It is the Blue Hour and snow is falling as BNSF 6091 (ES44AC) leads a coal train through the S curve east of Sedalia, Colorado.

BNSF 6091 leads a 280 east through Haslett, Michigan (Okemos). After a week of warm and sunny weather, most of the snow that once covered this area has melted revealing the frozen lake.

A westbound grain train at Beatrice on the Lakeside sub in eastern Washington.

BNSF 6091 (ES44AC) pulls a long coal train up the grade between Greenland and Lake Palmer, Colorado.

BNSF 6091 (ES44AC) leads a long loaded coal train on the Joint Line between Castle Rock and Larkspur, Colorado.

BNSF 6091 (ES44AC) pulls a loaded coal train on the Joint Line past some farm equipment in Greenland, Colorado.

BNSF 6091 (ES44AC) pulls a loaded coal along the Joint Line towards Larkspur, Colorado.

BNSF 6091 (ES44AC) makes maximum horsepower and heat as it strains to pull a loaded coal train towards Greenland, Colorado along the Joint Line.

BNSF 6091 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train over the Santa Fe Bridge in Larkspur, Colorado.

BNSF ES44AC 6091 leads a hot Alliance, TX - Stockton, CA Z train west on the Seligman Sub at 70mph. This guy was flying!

Crossing over the Chattahoochee River and into the land of Dixie, 137 creeps along slowly as its train departs the Columbus yard and heads to Birmingham with a western themed consist.

Without a single thoroughbred in its consist to prove this is actually an NS train, 137 picks up some speed as it rushes through Bleecker behind an all foreign powered head end.

BNSF coal loads, head south on the Joint Line. (Thank you to Joe B. for acting as tour guide this day.)