BNSF ES44C4 6799 and AC44C4M 604 lead a westbound loaded grain train along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River near West Glacier, MT.

Built in 1990 as BN 9216, this locomotive later became BNSF 9216, then Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD60M
Location: West Glacier, Montana, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 1407
Train ID: W-ESXESX
Photo Date: May 19, 2016

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