This BNSF Z train, headed for final destination of Corwith Yard, is racing the storm clouds that are brewing.
A 5 pack of GEs easily handle this 113 platform intermodal down grade at Ibis.
For my money there's not much better than a high speed stacker rolling under a classic Santa Fe cantilever and into some sweet late afternoon light on the transcon.
BNSF GEVO 7561 charges past the signal bridge & cantilever late in the afternoon shortly before sunset at Toluca, Illinois. Minutes later, the rain storm set in for the rest of the evening.
Only a few months out of the locomotive factory, this ES44DC and three GE siblings power a southbound manifest through the Cable crossovers with only a couple more miles to go before reaching Teha... (more)
BNSF 7561,4120 and 4142 lead a long auto rack train east into Abo Canyon.