A loaded coal train from Roundup, MT, (Signal Peak Energy Mine) has heavy dynamics pouring out into the cool weather as the train drops down off Bozeman Pass. The train passes the east end of Boze... (more)

A westbound coal train climbs up out of Tobin on their way out of Helena, starting the trip towards Missoula.

A westbound coal train with an SD70ACe leader snakes through the curves headed uphill towards Austin and westbound over Mullan.

BNSF 9133 (SD70ACe) shows that ACe's and coal are still king for now on the southbound Joint Line between Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Climbing the 1.1% grade of Lava Butte Summit a southbound loaded grainer gets a track warrant from CTC South Siding Switch Lava to Beal ( La Pine ) to meet one northbound.

A trio of BNSF EMD's elephant style leads a westbound loaded sand train across the high desert between Green River and Sphinx, Utah, on March 16, 2019.

At dusk, a westbound unit sand train heads through Tangier. The hoppers appear to be fairly new. This train had two DPUs on the rear, one of the them a Moldy Peach.

Weather is rolling in as an eastbound BNSF coal train catches some afternoon sunlight passing through the Clark Fork Valley between Heron and Noxon, Montana, on February 24, 2015.

Swinging around the curve at 30th Street is BNSF Train C ETMMHS0 02A, passing through a Form B where they are wrapping up work on the I-35 overpasses, a project that has been ongoing for the bette... (more)

BNSF 9133 & 9191 leading westbound empties.

A somewhat rare pair of BNSF SD70ACe's lead a Scherer coal train past a plot of land up for sale. Any takers?

The leader (9133) of a load and the DPU's of two empties sit in Crescent yard at Powerton. Its kinda funny seeing nothing but BNSF in the yard instead of UP.

just another of a dozen southbound coal loads a day descend southbound off the Palmer Divide near Palmer Lake, CO

Colorado Springs doesn't see much yard activity anymore. Here in the northern end, seven through tracks remain. To the south, a decent yard which has been nearly dormant for years. Nothing in comp... (more)

Coal train near Decatur. It is shortly before 8am and the temperature is below zero.