Burlington Northern was introduced to the EMD GP50 by way of the Frisco since they had ordered some from EMD before their merger into the BN and one of them was delivered in Frisco colors. BN had EMD paint the rest of the order in their standard paint scheme. BN considered the GP50 a worthwhile upgrade over their GP40-2s. Mainly used in high-speed piggyback service, the units gave good service on this road and most survived to the BNSF merger.
Burlington Northern was introduced to the EMD GP50 by way of the Frisco since they had ordered some from EMD before their merger into the BN and one of them was delivered in Frisco colors. BN had EMD paint the rest of the order in their standard paint scheme. BN considered the GP50 a worthwhile upgrade over their GP40-2s. Mainly used in high-speed piggyback service, the units gave good service on this road and most survived to the BNSF merger.