Burlington Northern E9Am 9905 westbound at Aurora, Illinois on July 13, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built as CB&Q E8 9967 in August 1952, it became BN 9967 on March 2, 1970. It was sold to the West Suburban Mass Transit District on April 1, 1977 and leased back to the BN.

CB&Q 9967 BN 9967, 9905: E9AM 16708: 35: 75387: BN 9906: CB&Q 9972 BN 9972 9906 MARC 66: E9AM 18314: 33: 75388: BN 9907: CB&Q 9973. BN 9973, 9907: E9AM 18315: 37: 75390: BN 9908: CBQ 9976, BN 9976, 9908: E9AM 18318: 128: 85064: BN 9910: ex-CB&Q 9985B, BN 9980, retired 7/92 and sold to LTEX, named: Edwin S. Putz: E9AM

BN 9905 : Description: Seen leaving Union Station to join the BN racetrack towards Aurora IL BN 9905 was new to CBQ as E8A 9967, then passed to BN as the railroads merged. Rebuilt as an E9AM by Morrison Knudsen. Taking the number 9905. Later sold to MARC as its 65. Date is approximate and photographer is Unknown. Photo Date:

BN 9905: Sold to Precision National Corp 11/04/1970: Delivered with script lettering 'The Great Northern' on nose. 503A: 506 (re.'52)-2434: 6/1945: Yes: Yes : Yes: No : BN 9906: Sold to Precision National Corp 03/18/1971: Delivered with script lettering 'The …

Jun 11, 2012 · The first round of rebuilds in 1973-4 included all the E9s plus E8 rebuilds 9900-9904. In 1978 four more E8s were done which filled the 9905-9908 roster slots. That's why there was no 9909.

Locomotives: BN 9905(E9AM) Author: C.W. Lahickey: Picture Categories: Passenger: This picture is part of album: BN in the early 80's. Share User Comments No Comments on this picture. Add a Comment: Please Log in to leave a Comment.

I also have two other shots of this locomotive. See 9905.HTM and 9905B.HTM.9905.HTM and 9905B.HTM.

In 1978, 4 more E8A's were similarly rebuilt and renumbered to 9905-9908. The original 567B and 567C engines were replaced with new 645EC engines, and all rebuilt locomotives at 2400 horsepower were rated as E9's.

#1 - BN 9905 arrives with a westbound train while BN 9915 waits on the adjacent track. #2 - The engineer exiting the 9905 as he prepares to relocate to the other end of the train for the return trip. #3 - BN 9915 suns itself in the late afternoon sun after the 9905 shoves east.