Spent a beautiful morning along the Marceline Sub at the Des Moines River Bridge. I know its the Transcon, but we had a blast enjoying the nice October day. Surprisingly, the BNSF ran a few odd ba... (more)

A loaded BNSF coal train rolls through Mena Arkansas bound for TXU in Texas.

BNSF 5642 & 9196 with westbound empties.

A pair of AC coal units lead train MBARLAC under the 4 track signal bridge at Highgrove on the San Bernardino Sub.

An eastbound BNSF coal load drops down the hill from Bellevue as it rides the roller-coaster Wichita Falls Sub.

The radio unit has just come off of the Memphis district at Stevenson, and onto former NC&St.L trackage for the final run to Chattanooga.

A BNSF coal load negotiates the extreme vertical curvature just west of Bowie.

A coal load thunders out of the siding at Fruitland after meeting coal empties returning to the PRB.

Coal load BNSF 5642 East departs Fruitland after meeting three westbounds, including two coal trains headed back to the Powder River Basin.

BNSF 5642 East, an 18,000-ton coal train, drops down the hill at Bellevue.

Empty coal train pulls into the new section of Harvard Yard referred to as SOCO. Work continues as sections of track are in the process of development. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Marion, Arkansas, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 5642
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 09, 2004