and cabless B30-7A boosters
Predecessor locomotivesGreat Northern, Northern Pacific, the Burlington, the Spokane, Portland & Seattle, and the Frisco. Rebuilds of those frames stay with them
After December 30, 1996Completions dated 1997 and later belong to the merged railroad
SteamNone on this railroad. The steam belongs to the companies that were merged

Electro-Motive

Electro-Motive built the new switchers, the four-axle road switchers, and the six-axle coal power. The SW1000s and the one SW1500 order are the new yard units. GP38s 2072–2077 were finished in February 1970, before the merger morning, and the list bills them to Burlington Northern. GP38-2s followed, including Fort Worth and Denver 2150–2154. The GP39-2s are 2700–2739. The GP50s are the Frisco order of December 1980 and two further orders in 1985. The last of those, 3158–3162, are the crew-cab units.

Six-axle purchases begin with SD40s 6300–6324, the SD45s, and the F45s. The SD40-2 then became the coal locomotive. Colorado & Southern SD40-2s sit on their own orders, including the single units 980 and 996. Five SD40-2SS units, 7049–7053, are the Super Series locomotives and sit outside the plain SD40-2 rows. SD60s, SD60Ms, and SD60MACs came next. The wide-nose SD60Ms, the SD60MACs, and the SD70MACs were built at London, Ontario, except the two SD60MACs of June 1991, which the list does not mark as London. The SD70MAC number cell keeps 9400 where the list prints it, between 9402 and 9403. SD75Ms 8251–8275 were finished in March 1996, built by General Motors Diesel, and the customer line reads Burlington Northern & Santa Fe. SD75Is 8276–8301, the next numbers on that list, are dated October through December 1997, after the last independent day.

SD40-2 7062 and General Electric locomotives at Texline, Texas, on the Fort Worth and Denver, circa 1984

SD40-2 No. 7062 and several General Electric units wait for a relief crew at Texline, Texas, on the Fort Worth and Denver, circa 1984. Mike Bledsoe photo. American-Rails.com collection.

ModelRoad numbersQtySerialOrderBuiltNotes
SW1000435–4491535882–358964589December 1970–January 1971—
SW1000427–434836353–363607260January–February 1971—
SW1000375–389154610-1–4610-154610January–February 1972—
SW1000390–39454624-1–4624-54624October 1972—
SW1500310–3241571605-1–71605-1571605January 1973—
GP382072–2076535995–359995754February 1970Billed to Burlington Northern. Finished in February 1970
GP3820771360007239February 1970Billed to Burlington Northern. Finished in February 1970
GP38-22078–2087107369-1–7369-107369May 1972—
GP38-22088–21092274674-1–74674-2274674November 1974—
GP38-22150–21545796299-1–796299-5796299June 1980Fort Worth and Denver
GP39-22700–273940806037-1–806037-40806037March–April 1981—
GP503100–310910796331-1–796331-10796331December 1980Ordered by the Frisco. No. 3100 wore Frisco colors. The other nine came in Cascade Green
GP503110–315748847065-1–847065-48847065June–November 1985—
GP503158–31625847073-1–847073-5847073November 1985Crew cab
SD406300–6324255801-1–5801-255801October–November 1971—
SD456472–64912036361–363807261June–July 1970—
SD456492–6497636794–367997279August–September 1970—
SD456498–65424537106–371505773May–August 1971—
SD45868–874738366–383725788October 1971Colorado & Southern
SD456543–6567255794-1–5794-255794November–December 1971—
F456614–66251236341–363525762July–September 1970—
F456626–66452037166–371855774April–May 1971—
SD40-26325–6339155803-1–5803-155803February 1972—
SD40-2900–917185812-1–5812-185812March–May 1972Colorado & Southern
SD40-26340–63632472639-1–72639-2472639March–April 1973—
SD40-26364–63751272682-1–72682-1272682March–April 1973—
SD40-26824–68361373601-1–73601-1373601November–December 1973—
SD40-26917–69281273615-1–73615-1273615November–December 1973—
SD40-2918–925873666-1–73666-873666February 1974Colorado & Southern
SD40-2980173668-173668February 1974Colorado & Southern
SD40-2996173669-173669February 1974Colorado & Southern
SD40-26376–63851074600-1–74600-1074600April 1974—
SD40-2950–9591074648-1–74648-1074648November 1974Colorado & Southern
SD40-26700–6707874660-1–74660-874660December 1974—
SD40-26708–674235756072-1–756072-35756072February–March 1976—
SD40-26743–67475756082-1–756082-5756082March 1976—
SD40-26748–67525756083-1–756083-5756083March 1976—
SD40-26753–677220766010-1–766010-20766010November–December 1976—
SD40-26773–67808766024-1–766024-8766024May 1977—
SD40-2930–9312766024-9–766024-10766024May 1977Colorado & Southern
SD40-28000–800910766025-1–766025-10766025May 1977—
SD40-2932–9365766025-11–766025-15766025May 1977Colorado & Southern
SD40-2937–949, 960–96115766070-1–766070-15766070June 1977Colorado & Southern
SD40-26781–67855766071-1–766071-5766071November 1977—
SD40-26786–67905766072-1–766072-5766072December 1977—
SD40-26791–6799, 7000–702838776053-1–776053-38776053November–December 1977—
SD40-27029–7048, 8010–802940776055-1–776055-30776055February–March 1978—
SD40-27054–70629776056-1–776056-9776056June 1978—
SD40-27063–707412776057-1–776057-12776057July 1978—
SD40-27832–785524776057-13–776057-37776057July–August 1978Lettered Colorado & Southern
SD40-27856–787823786001-1–786001-13786001September–October 1978Lettered Colorado & Southern
SD40-27075–712551786166-1–786166-51786166October–December 1978—
SD40-27126–716035786173-1–786173-35786173January–February 1979—
SD40-27868–788821786173-36–786173-55786173March–April 1979Lettered Colorado & Southern
SD40-27161–71666786173-56–786173-61786173April 1979—
SD40-27889–792335786173-62–786173-96786173April–July 1979Lettered Colorado & Southern
SD40-280301786173-97786173July 1979—
SD40-28031–807343786216-1–786216-43786216August–December 1979—
SD40-27236–729156786252-1–786252-56786252January–April 1980—
SD40-27924–794017786252-57–786252-73786252April–May 1980Lettered Colorado & Southern
SD40-28090–818192786256-1–786256-92786256May–July 1980—
SD40-2SS7049–70535776083-1–776083-5776083March–April 1978Super Series
SD608300–83023847070-1–847070-3847070November 1985—
SD60M9200–924950887033-1–887033-50887033December 1989–March 1990Built at London, Ontario. Plant order C491
SD60M9250–9298, 199150897049-1–897049-50897049January–March 1991Built at London, Ontario. Plant order C493. The list prints 1991 as the last number
SD60MAC9500–95012896011-1–896011-2896011June 1991—
SD60MAC9502–95032906127-1–906127-2906127June and September 1992Built at London, Ontario
SD70MAC9401–9402, 9400, 9403–947475926335-1–926335-75926335November 1993–September 1994Built at London, Ontario. The list prints 9400 between 9402 and 9403
SD70MAC9475–9499, 9504–954163936445-1–936445-63936445August 1994–March 1995Built at London, Ontario
SD70MAC9542–957130946555-1–946555-30946555November 1994–January 1995Built at London, Ontario
SD70MAC9572–9710139946565-1–946565-139946565March–December 1995Built at London, Ontario
SD70MAC9711–97122946565-140–946565-141946565January 1996Built at London, Ontario. Builder customer Burlington Northern Santa Fe
SD70MAC9713–97164946585-1–946585-4946585June–July 1995Built at London, Ontario
SD70MAC9717–977559956615-1–956615-59956615January–May 1996Built at London, Ontario. Builder customer Burlington Northern Santa Fe
SD75M8251–827525956608-1–956608-25956608December 1995–March 1996Built by General Motors Diesel. Builder customer Burlington Northern & Santa Fe

General Electric

General Electric new power begins with U33Cs 5725–5763. Great Northern and Northern Pacific U33Cs on the same model page are earlier locomotives. U30Cs follow. Colorado & Southern 890–893, built in 1968, are already on the Burlington diesel roster. The model page marks 5300–5305 and 5353–5364 as a first group and a second group, with different serials, so both builds are rows. The first 5300s were renumbered 5800–5805 in 1973, and the first 5353s were renumbered 5900–5911 the same year. The second groups took the original numbers again.

C30-7s are the Dash 7 coal units, from 5500 in September 1976 through 5141 in 1981. The cabless B30-7A boosters are 4000–4119. Frisco B30-7s 863–870 were built for the Frisco in December 1977 and stay on the Frisco roster. Three B32-8s, 5497–5499, ran in Burlington Northern numbers in January 1984. The model page says General Electric owned them, and they went back to Erie. Leased LMX units are a lessor fleet. The first C44-9W order on the model page is billed to Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and the completion dates run from August 1996 into January 1997. That page gives the order as one row and does not separate the 1996 completions. This table stops at December 30, 1996. Later Dash 9s are dated 1997 and after.

ModelRoad numbersQtySerialOrderBuiltNotes
U33C5725–57341037685–376941841February–March 1971—
U33C5735–57632937972–380001853July–September 1971—
U30C5300–5305638241–382461855January 1972First group. Renumbered 5800–5805 in 1973
U30C5306–53191438247–382601855January 1972—
U30C5320–53341538350–383641883March–May 1972—
U30C5335–53521838556–385731804November–December 1972—
U30C5353–53641238574–385851804December 1972First group. Renumbered 5900–5911 in 1973
U30C5912–5918739282–392881821July 1973—
U30C5806–5813839289–392961821July 1973—
U30C5814–58231039419–394281821November–December 1973—
U30C5919–59281039429–394381835November–December 1973—
U30C5824–58331039713–39731 (Odds Only)1821April–May 1974—
U30C5929–59381039714–39732 (Evens Only)1855April–May 1974—
U30C5365–53943039924–399531884August–November 1974—
U30C5353–53641240378–403891811May 1975Second group. Same numbers as the December 1972 group, new serials
U30C5300–5305640390–403951811May 1975Second group. Same numbers as the January 1972 group, new serials
U30C5834–5835240396, 403981811April–May 1974The model page dates this pair April–May 1974
U30C5939–5944640397–40607 (Odds Only)1855June 1975Serial cell copied as printed
U30C5836–5839440600–40606 (Evens Only)1811June 1975—
C30-75001–5007742201–422071801June 1979—
C30-75500–550910414001839September–December 1976The model page prints serial 41400 for these ten
C30-75510–55292041533–415521843April–July 1977—
C30-75530–55441541594–416081847November–December 1977—
C30-75545–55662241957–419781863September–October 1978—
C30-75567–55811542168–421821891January–February 1979—
C30-75582–55991842183–422001801June 1979—
C30-75008–5009242571–425721811September 1979—
C30-750001425731811October 1979—
C30-75010–50463742574–426101811September–November 1979—
C30-75047–50752942839–428671824March–July 1980—
C30-75076–51113642868–429031826April–June 1980—
C30-75112–51261542904–429181831July 1980—
C30-75127–51411543162–431761864/1874March–June 1981—
B30-7A(B)4000–40212243975–439961471June 1982Cabless booster
B30-7A(B)4022–4028743997–440031471July 1982Cabless booster
B30-7A(B)4029–40421444004–440171471August 1982Cabless booster
B30-7A(B)4043–40521044018–440271471September 1982Cabless booster
B30-7A(B)4053–40671544411–444251481August 1983Cabless booster
B30-7A(B)4068–40902344426–444481481September 1983Cabless booster
B30-7A(B)4091–41192944449–444771481October 1983Cabless booster

Related reading

Sources

  • Andre Kristopans, Electro-Motive production lists preserved at Utah Rails: the 40 series (September 11, 2014), the Dash-2 series (October 28, 2017), the 50 series (September 11, 2014), the 60 and 70 series (October 11, 2022), switchers with 645 engines (September 10, 2014), and the oddball list (October 4, 2017). One order is one row. The GP39E and GP40E rebuilds are on the oddball list and are not added here. Serial cells that do not match the road numbers are copied from those lists.
  • General Electric U33C production roster, american-rails.com/38213.html, for Burlington Northern 5725–5763. Great Northern 2530–2544 and Northern Pacific 3300–3309 on that page are earlier locomotives.
  • General Electric U30C production roster, american-rails.com/38344.html, for the Burlington Northern U30C rows, including the first and second uses of 5300–5305 and 5353–5364. Colorado & Southern 890–893 on that page are the 1968 locomotives already on the Burlington diesel roster.
  • General Electric C30-7 production roster, american-rails.com/42839.html, for the Burlington Northern C30-7 rows. The 5500–5509 serial cell is printed there as 41400.
  • General Electric B30-7 and B30-7A production roster, american-rails.com/43275.html, for cabless B30-7A boosters 4000–4119. Frisco B30-7s 863–870 on that page stay with the Frisco.
  • General Electric B32-8 production roster, american-rails.com/46116.html, for 5497–5499. That page says the three units were General Electric property and were not acquired.
  • General Electric C44-9W production roster, american-rails.com/52602.html, for the order billed to Burlington Northern Santa Fe with completion dates from August 1996 into January 1997. The page does not split that order, so it is not a row here.
  • EMD GP50 production roster, american-rails.com/786251.html, for the statement that the ten units of December 1980 were ordered by the Frisco, that No. 3100 wore Frisco colors, and that the other nine came in Cascade Green. The builder line on the Kristopans list is Burlington Northern 3100–3109.

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    Southern Pacific diesel roster with builder serials, order numbers, Texas and New Orleans numbers, and the 1965 renumbering. Alco, Baldwin, Fairbanks-Morse, Electro-Motive, General Electric, Krauss-Ma…

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  33. Southern Pacific Steam Roster: Post 1900

    Nov 09, 26 11:56 PM

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    Southern Pacific steam locomotives built since 1900. Pacific Lines, Texas and Louisiana Lines, cab-forwards, the GS 4-8-4s, and five narrow-gauge Ten-Wheelers. The quantity column counts the rows as p…

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  34. Canal Street Yard Assessment Stays Open Through December 7

    Nov 09, 26 01:07 PM

    The FRA signed the Canal Street Yard environmental assessment on November 6, 2026. Public inspection runs through December 7, and meeting dates are not confirmed.

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  35. NS Legacy Cab-Signal Comments Are Due November 9

    Nov 09, 26 01:05 PM

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    The FRA must receive comments by November 9, 2026, on a Norfolk Southern plan to drop legacy cab signals on 14 line segments and rely on positive train control.

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  36. Elimination Grant of $27.8 Million Reaches Scott Road in Allen County

    Nov 09, 26 12:53 PM

    Allen County received $27,878,116, also stated as $27.8 million, to design and build a grade separation where Scott Road crosses Norfolk Southern.

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  37. Vermont Receives $60.3 Million for the Western Corridor

    Nov 09, 26 12:45 PM

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    Vermont will receive $60.3 million to rehabilitate about 60 miles of the Western Corridor. The delegation quote also calls the sum $60 million.

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  38. Burlingame Grade Separation Wins a Federal Grant

    Nov 09, 26 10:42 AM

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    Rep. Kevin Mullin said on November 5, 2026 that the FRA awarded $90.4 million for the Caltrain Broadway grade separation in Burlingame. Early work is expected in May 2027.

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  39. Orange County Rail Line Gets a Coastal Permit

    Nov 09, 26 10:18 AM

    The California Coastal Commission on November 5, 2026 approved a 10-year permit for the San Clemente rail line, including about 690,000 cubic yards of sand.

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  40. Railroad Quiet Zones Are Reinstated in St. Louis

    Nov 09, 26 10:14 AM

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    St. Louis said on November 6, 2026 that the FRA reinstated the city quiet zones. Horns are to stop after railroad systems are updated.

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  41. Southern Pacific Railroad: Map, History, Logo

    Nov 08, 26 01:58 PM

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    The Southern Pacific, from the December 2, 1865 charter and the Big Four to Sprint, the Rio Grande Industries purchase of 1988, and the Union Pacific merger of February 1, 1997.

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  42. California Awards Flexible Rail Aid to Nine Projects

    Nov 08, 26 01:15 PM

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    CalSTA on November 5, 2026 awarded $66.58 million in flexible State Rail Assistance to nine California projects. Each amount in the summary is a cap, printed as up to.

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  43. CSX Leaves Three Days Out of the Weekly Reports

    Nov 08, 26 12:02 PM

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    CSX told the Surface Transportation Board it cannot recover October 27-29 data for the EP 724 and EP 787 reports covering the week ending October 30, 2026.

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  44. NJ Transit Advances Three Station Housing Projects

    Nov 08, 26 11:56 AM

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    NJ Transit on November 5, 2026 advanced station projects in Jersey City, Bound Brook, and Morristown. The three are projected to add more than 1,000 homes.

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  45. River Fox Train Wraps a Locomotive for America 250

    Nov 08, 26 11:06 AM

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    The River Fox Train in West Sacramento wrapped a locomotive with America 250 markings, the American flag, and the Sacramento skyline. The wrap is expected to stay through 2027.

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  46. California Keeps Metrolink Service in the 2027 Budget

    Nov 07, 26 11:35 PM

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    Metrolink says a California State Transportation Agency grant lets the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget keep service at current levels. The board hearing is November 13, 2026.

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  47. WM's 4-6-6-4 Locomotives (M-2): Specs, Roster, History

    Nov 07, 26 04:37 PM

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    Western Maryland class M-2, twelve Baldwin 4-6-6-4s numbered 1201-1212, built in 1940 and 1941 for Hagerstown-Connellsville fast freight. Roster, specifications, and retirement in 1952-1953.

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  48. Missouri Pacific Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Nov 07, 26 04:26 PM

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    Missouri Pacific diesel roster with builder serials, order numbers, subsidiary lettering, and renumberings. Alco, Baldwin, Electro-Motive, and General Electric. Texas and Pacific locomotives are on th…

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  49. Missouri Pacific Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)

    Nov 07, 26 04:21 PM

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    Missouri Pacific steam locomotives built since 1900. Drury quantity column 1,439. Sedalia rebuilds counted once, 1,407 frames. Last steam was 0-6-0 9301 in November 1955.

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  50. Missouri Pacific Railroad: Map, Locomotives, Logo, History

    Nov 07, 26 04:19 PM

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    The Missouri Pacific was a large Midwestern that carried a long history of financial difficulty until later years.

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