Epping, ND crude oil empties hustle around a super-elevated curve east of Shelby, MT on BNSF's Hi Line Sub.

CREX ES44AC 1327 leads an empty crude oil train through "Big Sky Country" on BNSF's Hi Line Sub.

Epping, ND bound crude oil empties have just come to a stop at Shelby, MT to let Amtrak #8 arrive and depart ahead of them.

CREX ES44AC 1327 leads an empty crude oil train eastward on BNSF's Hi Line Sub, destined for another load at Epping, ND.

It's not too often one can capture an entire freight train in one shot, but that is the case here at the famous Big Ten Curve along the former Rio Grande mainline through the Rockies. This elabor... (more)