BNSF 9082 (SD70ACe) shoves a loaded coal train through the Keenesburg Cut as it heads to Denver on the Brush Sub.

BNSF 8578 (SD70ACe) leads a coal train into the valley at Acequia, Colorado.

BNSF 6206 (ES44AC) runs north on the Joint Line past a herd of cows.

Much to the surprise of us, this tank train out of Williams, OK, had some coal train power on it. It's kind of rare for these parts on the Transcon. Here, the train crosses the Des Moines River on... (more)

An empty oil train is about to cross the CP Chicago Sub at Savanna. While waiting for the Holiday Train, we took in some BNSF action. The BNSF yard here comes and goes on what the need is for.

One of the hottest trains on the Aurora Sub is this Chicago to St. Paul afternoon Z-train. This train has been called "Precious" by many dispatchers over the years. Here, high priority ... (more)

With five motors on the point, the hot Z-WSPSBD3 waste no time descending down the Arizona Divide as it kicks up leftover snow at the control point of Maine.

A high priority intermodal train from San Bernardino, CA to Willow Springs, IL intermodal train charges up the grade out of Seligman during a brisk, chilly, winter morning.

Four GEs bring up a Long Beach, CA to Clovis, NM stack train through Williams Junction a day after a winter storm blanked the northern Arizona region with six to eight inches of snow.

BNSF 5732 & 6157 with westbound empties.

BNSF 7157, 5663, & 8770 lead a westbound mixed freight.

With a BNSF Dash 9 leading three EMD's, a loaded westbound coal train cruises across the Montana Rail Link's 2nd Subdivision on a snowy spring day. The train is crossing over the Yellowstone River... (more)

The evening's last sunlight catches BNSF 9087 (SD70ACe) at Spruce, Colorado as it runs south on the Joint Line.

Running through the Red Oak Nature Center between Aurora and Batavia, BNSFs West Chicago job crawls north with the only active smurf on the roster, and one of the three active ATSF warbonnet paint... (more)

BNSFs West Chicago branchline, a branchline that can only handle 4-axle power, sees a big train on a cold Monday morning. 15 cars pulled by Eola’s dynamic duo.