Burlington Northern 1982 Calendar

In 1982 BN replaced the hand-lettered covers of the previous three years with this graphic showing a BN hopper car with the year of the calendar in the place where the car number would go. Only one photo has rail content, and instead of a BN line it shows the narrow-gauge tracks of the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad near Santa Cruz, California.

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After reviewing several years of BN calendars and recalling many years of UP calendars, I can’t help feeling that too many of BN’s photos are dull and lifeless compared with UP’s. The June and September photos show the brilliant colors I’d expect to find in a UP calendar, while BN often seemed to favor misty photos such as the ones for January, February, March, April, and December. The May, July, and August photos are nominally interesting, but are basically one or two colors against a dark background.


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