Great Northern-inspired SD70ACe idlesat Staples, Minnesota where Northern Pacific green was once King.
An empty unit coal train from Portage, WI heads west through the snow.
The last rays of sunshine peak through the clouds after a thunderstorm.
New Year's Eve, a sunny day after two big snowstorms, and the Joint Line is quiet for the morning. BNSF 9340 sits with the front range looming in the distance.
BNSF ACe leads a loaded coal train south on the Joint Line past some beautiful country.
Awaiting a crew to continue south, SD70ACe BNSF 9340 basks in the morning sunshine as Longs Peak looms in the distance.
