We're at the east end of the Essex snowshed as an eastbound mixed freight stops while the helper engines (BN F9-A 810, F9-B 809 & GP9 1765) are placed in the train down at Essex proper. This is a... (more)
We're just east of the snowshed at Essex as this eastbound mixed freight throttles up after the helper engines have been cut in down at Essex proper. Behind the two U33C's is former Great Northern... (more)
A bird's-eye view of BN's Alliance engine servicing facilty as seen from the steps of the Motive Power Supervisor's office. How I made my way to this elevated office located in the middle of this ... (more)
BN SD40-2 7287 leads five GE six-axle units and a loaded coal train into Alliance Nebraska. The threatening skies to the west would soon bring a gusty (although brief) thunderstorm to Alliance and... (more)
The semaphore blade falls at Java East as a westbound BN freight works it way towards Essex and Whitefish. This classic lashup of three builders, a GE U33C, EMD F45 and ALCO C-425 (4259 ex-SP&S 3... (more)