The Greatness of Essex, Montana. Two helper sets idling away waiting for their next job. Then some local power with white face BN 2889 in the background.

With a foreign leader on the point, CN train L522 heads west towards Edmonton on the Veg Sub.

BNSF ES44C4 8014 leads a loaded crude oil train west on the Vegreville Sub.

With a very rare lead unit, L522 (U743) heads towards the mainline at East Junction.

BNSF ES44C4 8014 leads train L522 over the North Saskatchewan River at Beamer Junction. This 90 car loaded crude oil train will become train U743 at Edmonton and is destined for Tacoma, WA having ... (more)

An eastbound freight rolls across Goat Lick Trestle, Sheep Creek Trestle to the railroad, in Glacier National Park southeast of Essex.

A quartet of GEs leads an eastbound BNSF intermodal train past Daytons Bluff on a perfect May morning.

Cresting the Summit of Marias Pass, BNSF 8014 west leads this Chicago to Portland Q train.

Westbound ethanol empties cross the Coopers viaduct on their descent over Elkhorn grade. Slicing through tunnels and across bridges, the vibrant BNSF/CSX consist will make much of its assault acro... (more)

BNSF 8014 leads an 8-unit consist with a westbound at North Dalles. The first 5 units are older EMD's, including a KCS SD40-2.

A stack train snakes along the Scenic Sub.

As BNSF 8609 heads back into the yard to gather his manifest, 8014 departs the Engine Terminal with a B23-7 Bluebonnet, a BN SD40-2 and an MRL SD45. MRL SD45 waits patiently in the fueling ranks, ... (more)

Dropping downgrade to Needles