An eastbound BNSF coal empty meets a westbound BNSF coal train at Winston, Montana, on September 26, 2007. Montana Rail Link’s 840 local power was used to help the westbound coal load up Winston... (more)

An eastbound BNSF coal train snakes along the scenic Missouri River as it approaches Trident, Montana, on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision on September 26, 2007. Powering the train is BNSF... (more)

BNSF 6231 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train into Keenesburg, Colorado in freezing temperatures, passing through the freshly fallen snow from the previous night's storm

The cows pay no mind to BNSF 6231 (ES44AC) as it pulls a load of coal through Greenland, Colorado on its way towards Larkspur, Monument, and then Colorado Springs.

BNSF 6231 leads a southbound coal load through the broad curves at Palmer Lake, CO, on Colorado's Joint line. Nov 9, 2019., CO, on Colorado's Joint line. Nov 9, 2019.

BNSF 6231 leads a southbound coal load at Greenland, CO, on Colorado's Joint line. Nov 9, 2019.

Another sunny and windy day on the Columbia River in Hood River, OR. Across the river, a BNSF train slinks by almost totally unnoticed.

An eastbound BNSF coal empty approaches Trident, Montana, along the Missouri River on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision on September 26, 2007.

After holding on the Mohawk Sub for a while for traffic to clear, another BNSF led loaded oil train for Albany Port climbs Track 2 for Guilderland Center on a crisp Saturday afternoon.

Area railfans have been quite plesed lately with a rather recent increase in "foreign power" on the CSX Chicago Line. Today, BNSF 6231 leads another load of Bakken Crude bound for Buckeye Terminal... (more)

Empty and loaded coal trains meet in Winston, Montana, on Montana Rail Link's 2nd Subdivision. The crew of the Helena Local with their SD45/SD45-2 combo, was summoned in Townsend to help the westb... (more)

An eastbound empty coal train rolls along the Missouri River near Trident, Montana, on Montana Rail Link's 2nd Subdivision.

A Black Thunder Mine, WY, coal train slams over the UP Troy Grove Sub at 50 mph as they past thru Earlville. This train has all 3 units (2x1DP) working wide open to keep this 130 car coal train ro... (more)