RCHI452 returning South to Eola from switching Suncast Corp in Batavia.

RCHI452 on their trek back to Eola after switching industries on the Batavia Branch.

Power move at the BNSF Galesburg yard.

In a dense and foggy winter morning, BNs 458 job makes a run for Zearing with both a “Smurf” GP38 & BN SD40. Seen here in Meriden.

Soon after the sun rests below the horizon, BNSFs Chicago to Galesburg road local rounds the bend into Lemont with a very unique assortment of power. Seen here traversing over the Des Plaines rive... (more)

Running through the Red Oak Nature Center between Aurora and Batavia, BNSFs West Chicago job crawls north with the only active smurf on the roster, and one of the three active ATSF warbonnet paint... (more)

BNSFs West Chicago branchline, a branchline that can only handle 4-axle power, sees a big train on a cold Monday morning. 15 cars pulled by Eola’s dynamic duo.

BNSF’s “West Chicago Job”, although it doesn't travel that far anymore, it does go as far as Batavia. Here is said job crawling into Batavia with a Smurf & Warbonnet B40-8W for power.

The last of its kind left on an active BNSF roster, along with one of roughly seven left active, having a “smurf” and warbonnet 4-axle dash 8 paired up, and running on the mainline, was quite ... (more)

After dropping off cars at Suncast, BNSF 2042 proceeds west to work more customers at the Batavia Industrial area. 10/18/23

BNSF Smurf 2042 leads CHIGAL West through Lemont.

Summer temperatures spread out across Chicagoland, as BNSF’s last active “smurf” locomotive rumbles over the Des Plaines river in Lemont. Recently reactivated after BNSF ridded their rails o... (more)

A colorful array of BNSF and leased geeps sits in GM Yard in Hodgkins.

As the bluffs of the Mississippi River swallow up the sun for the night, one of BNSF's "Smurf" EMD GP38-2s lead West Quincy based road switcher R HLA8351 09I west through Hannibal, MO's Kiwanis Pa... (more)

BNSF 2042 and an H3 GP locomotive run light power at GM Yard.