BNSF 1653 (SD40-2) leads an oil train over a wooden bridge in Commerce City, Colorado.

Snowstorm clouds create a dark background as BNSF 1653 (SD40-2) backs a string of oil cans into a refinery in Commerce City, Colorado.

BNSF 1653 (SD40-2) crossed a road in Commerce City as it shoves a set of oil cans into a refinery.

BNSF 1653 (SD40-2) leads an oil can train over a wooden bridge in Commerce City, Colorado.

The BNSF utilize a couple former Sante Fe Caboose as shoving platforms in the yard in Golden, Colorado. Although tagged by graffiti, it's still good to see a caboose on the active roster.

BNSF 1653 (SD40-2) runs light through the heavy snow in Golden, Colorado.

BNSF 1653 (SD40-2) runs light in the snow in Golden, Colorado.

GP9u #1653, still wearing its Santa Fe paint, now serves as the Malden grain elevator switcher in Malden, Indiana. Seen here sitting under a red moon on a clear sky night.

BNSF 1653 (SD40-2) joins other heavies and a Cascade Green SD40-2 while waiting for servicing or assignments.

A former Santa Fe GP7 sits at the elevator in Malden on a frigid January night.

Local power lays over at the BNSF Railway’s McCook Yard. BNSF SD40-2 1653 is the former BNSF 7056, originally Burlington Northern 7056. ON the adjacent track is BNSF GP39-3R 2697 (ex-BNSF GP35... (more)

BNSF 1653 (ex Burlington Northern SD40-2) gets ready to shuffle a string of cars into the Denver Yard.

If you visit the BNSF yard in downtown Denver, Colorado you will see a nice variety of power, from various light power shuffling cars to heavies lashing up to coal and freight trains for trips on ... (more)

As a line of thunderstorms approaches from the west, all is quiet in the small town of Malden, Indiana as ex-BNSF GP9u #1653 rests at the local Co-Alliance grain elevator.

An Indiana hidden gem, BNSF 1653, still in its original Santa Fe ‘Bluebonnet’ paint scheme rests outside Co-Alliance Malden