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BN Rebuilt ex-GN Cabooses
GN cabooses were used in two rebuild programs on the Burlington Northern:
During the last quarter of 1985 BN rebuilt 35 cabooses at its Springfield, MO shops into Maintenance of Way 'Univans' for use as on-site offices and bunk cars. These cabooses were all equipped with air conditioners and propane heaters. Univan cabooses are easily identified by their grey color, roof mounted air conditioners and half-height windows. Six of these cabooses were of GN heritage. Some of these are still in service or converted to semi-permanent offices. |
BN 'Univan'# |
ORIGINAL BN# |
FORMER GN# |
DATE CONVERTED |
968751 968760 968761 968764 968776 968779 |
10146 10092 10156 10172 10259 10095 |
X106 X132 X96 X92 X64 X135 |
10/24/1985 11/08/1985 1/6/1986 1/6/1986 1/6/1986 1/6/1986 |
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In a second program carried out in 1990 and 1991 the Burlington Northern had 125 of its steel cabooses rebuilt to as-new condition by Western Fruit Express in Spokane, WA. Of these, 12 were former Great Northern cabooses. Most of these cabooses are still in service on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe. |
BN REBUILT# |
ORIGINAL BN# |
FORMER GN# |
DATE CONVERTED |
12543 12547 12552 12562 12567 12581 12585 12587 12591 12603 12604 12622 |
10070 10069 10091 10083 10074 10093 10087 10064 10233 10148 10081 10062 |
X150 X149 X131 X123 X154 X133 X127 X144 X73 X108 X121 X142 |
8/30/1990 9/20/1990 9/20/1990 10/10/1990 10/18/1990 3/26/1991 3/27/1991 3/27/1991 4/10/1991 4/24/1991 5/6/1991 9/13/1991 |
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