BNSF 5753, 6243, & 6106 with westbound empties.

The West Burlington Shops was the heart of the BN heavy locomotive repair and rebuild dating back to 1883. The shops were closed in 2004 by BNSF and everything moved to Galesburg and other shops. ... (more)

WB oil passing the tunnels of Lyle.

BNSF's first westbound loaded Oil train for he new facility at Levee near Bakersfield with BNSF 5753 as the rear DPU.

Two clean BNSF ES44's lead a loaded Scherer Coal train along the NS-CSX joint line along beautiful lake Nickajack. While I could care less about the BNSF power in Atlanta, I was very happy to see ... (more)

Back to the mines for more. Two GEVOs lead a long string of empty aluminum gons back north through Larkspur.

The Galesburg, IL, to Chicago, IL, manifest train starts to pull again at Earlville after waiting for Amtrak's train #380. This train is passing some of the old CB&Q marker that still line this se... (more)

On a nice fall afternoon the trees make a nice frame for a loaded coal train as they grind uphill towards Palmer Lake

Not having much of an opportunity to get out and shoot some of the local color I thought by the time I was able to take a few shots all the color would be gone. Fortunately there was this patch of... (more)

Beautiful blue skies, and warm temperatures as BNSF 5753 heads south through Castle Rock.

Late afternoon sun casts a golden glow on the Northtown Yard - Galesburg, IL Priority Merchandise Train as it rolls south along the Mississippi River. The wide load behind the locomotives shifted... (more)