A 120 car coal train for the XCEL Colorado Energy Commanche Plant (Pueblo, CO) grinds up the grade of Greenland as it passes the famous red barn of Greenland. During the early morning hours of May... (more)
Slowly climbing the grade of the Palmer Divide, a loaded Comanche coal train passes through the cattle lands of Greenland.
The 612 Shuttle heads lite power towards Alcoa with an EMD leading.
A solo EMD SD70ACe leads a westbound MOW move towards Needles as it passes Topock.
The last light of a February day is shining upon a pair if BNSF AC locomotives as they are about to split the signals at Royal City. In a few months these random empty Scherer coal trains will be... (more)
A K train on a cold afternoon.
I was finally able to get a shot from this spot, CSX K042, loaded oil for philly, with a duo of BNSF units, including a EMD SD70ACe leading the way south.
BNSF 9249 is on the point of this empty coal train with three more SD60s trailing (EMDX 9054, EMDX 9092 & BNSF 9267) a few miles south of Donkey Creek Jct.
Luck was on my side today as a sucker hole opened up in the clouds just as this northbound came thru Sandstone. This coal had about 60 miles to go before reaching its destination of Midwest Energ... (more)
eastbound Scherer coal loads
738 approaches the CSX junction in Decatur with a serious-looking BNSF 'Ace on the point.
A rare sight in these parts, light power down the Halton.
BNSF 9249 pulls out of Joshua approaching Cleburne enroute to the Gulf Coast.
BNSF 9249, a rare orange SD60M, has just turned on the turntable and leads a consist west to couple to Ardoch coal loads.
