The same locomotive number, two different railroads.
BNSF 4695, and FXE 4695 cross paths at the Montana
Rail Link Roundhouse in Laurel, MT. Taken with permission
on MRL property.
Originally the unique visitors in the center caught the attention of my lens but some 20 plus years later it is the string of MRL SD9s and geeps on the left that draw my eyes. The relatively fresh... (more)
A nice clean ACe provides the DPU power on the rear of a westbound coal load as it departs Laurel, MT on a journey across the MRL. The track in the foreground is the BNSF line south to Wyoming and... (more)
An eastbound BNSF coal train departs Laurel, Montana, at 5:45 p.m. on the eve of January 27, 2013. Snow has been falling for a while, blanketing the scene with cast that can only happen during win... (more)
Clear block into the blue Passing one of Northern Pacific’s classic cantilevered searchlight signals at the east end of Laurel Yard on the evening of January 27, 2013, a departing BNS... (more)