Snow is whipping as a fast eastbound coal train with BNSF 6209 (ES44AC) races past a westbound coal train at Barr Lake, Colorado.

Bound for Boardman, Oregon, a BNSF coal train crosses Union Pacific’s impressive bridge over the Snake River at Joso, Washington, on September 21, 2015. These trains use UP’s Ayer Subdivision ... (more)

BNSF 6209 & 9645 lead eastbound loads.

A helper set assists an eastbound loaded coal train up Crawford Hill near Belmont.

A BNSF coal train bound for Boardman, Oregon, crosses Union Pacific’s bridge over the Snake River at Joso, Washington, on September 21, 2015. These trains use UP’s Ayer Subdivision (the Washy)... (more)

BNSF 6209 heads a westbound coal train across Union Pacific's Joso bridge over the Snake River near Lyons Ferry, WA en route to a power plant on UP at Boardman, OR. This has been a regular movemen... (more)

BNSF 6209 leads a loaded Boardman, OR coal train across the Joso bridge over the Snake River in southeastern Washington. This movement is typically a combination of BNSF-Laurel-MRL-Spokane-UP for ... (more)

After the passing of a wicked line of thunderstorms in the Badlands of North Dakota, a westbound BNSF coal train rolls over the west siding switch of Sully Springs in the very last sunlight of Jun... (more)

Lots of orange color present with the fall colors and BNSF power.

Powder River coal loads east on CSX's Willard Sub.