It's 7:40 AM, and BNSF 9923 and 5504 are being serviced at the B2 East fuel pad before heading east.
Work on the Lincoln Yard Expansion pauses as a track hoe is worked loose from a sinkhole. Meanwhile, a trio of EMDs slowly eases through the yard with the engineer glancing over at the mess.
Rare BNSF 9647 leads an empty coal train west just outside of Hobson Yard.
A colorful duo doing the switching
Emptier than usual.
Here's a shot railfans don't see everyday: looking east over Lincoln's BNSF yard from about 500' AGL. The overpass is Rte. 77.
BNSF 9846 is stopped short of 48th Street awaiting trains ahead to clear.
OL&B 47 is a Republic Locomotive Works RL1500 with a Caterpillar engine. She began life as a Rock Island SW1200. Kodak Royal Gold 200, Canon AE-1, Tokina 35-70mm f3.5
KCS 2017 works single on the BNSF at Lincoln, NE with OPSX coal loads. Kodak Royal Gold 200, Canon AE-1, Tokina 35-70mm f3.5.
Empty coal train from Palos, AL - Nacco Junction, WY (North Antelope Mine). 0-135.
Loaded coal train from Buckskin Junction, WY (Buckskin Mine) - Tatum, TX (KCS). 125-0.
High Priority Merchandise Train from Denver, CO - Galesburg, IL (32-58) leaving the Hastings Subdivision and entering the BNSF Lincoln Yard.
