BNSF 4692 takes it's train down the Eastern slope of the Rockies towards Denver on Union Pacific's Moffat Route.
This C44-9W is almost as large as a mountain.
The smokey exhaust haze captures the last golden orange rays of light before the sun sets in downtown Kansas City.
A BNSF intermodel streaks past downtown St. Paul and through Dayton's Bluff on this crisp cold night as a few barges huddle together on the Mississippi River. The Twin Cities area accounts for the... (more)
What a sight! Two Soo Line SD60s together with the St. Paul skyline as the backdrop. This very short freight heads through Dayton's Bluff back to Pigs Eye Yard. Dayton's Bluff is a natural funnel ... (more)
The new Black Thunder West coal loadout facility is now operational. The coal runs from the Black Thunder mine along the tracks and then up and over the mainline just North of Reno Jct. You can se... (more)
Strong steady wind with up to 50 mph gusts push down and hold the locomotives exhaust against the ground as it flows over the other three tracks on Logan Hill.
A Union Pacific train train heads North towards Bill, WY as two BNSF trains sit in the hopper car shop yard.
Trains line up for the two mines this section of track serves. The train on the left is coming out from the Black Thunder Mine as the train on the right is heading towards Jacobs Ranch Mine.
The crews are working in the background to get the Union Pacific coal train out on the mainline after just being loaded with some fresh PRB coal as a BNSF empty waits for it's turn. A great Wyomin... (more)
Curving over the top of Logan Hill.
The exhaust and heat waves pour out, as the climb is almost over after exiting Hermosa Tunnel.
Dust can be seen flying around what I think is Coal Creek Mine.
A race track of trains squeeze through this location past the historic Union Station on the right and under the well known Western Auto sign. The Western Auto sign puts on a dazzeling light show a... (more)
BNSF 4692 blast up and out of the dark Moffat Tunnel's East portal and head on into the morning sun.
