Tom Kidd photo.

Seven six-axle locomotives power a Burlington Northern empty coal train over the impressive 640-foot North Platte River Bridge at Guernsey, Wyoming, on July 4, 1988. Locomotives up front are as fo... (more)

Heading west on the famed Keddie Wye is a Western Pacific freight train pulled by a solid set of Burlington Northern diesels: BN U33C 5719 (ex-Northern Pacific 3304) and three BN C425s (4258 [ex-... (more)

Southbound freight on Oregon Trunk north of Sherars Falls.

Northbound freight on Oregon Trunk north of Sherars Falls.

Westbound freight on BN's ex SP&S Spokane to Pasco line.

Westbound on the High Line a mile or so east of Coram, MT.

Westbound freight climbs towards Mullan Pass east of Austin.

Westbound freight climbs the grade out of Helena.

An early summer afternoon finds a set of BN SD70MACs leading several C30-7s on a coal empty as it crosses the Missouri River near Plattsmouth, NE. The impressive Pennsylvania Through Truss bridge ... (more)

A winter afternoon has yet another coal train ascending Crawford Hill near Windy Point. BN and AT&SF had already merged their corporate entities and Santa Fe power was beginning to migrate as evid... (more)

BN 6542, an SD45 leads a pair of Colorado & Southern SD40-2s and a BN U33C on a westbound freight headed for Stevens Pass and Seattle's Balmer Yard at Interbay. The train crosses the Wenatchee Riv... (more)

BN No. 61, operating between Chicago and Denver, is crossing the Missouri River via the impressive span at Plattsmouth, NE. A second mainline and bridge were added in 2013 to alleviate this single... (more)

On an early summer evening, BN 5045 waits for a meet with an eastbound that will be coming off the single track segment across the Missouri River. Even at a distance, those searchlight signals be... (more)

One of my favorite locomotive color schemes was that of the Burlington Northern SD70MACs in their original lettering. They ruled the coal routes for several years. Here a trio have paused with the... (more)