Almost imperceptibly climbing toward the summit of Trinchera pass miles away, an empty coal heads back toward Wyoming.

BNSF 5905 (ES44AC) waits for another coal train to pass before taking the main line and heading west from Sterling, Colorado.

BNSF 5905 (ES44AC) passes an old silo building in Merino, Colorado.

BNSF 5905 (ES44AC) will lead a loaded coal train south through the yard in Sterling, Colorado right after a northbound train exits the yard with an empty coal train.

An abandoned COOP
No longer a viable place for the busy agricultural market that was once a mainstay along the Union route at Merino stands this proud leftover from a bygone era. No... (more)

A loaded grain train rolls south on the Aurora Sub along the Mississippi River. This is working in a southerly direction between Ferryville and Lynxville as they pass over a back waters causeway.

BNSF 5905 rolls through Maiden Rock, WI at track speed )or more) along the Mississippi River. Apparantly BNSF does not want people using their stored rails as balance beams.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe ES44AC number 5905 leads a southbound coal train through Colorado Springs, CO in the pouring rain on July 12, 2017.

With an empty coal train safely tucked away in the siding at Tonville in the backround, a loaded coal train is about to blast under the overpass bridge at Lochbuie.

H-GALNTW nears Grand Crossing and a crew change at North La Crosse. Power includes BNSF 5905, 1814, 6163, 8182, 8184, 8132, 8191, 8188, 8183, 8115, 8140.