A MACe leads this fertilizer train west on the Wayzata Sub, passing through Darwin, famous for the twine ball of course.
A fertilizer train originating in Madison, IL, heads towards it's destination to yet another town called Madison in South Dakota.
A BNSF freight runs through Tunnel #4 at Plainview, Colorado after the night's snow frosted the foothills on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 8755 (SD70ACe) leads a colorful consist as it passes under the E-470 highway.
BNSF 8755 (SD70ACe) leads a colorful consist through Hudson, Colorado as it heads towards Denver on the Brush Sub.
A Norfolk Southern pony sits amongst the BNSF pumpkins waiting for service and the engine facility in Denver, Colorado.
BNSF 8555 (SD70ACe) leads a freight towards the Moffat Tunnel at Tolland, Colorado.
BNSF 7028 (ES44C4) crosses a county dirt road in Keenesburg, Colorado.
A BNSF H2 dash 9 leads NS 279 west over the New River in Radford, VA.
A BNSF H2 dash 9 leads NS 279 west through control point Montgomery in Shawsville, VA.
A BNSF H2 dash 9 leads NS 279 west through control point Arthur in Shawsville, VA.
An old school BNSF lash up with an Exec Mac and an H1 dash 9 both sporting the Wagon Wheel logo, sit tied up in the South East siding of Brownsville
Heat haze from the dynamic brakes of the two lead units fills the air as a loaded BNSF coal train rolls through the s-curve outside Bozeman, Montana and nears the end of its descent from the Bozem... (more)
The rolling hills of the Buffalo Ridge surround a southbound BNSF grain train as it hustles through southwest Minnesota.
A couple of old grain elevators along the former Great Northern in Russell, MN look on as an example of the modern unit grain trains that made them obsolete rolls by.
Westbound grain train passing a parked coal train at Betrice.
BNSF Railway's California Division Christmas Train operated a pair of 50-mile round-trips on the railway's Cajon Sub from San Bernardino, California, to the Summit of Cajon Pass. The second trip ... (more)
A westbound BNSF coal train arcs along the riverbank of the Clark Fork between Thompson Falls and Eddy, Montana, on September 19, 2012.
BNSF 5633 & 9022 eastbound with a loaded coal train.
BNSF 3664 & 3285 lead 271 empties westbound.
BNSF 8509 & 5929 descends into Cairo with an eastbound loaded coal train.
BNSF 5936 leads an eastbound loaded coal train.
The BNSF utilize a couple former Sante Fe Caboose as shoving platforms in the yard in Golden, Colorado. Although tagged by graffiti, it's still good to see a caboose on the active roster.
BNSF 2549 (GP39-3) runs with a mate to the terminal in Hudson, Colorado where they will lash up to a cut of tanks cars and take to Denver.
BNSF 4019 (Dash9) leads a Warbonnet and a grain train through an elevated curve in Keenesburg, Colorado as it heads to Denver on the Brush Sub.
A crewmember walks BNSF 8400 (SD70ACe) through an elevated crossing in Keenesburg, Colorado, which had a vehicle knock over one of the crossing gates.
It's a chilly February morning in Avery, Iowa as a BNSF ES44AC and SD70ACe lead eastbound coal loads past frozen farm fields. This is one of the sections of split main on the Ottumwa Subdivision, ... (more)
A BNSF C44-9W brings up the rear of an empty coal train as it heads back to the mines on a frigid March day. The train is rolling past the frozen lakes at the Bryan Mohler Waterfowl Production Are... (more)
Cruising along the ancient limestone cliffs near the Mississippi River.
Eastbound priority intermodal passes through Modesto Ca
Fast moving BNSF manifest travels east through Escalon Ca.
BNSF 6917 leads a westbound geometry train.
BNSF 9650, 9304, & 5970 power westbound empties headed to North Antelope Mine.
BNSF 777 leads westbound empties.
After traversing the Mendota & Chicago subs during the day, NS takes control of coal loads for Detroit. Seen here snaking through downtown Chicago under the cover of darkness, with a BN 70mac up f... (more)
A pair of BNSF Aces shoving a BNSF Coal Train north on the joint BNSF/NS trackage.
The last bit of sunlight on February 13, 2024, illuminates an eastbound BNSF grain train crossing the new bridge spanning Lake Pend Oreille between Algoma and Sandpoint, Idaho. Construction of thi... (more)
Lone BNSF GE ES44C4 No. 6844 leads a westbound BNSF unit oil train through the curves at Hope, Idaho, on February 13, 2024. The cantilever searchlight signals at both ends of the siding here are c... (more)
BNSF 8755 (SD70ACe) leads a colorful consist of heritage power through Hudson, Colorado on the Brush Sub.
BNSF 2857 (GP39-2) sits among other light power at the servicing facility in Denver, Colorado.
An eastbound BNSF grain train follows the Clark Fork to Trout Creek, Montana, on February 8, 2024. Trailing lead motor BNSF GE ES44AC No. 5796 is Ferromex EMD SD70ACe No. 4053, adding some color t... (more)
On February 13, 2024, an eastbound BNSF coal empty curves along the shoreline of scenic Lake Pend Oreille as it approaches Hope, Idaho. The train recently passed through Sandpoint and is now runni... (more)
With a new crew on board, a BNSF intermodal train departs from BNSF's Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, Minnesota behind a C44-9W. This is the south end of the Staples Subdivision, and the train will... (more)
A pass occurring at the small farm town of Elsberry, Missouri.
On a wintery morning in the Clark Fork River Valley, a westbound BNSF freight crosses Bridge 57 spanning the Clark Fork just west of Trout Creek, Montana, on February 9, 2024.
BNSF GE ET44AC No. 3672 leads an eastbound BNSF grain train through Trout Creek, Montana, on February 11, 2024. This former Montana Rail Link main line is now BNSF’s MRL Subdivision of its Monta... (more)
A pair of BNSF SD70MAC's still sporting their H2 paint scheme are seen as the DP units on empty westbound NS Coal Train 735 through Cook Springs, AL.
A pair of BNSF SD70MAC's still sporting their H2 paint scheme are seen as the DP units on empty westbound NS Coal Train 735 as they snake their way through Lovick, AL.
One of 10 BNSF sticker heritage units lead NS empty Coal Train 735 westbound through Lovick, AL.
A pair of BNSF SD70MAC's still sporting their H2 paint scheme are seen as the DP units on empty westbound NS Coal Train 735 as they pass through Cook Springs, AL.
An all-to-common engineroom fire has also damaged paint and logos on the side of BNSF GE C44-9W No. 4465, seen in the locomotive consist on an eastbound BNSF Q train running through Hope, Idaho, o... (more)
A westbound BNSF Q train crosses Bridge 55 over the icy Trout Creek inlet into the Clark Fork at Trout Creek, Montana, on February 12, 2024. The westbound train is operating on former Montana Rail... (more)
Lovely Day In Late Winter | As cows graze in a pasture near Westville, OK, a pair of BSNF SD70ACe locomotives lead a southbound loaded coal train on the warm afternoon of Saturday, March 2,... (more)
BNSF 5919 (ES44AC) leads the Provo to Denver train past Rollinsville, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
CN L568 heads west through the town of New Hamburg (west of Kitchener) towards Stratford with BNSF 2090-BNSF 2926-CN 7521. It is pictured crossing Waterloo St.
CN L568 heads west through the town of Baden (just west of Kitchener) towards Stratford with BNSF 2090-BNSF 2926-CN 7521. It is pictured crossing the intersection of Snyder's Rd. and Foundry St.
The former NW Portland industrial switched that was based out of Willbridge Yard has been donated to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation. Following the abandonment of the spurs in the area, GN 361... (more)
BNSF 5390 leading a mixed freight train through hay fields in South Dakota
The California Zephyr runs through Keenesburg, Colorado as a golden sunrise glints off the side of the engines.
The California Zephyr #5 train runs through Coal Creek Canyon on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
BNSF 8115 (ES44C4) runs through Caste Rock, Colorado as it heads south on the Joint Line.
BNSF 6339 (ES44AC) leads a freight downhill from Tunnel #1 into Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.
BNSF 6014 (ES44AC) runs past a frozen Palmer Lake as it heads south on the Joint Line.
Coming up the BNSF Lakes sub and taking the right turn onto the BNSF Casco sub at Brookston for the trip up to the Iron Range and Hibbing Taconite to load taconite pellets.
BNSF 6039 & 9138 with westbound empties.
BNSF 9650, 9304, & 5970 power westbound empties.
BNSF 3298 & 3300 westbound with empties.
A colorful trio of BNSF GE's ease across the ex ACL bridge south of Maddox Park leading Tampa, FL bound ethanol train B631 out of Atlanta, GA.
The Montana Rail Link's Whitehall Extra crew enters the west end of the Jefferson River Canyon outside Cardwell, Montana as they head east. The train today is a solo BNSF H1 Dash 9 on the point of... (more)
B115 on its way to Eddystone on a rainy night
Westbound grain train approaching the east siding Tokio.
Westbound Z train going through Ritzville, WA.
Westbound grain train approaching the east end of the Lamphier siding.
A "post-merger" pair leads the Lincoln to Northtown manifest on a chilly morning in Howard Lake. It's interesting to note how both of these units were purchased by the Santa Fe and BN, but were de... (more)
BNSF C-CNAM rounding a reverse s-curve near Black Thunder
BNSF 6101 & 6350 with westbound empties.
BNSF 8530 shoves on an eastbound coal train passing through milepost ten ninety-six in BNSF speak.
BNSF 8577 & 9673 eastbound with a loaded coal train.
BNSF 777 leads westbound empties destined for Black Thunder Mine.
BNSF Executive Grinstein #9709 (SD70MAC) is well known in the Denver area for making the Beer Train run between the Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado and the yard in Denver.
BNSF 7853 (ES44DC) runs south on the Joint Line through Sedalia, Colorado.
An eastbound BNSF freight rolls through Weeksville between Thompson Falls and Plains, Montana, on Montana Rail Link’s scenic Fourth Subdivision on February 6, 2022.
BNSF's southbound H-EVEROO garbage train prances along the open fields of Western Puyallup with a full EMD consist.
BNSF 1532 (GP28-2) repositions in a busy Denver Yard where it will work side by side other units sorting freight cars.
A BNSF local job heads past a puddle from the heavy rains on its run from El Segundo to Wilmington. The lead unit is an ultra-rare GP40X (now with its turbo pinned, it's classed a GP25).
BNSF 9112, 6240, & 8428 lead a westbound mixed freight.
BNSF 777 westbound with empties headed to the Black Thunder Mine.
BNSF C-CAMCDJ at Black Thunder Mine
The rear DPUs of a long north bound BNSF manifest help bring their train down into the lower Tehachapi Mountains and around the horseshoe curve in Keene, CA on a perfect spring morning. Cloud shad... (more)
