Back when coal was still king, two empty hopper trains swap crews at the small town of Ravenna, NE.

Thomas Hill coal loads creep southbound towards the power plant just outside of Bevier, MO.

9:39am eastbound, pulling through Tunnel 12 out of Wishram (in the background) along the North Bank of the Columbia River. Second unit is the CP 9509.

Curving under Star Peak
Eastbound BNSF freight HPASDAL traverses a curve just east of Noxon, Montana, on a wintery February 8, 2014. Snow-capped Star Peak of the Cabinet Mountain Range ... (more)

A Mexi-Pumpkin lean into a curve just east of Mason City, NE with BNSF system hoppers from the NS in Chicago.

The DPU shoves on through Emerald, while the front end is nearly on the outskirts of Lincoln. This bridge is a very good location to hang out at to get photos.

The DPU on an eastbound as it goes through the single track bottleneck between Tamora and Seward. As you can see BNSF is in the process of building a second main line as well as a third siding.

DPU engines bringing up the rear of the BNSF 9726 led coal train.

Empty coal train from Superior, WI - Black Thunder Junction, WY. 0-123.