An empty coal train descends the big horseshoe curve on Crawford Hill between Belmont and Crawford, Nebraska, on July 13, 2008. The train is powered by a GE AC4400CW/ES44AC duo, led by 5687.

BNSF 5687 exits a siding in Eola Yard, eastbound on the racetrack on a crisp fall morning.

Hawks, Bald Eagles, an occasional jumping fish, help to pass the time until the train arrives. An empty coal train that we first shot back in Monroe on the other side of the mountains, is what w... (more)