A pair of manned helpers help shove a westbound intermodal train up Goffs Hill along the Needles Subdivision.

The Z-ALTSTO races west towards the control points of Berry as it passes the Kingman Airport.

A westbound BNSF double stack train departs Lyle, Washington, on a beautiful September 24, 2016, afternoon in the Columbia River Gorge. It looks like an intermodal train, but in actuality is an em... (more)

BNSF Railway’s preference for General Electric locomotives ought to be obvious in this view of the railway’s Commerce Diesel Facility. From left to right are ES44C4 6767, ES44DC 7976, ES44C4 ... (more)

BNSF 7056 rumbles her manifest through deep cuts and tight curves still miles from peaking the summit as it emerges from one of Tehachapi’s deepest cuts, located below the loop, on a late aftern... (more)

On a crystal-clear September 22, 2016, BNSF MSPOEVE freight crosses the Wenatchee River Bridge between Leavenworth and Winton, Washington, as the train climbs the grade toward Cascade Tunnel.

A westbound BNSF stack train departs Lyle, Washington, on a beautiful afternoon in the Columbia River Gorge on September 24, 2016. It looks like an intermodal train—but don’t let the container... (more)

BNSF 7056 leads a 10 unit consist on the point of the SPOEVE manifest across the Wenatchee River south of Plain, WA on the 21st anniversary of the creation of the BNSF. My how time flies.

An empty oil train (CN 711) heads west with three BNSF GE's (7056, 4349 & 7284) after getting a fresh crew at nearby Turcot West. For more train photos, click more)

BNSF in Quebec! A super trio of BNSF units leads the CN 711 by a cloudy afternoon. With the increase of crude oil on the railway, it's more common to see BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk... (more)

An empty oil train (CN 711) heads west with three BNSF GE's (7056, 4349 & 7284). This is the first time I catch a solid BNSF lashup on an oil train. For more train photos, click more)

To the untrained eye this appears to be an ordinary Z or Q train when in fact it is actually running under a baretable symbol. A solid string of JB Hunt containers, with a few trailers thrown in o... (more)

Stacker BNSF Train S MEMSCO1 22D runs past the depot at Lenexa in heavy snowfall on the 3rd day of spring.

Just before sunset in the Columbia River Gorge.

BNSF 7056 and NREX 5477 lead a baretable eastbound.