The usual variety of motive power sits in Galesburg yard.

Late in the evening after the lights have come on, power from a BNSF local arrives at the engine facility. Not long before this, an intense downpour engulfed the entire yard.

In the evening following a major downpour, an SD40 and SD39 work Galesburg Yard. The storm has left large puddles throughout the yard, which reflect the illumination from the yard lights. The loco... (more)

At dusk on a summer evening in Galesburg, IL, BNSF's engine facility is filled with a fleet of locomotives.

Late in the day, it's very cold as BNSF 7535 West, likely a manifest out of the Twin Cities, enters Galesburg Yard. The relief valves on the locomotive are kicking up snowflakes as they move down ... (more)

A power transfer on the point of an eastbound manifest arrives at the yard on a cold, snowy evening. Even a newly painted slug is in the mix.

Two pulldown jobs work the massive Galesburg yard.

BNSF 7872 leads the Geometry train east off the Graham cutoff into Galesburg yard.

A new Tier 4 ACe and a older Tier 3 ACe sit in the yard in Galesburg, offering a nice comparison between new and old ACes.

BNSF SD40-2 1825 sits in Galesburg yard.

BNSF GP38-2 2240 leads a long line of power at Galesburg yard.

A "Heritage I" BNSF GP38-2 leads a Galesburg yard-bound freight from the Tazewell and Peoria Railroad as it passes nearby locomotives that are in for servicing on April 26, 2016.

No shortage of power at Galesburg.

A "Burlington Northern" trio (A-B-A set) headlines a string of power at the BNSF Galesburg Yard's engine pit on February 1, 2016. The A-B-A sets are normally used to work the "hump" just south of ... (more)

Power on an eventual M GALBRC1 04A waits for its crew on a cold, but sunny afternoon at the north end of BNSF's Galesburg yard on January 4, 2016. In tow are a couple Iowa Pacific E-units heading ... (more)