With the 60m breaking, BNSF ran the 476 job with a sole Bluebonnet SD40 for power, seen here curving out of Shabbona, IL.
A former Santa Fe SD40-2 leads R-CHI476 west through Flagg Center.
A former Santa Fe SD40-2 leads R-CHI476 west past the old CB&Q depot in Shabbona.
With only 2 more days until the official beginning of spring, a former ATSF “BlueBonnet” SD40 coasts through Steward on the former BN, passing the namesake depot in the heart of town.
SD40-2 #1755, wearing sharp Santa Fe blue and yellow paint, prepares its departure from Eola Yard with the R CHI476. The first six cars would be set out in Rochelle and the string of sand cars wou... (more)
With quite the unexpected leader in charge, BNSF train R CHI476 hustles west into Shabbona, about to pass under Route 30. SD40-2 1755 was built in 1981 as the ATSF 5187. Today, it still wears shar... (more)
The 1755, a former Santa Fe SD40, breaks the silence of the small town of Hinckley, IL. Today this veteran takes charge of the 476 job, bound for Rochelle, IL & Oregon, IL.
During a short “heatwave” in the midst of 30 degree highs here in Chicago, a former Santa Fe SD40 cruises into Waterman, IL, passing a large grain facility to the north.
BNSF 1755 at Belen NM.
An elderly SD40-2 has led the Southwest Chief in to LA on this day.
An elderly SD40-2 to the rescue, leading the Southwest Chief's non-functioning P40DC into Los Angeles on the head end of Amtrak #3.
Santa Fe returns to Union Station: Amtrak 3 (westbound Southwest Chief) developed locomotive issues east of Albuquerque, NM yesterday and required the addition of a freight unit. Luckily, one of t... (more)
4 hours late Amtrak Southwest Chief train #3 is arriving into Los Angeles Union Station with a help from BNSF 1755(EX-ATSF 5187).
