waiting for a crew to go north

BNSF 9280 (SD70ACe) runs through an early spring snowstorm as it takes a Ferromex unit and a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake, Colorado.

Its a full blown Snowmgeddon blizzard as a BNSF crew member is braving the storm, standing between the engines in order to get a group ready to move from the BNSF engine servicing facility to the ... (more)

The heavy snow from the March snow storm is leaving its mark on the power sitting in the yard of the BNSF engine servicing facility.

The snow is falling fast as a BNSF Ace and a Ferromex pull a loaded coal train past a farm at Greenland, Colorado.

BNSF ACe 9280 and an assisting Ferromex pull a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake in a snowstorm.

An eastbound BNSF coal train crosses Marent Trestle just east of Evaro, Montana, on September 18, 2006. Powering the train are three former Burlington Northern EMD SD60Ms still in Cascade green an... (more)

Late in the day when colors light up, a southbound loaded rock train rolls through Thackerville. The train has another ACE on the rear as DPU.

BNSF 9280 pushes an eastbound coal train.

The engineer pulls up and waits for his conductor to arrive from the tail end of the train so they can take off. Luckily for the conductor there was a track inspector close by who offered to give... (more)

The engineer gives a friendly wave as he continues to pull his train of 125 cars off the loop track heading for the main after loading said cars with taconite pellets made at U.S. Steel's Keewatin... (more)

A freshly loaded BNSF ore train begins it's trip south for Birmingham, Alabama on a cold spring afternoon in Minnesota. The train was loaded at U.S. Steel's Keewatin taconite plant (Keetac) which... (more)

A BNSF ore train heads south for Birmingham, Alabama from it's starting point here on Minnesota's Iron Range. The train was loaded at U.S. Steel's Keewatin taconite plant (Keetac) and is 125 cars... (more)

This eastbound coal train was photographed on Marent Viaduct east of Evaro, Montana, on Montana Rail Link’s 10th Subdivision. Even though the SD60M on the lead has been stenciled with a small BN... (more)

This fully loaded Coal train descends Mullan Pass as the sun sets on another sunny day in Montana.