A BNSF coal train rounds the curve in front of the Amtrak service facilities in Chicago. The Chicago skyline is seen in the background.

A rare A-B-A set of geeps switch grain elevators in Superior's East End. The heritage of the units is interesting, with 1521 starting life as Great Northern 400C (an FT B later rebuilt into GP9m 9... (more)

The southbound Burlington turn going through the Skagit Valley for the trip to Everett.

A loaded grain passes the depot.

A southbound oil train crosses the Oklahoma river over boat traffic near downtown Oklahoma City.

BNSF 4876 West is pulling the steady grade toward the Continental Divide between Prewitt and Thoreau, NM. Fuji Astia.

BNSF consist crosses Flagstaff on a sunny day after a night of heavy snowfall

Detour empty TXU Martin Lake coal westbound on the KCS

K048 is seen passing the old Holcim fields. My father used to unload coal cars to the right of the consist in the yard. An RS3 used to switch around those coal cars which I got to ride in as a sma... (more)

A warm and windy day in the western suburbs of Chicago, IL as this shot it taken in Naperville, IL. H-BRCGAL Crawls through the Station with all kinds of power.

Ahhh, sunshine and plenty of freight trains. That's one prescription for good times and this morning was a standout with a good run of traffic and, still, remnants of the old road colors evidenced... (more)

I came across this odd find while out driving the east side area. A pink BNSF 643 creeps over rout 3 on TRRA's Merchants Bridge on it's way to Terminals Madison yard. Locomotives: BNSF 643, BNS... (more)

Cresting the long grade out of the Rio Grande valley at Belen, BNSF 5187 West is passing the classic Santa Fe signalling at Dalies, where the original mainline via Albuquerque joins the Transcon. ... (more)

A BNSF manifest rolls over the Fountain Creek bridge. Fountain Creek flows into the Mississippi River, which is in a moderate flood stage now.