Entering 151-year-old Tunnel 2 (built in 1875, lined in concrete in 1917) is BNSF train G-MNXKIN5-11A, consisting of 100 covered hoppers hauling grain from Mina, South Dakota, to Kings Park, in California's agricultural San Joaquin Valley (headed, possibly, to the Pitman Family Farms elevator complex in east Hanford).
Just entering the tunnel is BNSF ES44C4 6647, pulling this train with ES44AC 6185, and with a big assist from midtrain DPUs ES44C4 6734, Dash 9-44CW 1069 and ES44AC 6016.
(Tunnel 2, Allard, California – February 19, 2026)
