Steam Engine Frisco 1522 and BN 1506
Commemorating the Merger
of St.
Louis–San Francisco Railway and Burlington Northern Railroad.
Steam engine Frisco 1522 is a two-cylinder, “Mountain Type” steam
locomotive built in 1926 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the St. Louis–San
Francisco Railway (SLSF or "Frisco"). The locomotive was built to
handle heavy passenger and freight services. In May 1959 the steam engine was
retired and donated to the Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri, where
it is currently on display.
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| Steam engines Frisco 1522 and BN 1506 merging on Missouri rail tracks |
In April 1980, the merger of the Burlington Northern and the St. Louis-San Francisco railroad companies was approved. The merger of the two railroads resulted in the creation of the longest railroad in the nation's history.
The image above was presumably to commemorate the merger of the two railroads, and depicts Frisco 1522, built in 1926, and engine BN 1506, built in 1956, merging on a railroad track in Missouri.
The image is a compilation of two photographs. Based on the models of the automobiles in the image, the photograph reflecting Frisco 1522 was probably taken in the late 1920’s. The photograph containing BN 1506 was probably taken in 1980.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway subsequently merged into Burlington Northern Railroad on December 31, 1996, and BN was renamed Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway. Nowadays the railroad is simply referred to as BNSF Railway Company.
That is an interesting picture. Not sure about the part with Frisco 1522 but the side with BN 1506 would have to have been taken in the mid 90s due to the vehicles involved. The darker car looks to be a Dodge Viper which went into product in 1991 and the Missouri highway patrol did not start buying Mustangs until 1988.
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