Climbing through the horseshoe: New EMD SD70ACe No. 9193 leads a loaded eastbound coal train around the horseshoe curve on Crawford Hill, Nebraska, on the afternoon of July 12, 2008. Soon, the tra... (more)

One of the Burlington Northern/EMD SD60MAC demonstrators leads a BNSF coal train headed around the upper horseshoe on Crawford Hill. April, 1998. A four-set of BN SD40-2's with a fuel tender push ... (more)

Two Burlington Northern trains meet on Crawford Hill, Nebraska, at Windy Point (also known as Breezy Point) on a hot July 3, 1989. The westbound grain train is rolling downgrade on Track 1 as a he... (more)

An eastbound BNSF coal train claws its way into the big horseshoe curve on Nebraska’s Crawford Hill on July 12, 2008.

On July 15, 2008, a BNSF coal train fills the great horseshoe curve on Crawford Hill in Nebraska. The train’s head end power is approaching Windy Point on the background, while the the DPU unit ... (more)

BN-1 and 2 lead Burlington Northern train 92 (Seattle-Houston intermodal) through Belmont, Nebraska. This is BN's coal route over Crawford Hill. The two F9-2s now reside at the Illinois Railroad M... (more)

Crawford Hill, NE is one of the most unique railroading locations in North America. Out of the flat plains sits a beautiful escarpment that happens to be in the way of coal trains heading east fr... (more)

Five 'classics' pull Crawford Hill.

Oakway 9047 crawls up the 1.55% at Breezy Point. It is hard to believe it was 15 years ago, it seems like yesterday this was Front Line Power!

BN9693 lifts a train of coal past the old Stage Coach Road near Breezy Point, NE. Note the SD60MAC third out.

A BNSF coal train strains up Crawford Hill, Nebraska, on the afternoon of July 11, 2008. The head end is swinging around Windy Point (a.k.a. Breezy Point) while a set of helpers consisting of a SD... (more)

On July 12, 2008, a BNSF coal train fills the remarkable horseshoe curve on Crawford Hill in Nebraska. The train’s head end power is approaching Windy Point (a.k.a. Breezy Point) in the backgrou... (more)

Crawford Hill’s horseshoe curve
A BNSF freight grinds eastbound up Crawford Hill, Nebraska, with only two units on June 12, 2000. Trailing the former Conrail Dash 8-40BW are some empt... (more)

5702 and 6390 will cut off from 9322 and the rest of this coal drag further downbound and return to repeat as necessary.

BNSF 9913 leads a coal train up Crawford Hill, shot from Breezy Point on the Ponderosa Ranch.