Westbound Burlington Northern RR freight train with white faced EMD GP-30 roadswitchers. Hindsdale Illinois USA. October 1989.

During the 1980's, I had spent a considerable amount of time photographing the Burlington Northern Railroad in Chicago's western suburbs. I took this photo on a mild Autum Saturday afternoon, in October of 1989. Two early 1960's vintage EMD model GP-30 roadswitchers, are seen passing through west suburban Hindsdale Illinois with a piggyback train. Begining in the mid 1980's, the Burlington Northern began experimenting with various color scheme adaptations. This is one of their unique experimantal color schemes from the late 1980's, known as the "White Face" image. It was more than likely experimented with for grade crossing safety.