Fall foliage is turning as an eastbound empty oil train with BNSF 8086 as rear DPU overtakes another train led by a BNSF Dash 9 and CSX GE at Bonners Ferry. One could almost play golf on the pastu... (more)

BNSF 5308 races through fog after re-crewing its train at North La Crosse at Genoa, WI. The southwestern corner of the state of Wisconsin was once known for its tobacco industry.

BNSF 5308 hustles an eastbound stack train through Alma, WI next to the Mississippi River. Although not operating at Zephyr speeds, the train will make good time between St. Paul and Chicago on th... (more)

BN 972552 still in full BN dress waits ready for action at Glendive, MT shops of BNSF. This unit requires locomotive support to operate it. Note the Commonwealth trucks and a bit of red paint show... (more)

BNSF 972670 and BN 972821 face off with each other at the Glendive, MT shops. These represent vintage Jordan Spreader type plows, and share space with rotaries assigned to this location.

BNSF 4113 has an eastbound empty coal train in tow rolling at track speed over an undulating mainline at Winchester. Winchester is just east of Quincy on the former GN main from Wenatchee to Spoka... (more)

BNSF 3029 and mate handle switching chores at the Imerys Minerals diatomaceous earth plant at Quincy. The Spud Local, as it is locally known, operates from Appleyard, Wenatchee on weekdays serving... (more)

BNSF 972555 is parked at Glendive ready for action if needed. This unit appears to be upgraded from a former BN snowplow of the same number. If so, it is of GN origins, former X-1509. This unit is... (more)

BNSF 972554 is parked at Glendive ready for action if needed. The unit's paint job is reminiscent of former Great Northern E7s and doodlebugs from the 1940s, looking quite impressive. This plow re... (more)

MRL 4404 has the ML train in tow at Columbus, MT in early morning winter daylight. The Missoula-Laurel manifest will tuck into the siding here and wait its turn to enter Laurel Yard near Billings ... (more)

BNSF 4113 leans into a curve along the Columbia River assisted by newer GE and EMD units. The empty coal train is headed east out of Wenatchee to Spokane and a connection with Montana Rail Link, a... (more)

BNSF 4924 waits for servicing at Wenatchee, WA as morning fog burns off the frosty nosed unit. In addition to loco mounted blue flags, the railroad has some permanent fold down ones attached to ti... (more)

BNSF 8860, an SD70MAC is surrounded by CP and BNSF GEs as it sits in the fog at Wenatchee. Used to flags displayed on many locos these days, a BNSF employee has taken that a step further by placin... (more)

BNSF 3734 on a westbound stack train waits for a new crew while BNSF 4396 and two CSX units hustle a westbound vehicle train past. Shortly after this shot, the new crew showed up and got the stack... (more)

BNSF 5956 leads an eastbound empty oil train along the Kootenay River towards Troy, MT at Yakt. The train is on the former Great Northern Railway mainline between Bonners Ferry, ID and Troy, MT.