Staying just under the clouds, 15,000 horsepower of GE-manufactured locomotives labor as they lead Powder River coal on the climb to Palmer Lake. Three U30C’s are sandwiched by two of their newer ... (more)

When I go back many years and look at a slide that's unmarked, like this one, I may or may not recall anything about it. This one is an exception. We were traveling from Gillette, Wyoming to Crawf... (more)

Burlington Northern snowplow No. 972506 sits in repose next to a BN MofW 40-foot boxcar in the BNSF’s snow-covered yard at Essex, Montana, on February 28, 1997. Essex definitely got a lot of snow ... (more)

Portland bound BN train coming off Columbia River main passing Vancouver Amtrak station

BN Pacific Zip crosses Grand Crossing entering North Lacrosse Yard to change crews on its trip from Chicago to Seattle.

BN power near the round house at North Lacrosse with Grand Dad's Bluff in the distance on the right.

Amtrak’s westbound Empire Builder arrives at Columbus, Wisconsin, in 1974. Leading the train is Burlington Northern F7 no. 9736, still in Great Northern paint. Several Northern Pacific baggage car... (more)

Passing a lonely cabin on the windy eastern slopes of the majestic snow-covered mountains of Glacier National Park is an eastbound stack train led by Burlington Northern SD60M No. 9257 at Grizzley... (more)

Pacing a nearly deserted and icy Highway 2, a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe stack train rumbles through Bison, Montana, on a cold March 2, 1997. The train is climbing the east side of Mar... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe train No. 14 crosses a snowy Java Bridge over the Middle Fork of the Flathead River at West Java, Montana, on March 2, 1997. A pair of BN SD40-2s bracket a former Sant... (more)

The conductor of BN 5700 East climbs aboard his lead locomotive after cutting off his rear helper.

A former Atlantic Coast Line GP-30 is here seen working the Pacific Coast. This is the BNSF Grays Harbor local train, returning from having switched the Hoquiam Plywood mill spur. Behind the tra... (more)