BNSF 7305 starts a stack train upgrade west of Merritt as it makes the climb to the east portal of the Cascade Tunnel along Nason Creek. Colors are just starting to turn on this last Saturday of s... (more)

Rising shadows in Lombard Canyon announce it - it's late in the evening when this heavy powered BNSF mixed ruptures the calmness of the Canyon area. ES44DC #6891 and #6984, ES44DC #7876, SD70MAC #... (more)

A loaded oil train crosses the Wisconsin River as seen here from the Wyalusing State Park. This train is destined for interchange with the CN in Chicago, IL. In the far back ground is Iowa and the... (more)

Freaky manifest! BNSF ES44DC #7373 with leased MRL SD45-2 #318 and BNSF SD60M #1407 are hauling this grain unit train through the stunning Montana landscape along the Clark Fork River near Noxon... (more)

CREX 1204 is heading North towards Denver with an empty coal train. The rear DPU's are barely visible back at the end of the train.

Southbound, along Puget Sound Between Steilacoom and Solo Point, Washington. Lucky deal to know someone who owns a motorboat :).

Southbound Laural to Denver freight passes through the scenic Wind River Canyon.

Southbound BNSF coal load led by a pair of CREX lease locos powering up after waiting for two northbounds.

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There's nothing like sharing an afternoon of railfanning with your best friend, even if she's a little crazy (and I'm not talking about my wife). On this chilly but ... (more)

On the afternoon of June 17, 2014, a westbound BNSF coal train curves along bank of the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision. BNSF GE ES44DC No. 7491 leads ... (more)

Rumbling westward on the Montana Rail Link, a BNSF stack train curves through Lombard Canyon west of Lombard, Montana, on June 17, 2014.

A massive late spring storm covering several states temporarily gives a break to a few rays of sunshine as a westbound export coal train glides along the banks of Missouri River. This storm will b... (more)

A BNSF coal train skirts Frog Pond west of Trout Creek, Montana, on Montana Rail Links’s scenic Fourth Subdivision. Stormy clouds are abundant on September 27, 2013, as two GE ES44ACs power the ... (more)

A BNSF empty coal trains rolls wispily along the Missouri River towards Lombard. The canyon was the route of Lewis and clark as they explored the new Western Frontier, and now is a playground for... (more)

A single BNSF engine provides the power on this eastbound NS train heading over the Scioto River in Chillicothe.