An eastbound BNSF manifest freight with mostly tank cars filling out its consist, rolls downgrade through Big 10 Curve between Eisele and Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of February 13, 2016.

I'll post this photo, not because it's the best photo ever, but because it tells a story. This is the BNSF Transcon just outside of the BNSF Logistics Park yard. Main 1 and Main 2 are on the lef... (more)

An eastbound BNSF manifest freight fills Big 10 Curve as it drops downgrade from Eisele to Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of February 13, 2016.

It's a gorgeous afternoon west of Denver as BNSF's eastbound Provo, Utah to Denver, Colorado manifest rolls down the 2-percent grade as they approach Leyden in Arvada, Colorado on February 13, 201... (more)

The snow-capped Continental Divide provides an excellent backdrop as BNSF's eastbound Provo, Utah to Denver, Colorado manifest rounds the curve at Crescent, Colorado with 98 cars on February 13, 2... (more)

Snow coming down so hard it's almost a white out, even the NWS did not expect this. Meanwhile, the BNSF carries on with another eastbound of about 14 trains in two hours.

BNSF 7613 pulls a string of empty autoracks out of Academy after a meet with a northbound coal empty.

An eastbound unit vehicle train heading for Chicago, IL calls for its track assignment at Coon Creek.

Climbing along the new third track with eastbound tonnage.

Dropping through Devore on Main 3 with containers headed for the harbor, this westbound passes an eastbound making the climb up Main 2.

Westbound around the curve at Rice Road.

BNSF 7613 heads west through Verona.

Chicago, ILL. to Los Angeles, CA stack train works west towards K.C. for the next crew change. The crew just got onboard at Ft. Madison 50 miles back and still has over 170 miles to K.C.