Nine BNSF GE locomotives (the ninth is on the rear of the train as a single DPU) are on an eastbound BNSF manifest freight train approaching Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of July 22, 2006.

BNSF 5497 shoulders into a heavy manifest on the approach to Tunnel One. The grade here is 1.6-2%, and is quite evident at Blue Mountain Crossing as a train climbs into the Front Range of the Roc... (more)

It's not to hard to imagine how Southern Pacific came up with the station name of 'Cliff' for a isolated near 3 mile section of their famed line over Tehachapi Pass. Just east of Cliff siding and ... (more)

DPU's in the foreground help to navigate an eastbound manifest through the loop.

This Logistics Park Chicago, IL to Southern California Ondock stack train guides through the middle of Emporia on its westward journey across the United States.

After bringing the president and one of the vice presidents down to Lubbock, a BNSF OCS cruises past a cotton? field north of Abernathy on its way back to Denver. The sun broke out from behind a h... (more)

After bringing the president and one of the vice presidents into Lubbock, a BNSF OCS backs past the signal at Canyon Junction before heading back to Amarillo and Denver.

This Fresno to Chicago Z grinds through Yucca as it climbs the stiff grade towards Kingman.

BNSF 5497 lead a westbound by the famous Daytons Bluff in Saint Paul, MN

Late evening sun shines down on BNSF 5497 and 4321

Searching for the summit in the early morning sun.

BNSF 5497 crosses over I-80 just east of Colfax