A very colorful Q381 is tied down just East of Hoytville, OH with the following BNSF units in order: 4075, 8228, 7261, 7650, 7259, 6608 and 6604. The 7650 is a warranty work return, 7261 & 7259 a... (more)

Another batch of fresh from the factory locomotives head west for delivery to BNSF. Four are ES44C4 numbers 6601, 6605, 6614, and 6615 and one is an ES44DC number 7260

Seven locomotives form the head end of CSX manifest Q381. The all BNSF lashup consists of 4075, warbonnet 8288(SD75I), 7261(new ES44DC), 7650(ES44DC), 7259(new ES44DC), and 2 new ES44C4 locomotiv... (more)

CSX manifest Q381 heads west into the setting sun

Westbound Q381 has a nice consist this day with a Ferromex GEVO second out as it passes the Cleveland RTA University/Cedar platform. For those of you not familiar with this location, the sign in t... (more)

Pure Warbonnets! Dash 9 607 and dash 8 898 lead CSX Q381-15 west on a sunny, but frigid day in Cleveland.

Today’s Q381 departs Collinwood with what has to be the largest locomotive consist that I have ever seen, twelve total and 9000ft of train in tow. In the consist would be two SD60M’s still in ... (more)

Run through BNSF power leads CSX Q381 on a cold mid-December morning

A shot of Q381-02 just west of the last tunnel on the Short Line Sub, showing the unique "Great Pumpkin", BNSF 8197, running second out.

Q381-02 makes its way around the curve betwen CP 17 and NS Rockport Yard, with the Great Pumpkin trailing the H1 leader in a three motor elephant-style consist.

The locomotive in the 2nd position of this power lashup is BNSF 8197, an SD60M painted in the unique "Great Pumpkin" scheme

The sun rises and begins to burn through the mist of the Cuyahoga Valley, as BNSF 8229 and SOO 6032 lead Q381-22 across the trestle.

This lashup on Q381 included BNSF 7430, KCS 4094, and last but not least, a delivery of 5 brand new BNSF ES44AC locomotives

Q381-04 has one new delivery; BNSF 6251.