Fathers Day: On the afternoon of May 11, 2011 a westbond BNSF Railway coal train rolls through DeSmet, Montana on Montana Rail Link's 4th Sub. About to frame up another shot, Tim Franz look... (more)

After a crew change at North La Crosse and getting the line-up over Grand Crossing, this high priority manifest gets back on the move east.

westbound train on exSanta Fe now BNSF Seligman Sub east of east Crookton, AZ

westbound Birmingham to Los Angeles hotshot near West Crookton, AZ

Two SD75Ms and a faded GEVO lead a short concrete train north through Palmer Lake. BNSF typically has a spare unit on the spur track here, but I haven't seen one for a couple of months now.

Such a treat to see two SD75Ms leading a train again...even if they are in H2 paint. Speaking of which, these two show the subtle contrast in the H2 BNSF font on the longhood. A beautiful and ma... (more)

Sometimes all the right things come together at the right time... This eastbound grain train just happened to pass by this signal as the sun started to dip below the tree line.

Patched warbonnet leads coal drag to Midwest Energy.

This one's for the power nuts. A Warbonnet SD75M + the infamous "Barfbonnet" 70MAC BNSF 9647 lead an empty ethanol train west across Ohio.

SD75M 8253, SD70MAC 8880, and Dash 9-44CW 985 travel through New Westminster on shared CN/CP/SRY track as they head for Trapp Yard with interchange traffic for the SRY.

A Warbonnet SD75 brings up the rear of a heavy grain train bound for California.

A day of clouds, the sun pops out for 10 seconds just in time for the Warbonnet leader of CHCSSE to be lit up. 60 seconds after the picture was taken it began to rain.