BNSF 6162 (ES44AC) sits all alone as the helper engine based at Spruce, Colorado. It will be called upon to help the heavy coal trains get over Palmer Divide.
BNSF 6162 (ES44AC) idles on the siding as an empty coal train drops down the chute through Union on its way to Greenland, Colorado.
BNSF 6162 (ES44AC) leads a loaded coal train past a helper unit staged at Union, Colorado in case there is a need to assist a train over the Palmer Divide.
BNSF 8205 (ES44C4) leads a freight towards Palmer Lake as dense fog grips the area.
Helper unit BNSF 6162 (ES44AC) sits on the ready track, waiting for the call to assist a train through Palmer Lake and over the Palmer Divide.
A pair of foreigners in the West Virginia hills bring coal along the twisting right of way past a classic set of N&W CPLs at Chattaroy, WV as the train nears Williamson.
As a loaded BNSF coal train climbs on Track 2, a westbound empty descends the grade on Crawford Hill below Belmont, Nebraska, on September 16, 2013. A pair of EMD SD70MACs (9821 and 9482) are lead... (more)
On a beautiful Spring morning, BNSF 6162 heads North on a empty coal train with snow covered Pikes Peak in the background.
With Pikes Peak looking on in the background, BNSF 6162 gets a roll on its northbound coal empty, as it starts its descent from the Palmer Divide.
BNSF coal loads from Black Thunder Mine for Minnesota Power and Light (Laskin) using BS, BNSF cars.
The sun has come back out after a thunderstorm passed through.
The deadline grows even larger - it now not only includes BNSF power but former Conrail SD50s and a former QNSL SD40-2 from NREX
