BN 9211 and two more SD60Ms are serving as helpers on Crawford Hill in northwestern Nebraska. These helpers have just shoved a coal train up the hill and at the crest, Belmont Road, they are now s... (more)
A set of three Burlington Northern SD60Ms head downgrade back to Crawford, Nebraska, to push another coal load over Crawford Hill on July 21, 2003. A fuel tender is spliced into the power to lengt... (more)
The late afternoon sun provides nice lighting and creeping shadows as a BNSF empty coal train descends Crawford Hill just north (west) of Belmont Road. At this time EMDs were pretty popular on man... (more)
A five unit set of SD40-2's with a fuel tender in the middle negotiate the curve at Windy point while assaulting the grade up Crawford Hill. In the background, a three unit helper set that also co... (more)
An eastbound BNSF local freight climbs Crawford Hill between Crawford and Belmont, Nebraska, on September 17, 2013, meeting a set of light helpers drifting downgrade on Main 1. In the background i... (more)