Today I was able to catch a BNSF coal train on the Shafter Subdivision. A BNSF coal train on this trackage was a first for me. My assumption is that it must be some kind of export coal train for t... (more)
Out of a Montana afternoon comes the 1094 West leading Oakway SD60s and BN C30-7s as they urge a coal train into the grade toward Marias Pass. A pair of Essex helpers are on the rear. Fuji Astia.
A lite power set crosses the UP in Fremont, NE. The BNSF merger had already defiled the warbonnet scheme, as the SD75Ms had their super fleet 200 series numbers bounced to the 8200s with a gaudy p... (more)