A unique part of the coal train shuffle in Montana is the wye at Moran Junction. Trains coming off the top line, Forsyth Subdivision (ex NP) normally continue straight onto the MRL. Likewise down ... (more)

AC4400CW 5627, Dash 9-44CW 724, and ES44DC 7500 approach 36 Ave as they lead a westbound coal train towards Westshore Terminals coal export facility at Roberts Bank.

After being recrewed at Harvard Yard, BNSF 5627 (DPU) rolls south through the small town of Marion, Arkansas. Memphis can be seen faintly through the haze in the background.

5627 begins to roll forward after a stop while the crew awaits a clear track into Lincoln.

Drone shot of BNSF #5627 as it heads east bound with a load of coal as farmers work on harvesting there corn

A logoless BNSF AC44 leads empties out of Lincoln while flurries still fall after an October snowstorm.

One of the uglier AC4400CWs leased for commuter services by Metrolink awaits its trip up the Valley Sub to Lancaster at Los Angeles Union Station.

How to Make it Even Uglier

Adding a BNSF freight engine to most Metrolink trains certainly conflicts with the carrier's streamlined equipment. BNSF AC4400CW 5627 is even less attrac... (more)

A weekend Metrolink commuter train approaches Tunnel 19 in Soledad Canyon with a leased BNSF AC4400CW leading the consist eastbound on the ex-SP Saugus Line.

BNSF 5627 leads a late running 266 near Lang as it heads down Soledad Canyon.

Odd looking GE with a naked nose leads an all-rail tac train around the wye at Boylston onto the Hinckley sub for its trip South

With an unusual cloud formation and the Rocky Mountain Foothills in the background, a BNSF Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest holds the main after setting out a string of cars on the siding at High... (more)

A naked nosed AC4400CW heads through CP Holliday with a manifest on the BNSF Emporia Sub. This generic looking GE reminds me of the painted but mostly unlettered or striped Dash-9s that BNSF rece... (more)

BNSF 5627 is seen taking this empty coal train through Barr, Colorado, on this nice June morning.

A BNSF coal empty highballs Barr, CO on its way back to Powder River, WY.