Burlington Northern SD24 diesel locomotive and BN wide vision caboose - real world MOC's

[Murdoch17]

I remember when the original BNSF Lego set 10133 was delivered back in 2004 to my dad's house. (for him - not me, sadly!) That set, along with the complete Super Chief he already owned from two years prior, got me even more psyched for LEGO trains. Granted, I couldn't afford the set at the time, but now I'm 20 years older and have money - yet still can't afford it! Thus, I decided one day late in March to redesign the 9v Train set 10133 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) GP-38 Locomotive into the modern black / yellow / orange color scheme. It turned out nice in LDD, but then I decided to make something else from it's basic shape. I looked around, and saw an high-hood ex-CB&Q SD24 repainted into the Burlington Northern cascade green / black paint and fell in love. This MOC is the result of that love.

Burlington Northern SD24 No. 6240 pulling a BN wide-vision caboose.

The front end of the diesel loco, with the high short hood. The real BN loco number 6240 was scrapped long ago, but it lives on in my MOC.

The rear end of the locomotive. I'm missing the trio of 'torpedo tubes' (air reservoir tanks) up on the roof, and I'm not sure if this bulge on the left side was on the actual SD24 locomotives.... but beyond that, it looks pretty accurate in my eyes.

The cab roof comes off to place an engineer fig at the controls.

The three-axle truck with the floating middle section is mostly my own design. I based it a bit off a much longer version seen in the Alco MRS-1 sold by Anthony Sava.

Built in 1969, this Burlington Northern caboose was the home away from home for the train's conductor and brakemen. This specific sub-type of Caboose is called a wide-vision caboose, which was a type that became prominent after World War II when taller than usual freight cars became common. The new extra-wide cupola allowed the crew to see around these obstacles, but the life of the car was rather short, having last been last used in the 1980s when it was donated to my local train museum. You can find the real-world version of this specific caboose at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. (You'll be seeing a LOT more freight cars from this museum some time soon, so stay tuned to Train Tech for when I post that thread!)

The rear of the caboose.

Thoughts?

[idlemarvel]

Very nice. I like the colour scheme. How do you intend to power it? Or is it just display?

[Murdoch17]

3 hours ago, idlemarvel said:

Very nice. I like the colour scheme. How do you intend to power it? Or is it just display?

Thanks @idlemarvel! This diesel can be pushed or pulled by another loco, but is not itself powered. As it currently stands, only two of my many locomotives have the option for 9v motors to be added on: The GM Aerotrain, and the Pioneer Zephyr.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Nice one! ...is it possibile to power the caboose?

[Murdoch17]

9 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Nice one! ...is it possibile to power the caboose?

Thanks @LEGO Train 12 Volts! RE: powering the caboose: Not with the way the stairs are constructed, no.

[Shiva]

Thumbs up :)

[Murdoch17]

11 hours ago, Shiva said:

Thumbs up :)

Thanks @Shiva!

[LL1982]

I like the looks of the locomotive. Also the three axle boogie. 

[Murdoch17]

3 hours ago, LL1982 said:

I like the looks of the locomotive. Also the three axle boogie. 

Thank you @LL1982!

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

On 6/8/2025 at 1:38 PM, Murdoch17 said:

Thanks @LEGO Train 12 Volts! RE: powering the caboose: Not with the way the stairs are constructed, no.

Then IMO the best thing is to leave everything as it is!