With all of the AC traction motors that BNSF has, it is somewhat surprising to see a DC motor leading a coal train. BNSF C44-9W 5482 heads North on Main #2 just North of Palmer Lake.
A pair of BNSF EMD's, SD70ACe 9264 and SD70MAC 9597 in the "Grinstein" scheme lug this Houston bound loaded coal train South toward the Summit at Palmer Lake.
This short, Northbound manifest with only 17 cars sports 4 different BNSF engine models with 4 different BNSF paint schemes! 2 General Electric engines, led by C44-9W 4913 and ES44DC 7286 are foll... (more)