One of the best locomotives to find on the point of a train today, BNSF 1497, an extremely rare GP15-1, leads the Drayton Local south toward Grand Forks in the last light of the day.

It's a nice surprise to catch an ex-BN 'mini-tunnel motor' on the point of a train, an increasingly rare sight as there are only 12 GP15-1s left on the BNSF roster. Here the crew of BNSF 1497 wai... (more)

BN GP15-1 1497 and an EMDX GP38-2 switch Eola.

nose detail on this rare ex-BN GP15T. Note the word "Springfield" on the frame just below "BNSF," the meaning of has been explained thanks to the knowledge of other railpictures members.

What a move! An EMD geep, an ex-BN GP30, and an ex-BN GP15-1