McCook, Nebraska, is a division point on the BNSF Railway, where the Akron Sub and the Hastings Sub meet. (And also where Central Time gives way to Mountain Time on the railroad.) The small yard... (more)
The Aurora local arrives at JBS Swift to do some switching.
Originally built for AT&SF 51 years ago as GP35 in the Bluebonnet scheme, BNSF 2697 has been rebuilt a number of times and now muscles freight cars in the Denver Yard as a GP39-3.
BNSF 2697 with long hood forward and BNSF SD60M No.1444 still in Cascade Green are approaching Sand Creek Junction, the BNSF and UP crossing, with a local Job.
It is always a surprise when I come across a vintage engine that is not yet in the Railpictures data base - at least not it its current paint scheme or number. BNSF 2697 is a GP39-3 which was buil... (more)
