Conductor Rick rides the point into the siding track at Lynn,IL. to make the pickup. The 548 still looks good in its war bonnet paint scheme from the early 90's.
A pair of BNSF B40-8W's lead the CHI102 west through Coal City.
Nearing sunset as this local out of Ottumwa, IA rolls east. This local will stop at New London, IA here in a couple miles to pickup some cars off the Des Moines, IA to Quincy, MO local that were s... (more)
When I think of local power, I dont think of 2 B40's. Too bad BNSF doesnt think the way I do so the 664 local had a pair of them for power. The local is about to do a pickup off the siding at New ... (more)
Adorned with a compliment of four axle power, a westbound descends toward the crossovers at Cajon.
To the right of this westbound can be seen the original alignment forsaken in the early '70's.
Westbound tonnage drops down the North Track toward Cajon.
Once found leading the hottest of Santa Fe freights when new, BNSF 526 and a GP60M are assigned to the humble local based out of Flagstaff, heading east to Darling.
The BNSF Warm Springs Local holding at Niles Junction on it's way back to Richmond.
