The Burlington Northern

Well today is the 40th birthday of the Burlington Northern. The final merger of Mr. Hill's railroads into one unit. When I was a kid I remember lots of Great Northern and Northern Pacific boxcars all over the place. When I got older something happened, there were a lot less boxcars in general and Great Northern and Northern Pacific boxcars specifically. Now there are even fewer Burlington Northern boxcars. Trains, I hate to say have become sort of boring, long lines of containers full of plastic goods from China, are not nearly as fun as boxcars.

Oh well.