Over 17,600 tons of train are on the drawbar of the two EMD motors as they pull an Eagle Butte Mine, WY to Smithers Lake, TX coal train up the 1.6% grade near the Palmer Lake.
BIG 10 SAND A westbound BNSF sand train slowly slugs its way out of the dip at Rocky and up the 2%+ grade towards Clay (Eisle). A very wet spring has turned the foothills of the Rockie... (more)
The manned Crawford helper shoves a coal load around Breezy Point with the customary sanders open and exhaust roaring! At the turn of the century 3-4 sets of manned helpers could be seen on duty ... (more)
Clouds build up over the Front Range Foothills as southbound coal loads led by a pair of BNSF SD70ACe's drop down the Palmer Divide at Palmer Lake, Colorado along the Joint Line on May 23, 2016.
A southbound BNSF coal load has reached the top of the Palmer Divide at Palmer Lake and is about to begin the long descent to Pueblo
Two SD60Ms lead a dead SD75M, a dead SD75I, and Clay Boswell coal empties out of Grand Forks as the conductor gives me a friendly wave.
BNSF "Z" rolls south out of North La Crosse.
With a UP visitor in tow, an H train heads into the last light of the day just after leaving Willmar. High Priority Merchandise - Lincoln, NE - Dilworth, MN.
