BNSF 987 leads a Chicago, IL to Stockton, CA intermodal train as it slowly grinds up the 1.4% grade out of Needles on Goffs Hill. These "H1" painted Dash-9s have started to make a comeba... (more)

A BNSF H1 painted locomotive leads NS 219 out of Danville

Short intermodal NS 219 sits tied down in Atlanta at Tillman.

Leaving the city of Atlanta in the smog, NS 219 pulls up to Oakland Jct., to wait for their turn to enter Industry Yard, in East Point just as the sun comes over the horizon.

NS 219 pulls up to CP Tillman on the Griffin District

NS 219 pulls up to CP Tillman on the Griffin District as they're stagged for Industry Yard. While here, a pair of Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, MARTA for short, Red and Gold Line Trains ... (more)

The hot, and short, Alliance, TX to Stockton, CA UPS train races out of Cherokee Canyon as it approaches the control point of Cherokee on a windy, winter afternoon. As traffic volumes increase, B... (more)

The hot, and short, Alliance, TX to Stockton, CA UPS train races out of Cherokee Canyon as it approaches the control point of Cherokee on a windy, winter afternoon. As traffic volumes increase, B... (more)

I always thought the Burlington Northern Santa Fe got the merger paint scheme correct the first time , like that worn on these two -9 GE s. This westbound manifest is tackling the big horseshoe a... (more)

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal train crosses the towering Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier, Montana, on December 21, 1998. A trio of Heritage I GE C44-9Ws power the trainâ€... (more)

Early Bird Gets The Worm. My most favorite scheme BNSF Used, unfortunately it did not last longer than the 900-1000 series GEs. Taken this morning, I Was in Berea by 6:30 as Q560 was scheduled to ... (more)

In a scene straight out of 1996, consecutively-numbered "goatboat" C44-9Ws lead a stack train west through the Quiet Zone in Sauk Rapids, MN.

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal train traverses a snowy Marias Pass at Marias, Montana, on December 21, 1998.

Over a snowy Marias Pass, a westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal train passes a frozen mountain lake west of Bison, Montana, on December 21, 1998. Three newer GE C44-9Ws power the tra... (more)

In late afternoon sun a BNSF manifest train crosses S. Rockrimmon Blvd southbound en route to Texas while Pulpit Rock stands guard in the background. These early GEs look really good in late eveni... (more)