Before sunrise, a loaded coal train heads east through the iconic Badlands of North Dakota. This would be the first of 3 back to back trains this morning.
Prime Fall Color and 130 Loaded Coal cars and wet tracks. After two failed uphill attempts with 4 BNSF engines on point and one BNSF DPU, C801-27 had to get two more CSX helpers to couple up to th... (more)
Following the Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, is a BNSF coal train working westbound on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision.
BNSF 6223 & 8529 work their way up Firth Hill with a coal train.
TXU Energy coal trains heads past the Pella Road overpass on Firth Hill.
BNSF 6223 is taking the siding for a southbound UP Rock train.
The Empire Builder loans power from BNSF, limping the train eastbound over six hours late into Saint Paul.
The power for todays Emporia, KS to Kansas City, KS manifest heads for the wye off of Main One just west of Emporia. Trailing in the consist is the famous "vomitbonnet", BNSF 9647, freshly release... (more)