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BNSF 4178 is the rear DPU helper unit on an oil train at Scribner, WA as a eastbound grain passes by across the canyon.

BNSF H1 Dash 9 #1008 and executive SD70MAC #9776 lead eastbound grain train 46A into Kendallville, preparing to pass under State Road 3 outside town.

As a thick layer of fog lingers over the Potomac River, the day is just getting started for CSX’s Brunswick Yard. The 3 BNSF engines off a grain train stick out against the landscape and will be used as the yard switchers for the day.

NS 265 with units #9811 and #9975 up front creep past the CD 382.6 defect detector just outside Kendallville, slowing down while waiting on Amtrak 49 to run around them. These Daah 9's will soon be a rarity for NS as their AC44C6M rebuild program continues.

UP 9609 East has WC 6587, CN 9473 and NS 3226 for a consist leading the West Colton-Houston manifest in December 2005.

INRD GLCN chase photo taken in Oblong, IL photo taken on July 26th, 2024

NS 880 chugs eastbound with three different eras of BNSF paint for power in sequential order. First is an H1 Dash 9 which was thrown on in Illinois on BNSF rails when the 2nd leader, an H2 AC4400CW had mechanical problems. Lastly is an H3 GEVO, rounding out a rather unique power set.

BNSF 4754 East is framed by a crossing gate in Sandpoint, Idaho. The late afternoon sun highlights the PTLCHC Z train in June 2022.

BNSF 5143 West leads a long loaded grain train through Cheney, WA under a "Kodachrome" sky. The sun came out just enough to highlight the train passing through town.

NS 363 had 3 old units, including a BNSF H1, SP Patch Unit, and BNSF Fakebonnet

NS 50G with a 'whiteface' Dash 9 leader barrels down the Marion Branch, passing the Deatsman Farms grain elevator. On the right is my car, figured it would be nice to pair the two horses together in one photo.

NS roadrailer train 255 sits in the hole just outside Bement, IL while waiting for an intermodal to pass.

BNSF 5443 leads the H-LINNTW past the station sign at Harrison St

Here we see the brand new NS 299 on its first run to Roanoke VA,

With the NS dash 9 rebuilds reaching the 9700's eventually all the NS dash 9's will be gone NS 9710 leads NS 219 through Walnut Hill IL

Merry Christmas everyone! Recently, I was scrolling through the archives and I found this interesting catch of Amtraks Illinois Zephyr with quite the interesting lashup. In the lead is an Old BNSF C44-9W instead of the modern SC-44 they normally put on these trains.

Norfolk Southern train 68N-12 rolls under what was the PRR Buffalo Line at Blasdell, NY with a CN cowl (barn) C40-8M leading the way.

BNSF 4597 East leads four units elephant style with a high priority TOFC train at Darling just east of Flagstaff, AZ.

A Norfolk Southern Transfer train slowly creeps out of their Simpson yard whilst transporting a cut of Manifest towards CSX's Moncrief Yard outside Jacksonville, FL

BNSF 5252 West with KCS 4132 and BNSF 8598 highball up the grade out of Helena with a loaded coal train on a beautiful summer afternoon. Four MRL SD70Ace units are mid-train with a loan BNSF GE on the rear.