A nice, bright, Oakway unit was a nice surprise as it led Q-376 down the "ramp" and onto the ex P&LE main at West Pittsburg.

A pair of SD60's lead a eastbound coal empty up Bozeman Pass, The 9021,9229 lead the way and even with an empty this will be a slow trip up the hill.

Crossing the river from Iowa into Missouri on the BN K-Line, a pair of Oakways lead the way in the pre-MAC days for coal train power assignments.

On a cloudy day the blue/white paint scheme of a trio of Oakway Leasing SD60s looks pretty good as they wind a coal empty through Arvada, WY on their way back to the PRB for another load. I sure m... (more)

OWY 8026,ATSF 8140, BNSF 7223, BN 9287 roll down Walker Hill with westbound empties during the summer of 1998.

A good mix of power leads this BN coal train eastbound at Moorcroft. OWY 9042,UP 3232,BN 5020,5516,EMD 6047 seem to have everything well in hand as they accelerate through town.

Edgemont is a fascinating spot, pretty much on the edge of the Black Hills, maybe where it came up with its name. BN was always up for some cutting edge ideas in the 80's, some went well(power by ... (more)