After traversing NS over the cover of darkness, BNs empties for North Antelope Mine in Wyoming are seen making their way down the BNSF Racetrack with a rebuilt 70mac up front.

After sitting in the city all night, coal empties from NS highball west along the Mendota sub, with a cab light 70mac rebuild taking the charge.

Seen from a railfan platform built by Virginia Tech students, NS 126 crosses over the New River just before Radford yard where it will have a 15 car pick up.

NS 126 makes its way east through Wytheville, VA with a BNSF EMD SD70MACe leader.

BNSF 9730 leads NS 126 through the signal at Crockett in Crockett, VA along the Pulaski district.

NS 126 heads east on the Pulaski district with a BNSF SD70MACe in charge.

NS 126 glides downgrade at Shawsville, VA. The rare leader of this train is a BNSF SD70MAC.

An updated MAC, BNSF 9730 (SD70MACe), and two helpers muscle a loaded coal through Acequia, Colorado.

BNSF 9730 shoves a loaded coal train through Palmer Lake, Colorado. Notice the designation on the engine as SD70MACe. First time I have seen the 'e' on a MAC.

A Southbound coal load passing through Seymour, MO.

BNSF 9730 taking a loaded TVXX coal train south through Palmetto.

BNSF 9730 taking a loaded TVXX coal train south through Turners.

An eastbound coal train works east at sunset towards Galesburg. the train is currently between Ottumwa and Burlington in south-central Iowa. The SD70MAC's have an uncertain future. Early in 2017 o... (more)

"SD70MAC Hauling Crude"

A big Wyoming spring storm is coming, faster than the train climbing the Logan Hill grade.