Empire of the North. The Forming of Burlington Northern

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 %u201CJames Hill Lines%u201D and how he reshaped the northwest. See the steam to early diesel transition of these lines.

Follow the career of Chicago Burlington & Quincy%u2019s, Ralph Budd. His early years as a design engineer made him one of the industry%u2019s greatest innovators. He was the youngest railroad president when earlier he took charge of the GN as he was also a sharp businessman.

Follow the early passenger Ralph Budd-inspired Zephyrs, the California Zephyr plus passenger and freight trains of the CB&Q, GN and NP. Visit Chicago, Iowa, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and more locations with passenger and freight. We offer a special section of the %u201CInside Gateway%u201D line jointly operated by the BN & WP.

To quote Model Railroad News, %u201CThe story is epic... plan to watch it several times...%u201D.

To quote Railfan & Railroad, %u201CThis program, as all others Smiley has done, Contains a wealth of content requiring more than one sitting to digest fully. The maps are excellent, the corporate story-telling first rate.

Including coverage of

Inside Gateway Chicago Area Iowa Washington Oregon Montana Idaho 1 hour and 30 minutes