A group of heavies wait for assignments at the BNSF engine servicing facility in Denver, Colorado.

A massive 686 axle westbound freight tries to gain speed after passing another train at Clarksville, Missouri.

Chicken N' Trains. Nothing like walking out of Babes and encountering the rushing wind of a freight train. Was fortunate to get a proper shot after a nice dinner.

BNSF 6618 leads a pellet train thru the yard at Kelly Lake after exiting Hibbing Taconite property and gets the favorable signals to begin the trip to the BNSF dock facility in Allouez, WI

BNSF 6618 leads a pellet train thru the tunnel exiting Hibbing Taconite and begins the trip to the BNSF dock facility in Allouez, WI as 240 ton haul truck passes above with more taconite rock to e... (more)

This high priority train caused everything else on the Marceline sub to come to a halt as it passed through the area. This shot from the new Bayport Avenue bridge shows the train coming off of Ca... (more)

What I did on my Summer vacation, redux: Hoping for a K train and....

BNSF freight runs across the impressive Kettle River High Bridge.

A BNSF ES44C4 shines nicely in the early morning sunlight, as it highballs east through Mazon.

Another famous 10K footer stack train kicks up the fresh powder, splitting the signals at Maine with a clean C4 on the point.

A pair of brand new BNSF ES44C4's and a pair of BNSF Dash 9's highball out of Joliet, with the westbound Willow Springs, Illinois. - Phoenix, Arizona Z train.

My first catch of a new BNSF ES44C4 came with some luck, the clouds broke right as the train approached giving me this awesome view. To make it better sister C4 6621 is running second. Seen passin... (more)

As another railfan gets his shot, CSX symbol Q381-27 passes through the University Circle section of Cleveland with an unexpected leader, due to a fire on the 979, second out, a new delivery GE ES... (more)