With dynamics throwing off the heat, BNSF 6078 leads a MAC and loaded TLKX hoppers south by a portion of the Santa Fe trail near Woodmen Dr. Learn more at Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 6078
Train ID: C-NAMAMH
Photo Date: February 15, 2009

TILX coal loads roll south with a mix of older and newer generation AC power. I've never been a fan of the original BNSF herald on the Executives, so it's a tad frustrating to see these surviving... (more)

Northbound coal empties and their DPUs push upgrade through USAFA toward Palmer Divide on Super Bowl Sunday. Sometimes when you are out and about without your 40D it pays to have your SD1000 arou... (more)

The westbound Empire Builder storms into Grand Forks about 35 minutes before its eastbound counterpart shows up. Severe weather has greatly impacted Amtrak operations across the northern t... (more)

Two rare sights: the Empire Builder in eastern North Dakota in daylight and an H1 unit leading the charge. The weather has been playing hell recently on transportation all across the natio... (more)

EMD fans rejoice! A trio of EMD classics, led by forty year old BNSF 6973, hustles the daily Grand Forks, ND - Northtown, MN high priority manifest south past the grain facility in Alton. How ma... (more)

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!" If they could speak English, I'm pretty sure that's what a few of these birds would be screaming as they came dangerously close to slamming into the side of the dai... (more)

Eastbound Cass Lake Local breezes into Crookston ahead of coal loads with 8 cars. After some quick work, it will leave town with none. Two of the cars will be dropped on the siding next to me, a... (more)

The Ultimate Railfan's House! Unlike El Paso county to the south, Douglas county allows very little development along the Front Range. Somehow this guy got lucky enough to build hi... (more)

Coal loads with mixed AC power crawl up the grade and across the famous Santa Fe bridge in Larkspur on a perfect fall day. The next time I take a photo in Colorado, I'll be a resident (finally)!

DPUs on northbound coal empties enter in to the vast open space just north of El Paso County. As a bonus, can anyone spot the ES44AC in this photo?

Seven units front the daily high priority Grand Forks - Northtown manifest as it leaves town for a meet in Hillsboro. The upgrade from M-train status to H-train status for the GFDNTW means a high... (more)

A very rare visitor to the northern plains and a real standout in the yard, this Southern Belle ACe waits for its next assignment out of town.

It's getting harder and harder to find an all SD75 Warbonnet lashup these days, but it's a much easier feat when there's only one pulling the train! Grain empties eastbound through western Minnes... (more)

A pre-Swoosh GEVO, which is showing its age a tad early, leads a unit tank train downgrade toward the south siding switch at Academy.