BNSF GE ES44AC No. 5777 leads an eastbound coal train east of Ashby, Nebraska, over the Sand Hills Subdivision on May 19, 2006.

Loads east—empties west
BNSF coal trains meet west of Ashby, Nebraska, on BNSF’s Sand Hills Subdivision during the afternoon of August 5, 2005.

A loaded coal train traverses through the S-curve between Ashby and Hyannis on its way toward Ravenna

The BNSF 6320 cruises through the Sand Hills meeting an opposing empty hopper on double track.

Eastbound loads race across the Sand Hills region of Nebraska on BNSF's busy Sand Hills Sub.

After a parade of eastbounds, a westbound BNSF train of new coal hoppers finally gets their shot at the railroad.

A westbound BNSF empty unit coal train rolls through an S Curve near Ashby, NE.

While the BNSF struggled in early 2000 having enough AC power equipped with DP, you could still find Dash 9's on coal trains thru out the BNSF. As more ES44AC's and SD70ACE's were delivered in lat... (more)

Fog has set this morning as a westbound empty rolls thru the east end of double track at Ashby. This train came out of Eola, IL, off the EJ&E, and is bound for Decker Mine, MT. These EOS trains lo... (more)

When hot and humid weather meets a cold front nasty storms tend to blow up, and this was the case this afternoon thru Nebraska. The Sand Hills Sub was hit with big storms that brought everything t... (more)

This empty out of Thomas Hill, MO to North Antelope Mine, WY is heading onto main #2 at Ashby. This train just ran across the 7.5 miles of single track between Hyannis and Ashby. Now they will be... (more)

BNSF 9706 is westbound, MP 312.

A pair of red and silver 75's lead there Lincoln to Billings train west on a COLD but sunny day!