NS’s Local H47 working in Push-Pull style is EB with loads to set out at Topton and Lyons on the Allentown mainline. NS No. 5320 is still wearing the Quality colors of Big Blue!

NS’s EB general freight is lead by an Ex-LMS lease unit. No. 8463 seen here passing the old Fleetwood Body works.

This grand old PRR station still looks good in 2004. Unfortunately, a very small Am-shack replaced the ex-Pennsy station many years ago!

BNSF 5391’s paint is well faded, but she still makes a nice shot heading eastbound away from Glacier Park.

This EB general freight is approaching Tunnel 4.0. Power is BNSF Dash 9, NS Ghost Dash 9, and a painted out SP/UP SD45.

A pair of SD40-2 helpers are shoving hard on the rear of this eastbound general freight at Tunnel 4.0.

BNSF’s Office Car Special ties up the yard lead at Essex while the BNSF officials enjoy lunch at the Izaak Walton.

BNSF 5477 drifts downgrade at Bison. The train is heading for Montana’s rolling plains, leaving the trees, tunnels and snow sheds behind.

BNSF 5477 rolls over the crest of Marias Pass at Summit. The helpers will cut off and head back to Essex for their next assignment.

The rear helpers are viewed exiting the snow shed on this eastbound freight.

A WB pig train climbs past the beautiful ex-Great Northern Ry Station at Glacier Park.

CSX 7850 starts its climb over Marias Pass at Glacier Park. I didn’t travel 2000 miles to shoot CSX!

This WB general freight with mixed foreign power passes its helper set waiting on track 1. The grand Rockies stand just ahead!

A helper set waits at Grizzly Siding for its next assignment, a westbound general freight.

An eastbound stack train snakes is was along the sides of the mountains heading for Marias Pass.