RailPictures.Net Photo: BNSF 7956 BNSF Railway GE ES44AC at Helena, Montana by Joel Hawthorn

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» BNSF Railway (more..)
» GE ES44AC (more..)

» Austin, MRL 3rd Subdivision
» Helena, Montana, USA (more..)
» September 12, 2019

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» BNSF 7956 (more..)
» GHASPSA09A (more..)

» Joel Hawthorn (more..)
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A Puget Sound and Pacific grain train from Hastings, NE and destined for Aberdeen, WA was traversing the Montana Rail Link just below Mullan Pass at a place known as the Austin Curves. The train had two sets of manned helpers to assist over the hill.

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Drag Freights Album created by member Daniel Holmes	Album Views: 2,418
Coal and steel don't go bad. This album features long, slow, heavy freight trains; drag freights, slop freights, dead freights, etc. Trains with lots of power, and lots of different cargo slogging along behind.

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ApertureFNumber	f/6.3
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 7D
ExposureTime	1/800
ISOSpeedRatings	200
Flash	16
FocalLength	160/1