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As the sun rises over the Coronado Subdivision, a now-familiar sight—the third BC Rail leader in under two weeks—guides a loaded sulfur train toward Edmonton. On my way to the tracks, completely oblivious to what was coming, I jokingly said, “Let’s go catch this BC Rail.” I truly had no clue one was coming, but I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw rock lights shining through the trees.
CN S71851 (Sulfur Loads)
CN Coronado Subdivision
BCOL C44-9W 4650
CN SD70I 5619
Canon EOS R6 | Canon 24-70 f/2.8 | Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6
March 2nd, 2024 - 8:24 AM MT
Rolling across the Topock bridge over the Colorado River. The early years of BNSF, four paint schemes, H2, BN white face, H1, Santa Fe Red and Silver. Four locomotive types C44-9W, SD60M, SD40-2, B40-8W.
I&O 4509 at Bond Hill, Ohio on April 13, 2025
NS 309 on the Bison Runner with a UP AC44CW leading two NS C40-9's & a C44-9W meets NS H42 tied down in Buffalo Junction Yard
Having exited the MP 29 tunnel, CN 2694 continues south along the Squamish Subdivision passing an 80ft high rock wall. This shot was somewhat difficult to accomplish as light was nearly gone when the train finally passed.
An NS stack train crossing Pope Lick Trestle.
BNSF 9573, BNSF 9825 & BNSF 1046
Location unknown, photo was taken during a roadtrip from central TX to Santa Fe New Mexico.
BNSF 9573
ex: BN 9573
BNSF 9825 & BNSF 1046
Location unknown, photo was taken during a roadtrip from central TX to Santa Fe New Mexico.
Under the ageing riveted supports of the Lions Gate bridge, CN 2628 eases out of the North Vancouver yard as it prepares to build train L546.
BNSF 6842, 8913 and 6842 sunbathing
BNSF 5326 awaits load testing at BNSF Northtown Yards maintenance facility. The unit sports the sharp looking H2 "Pumpkin" Scheme.
A rainbow of locomotives power BNSF’s Pasco to Kansas City freight (HPASKCK) west of Avon, Montana, at 11:10 a.m. on September 12, 2010. Powering the 80-car train eastbound toward a climb over Mullan Pass is BNSF GE C44-9W No. 729 in warbonnet colors, BNSF C44-9W No. 4536, former Conrail C40-8W, now Norfolk Southern No. 8323, former Santa Fe EMD SD75M No. 8211 and Montana Rail Link EMD SDP40 No. 290.
While at first it might be mistaken for a regular Dash9, 4647 still has some classic BC Rail character shining through the new paint. After seeing it trail up the line, I figured it would make for a fun chase back. When the day came, I intercepted them just north of Newbrook and chased them all the way down to Gibbons, where I cut ‘em loose and headed home! Pictured here, 556 rounds the corner at Kerensky after just entering the Coronado Subdivision with a new crew.
CN L55651 (Mixed Freight)
CN Coronado Subdivision
BCOL C44-9W 4647
CN SD75I 5703
Canon EOS R6 | Canon 70-200 f/2.8
February 20th, 2024 - 11:23 AM MT
Peninsula Jct over/under. UP YBA55 waits for its turn behind two other eastbounds at the diamond. Meanwhile, a warbonnet Dash 9 lingers above on the BN, trailing in the consist of an X-PTLVBT grain empty which is tied down at East St. Johns.
BNSF 7389 and 7815 (GE ES44DCs) lead an impressive BNSF military train between Valentine and Hackberry, AZ (just off Historic Route 66). A Heritage liveried 1032 (GE C44-9W) trails in distributed power mode.
Hackberry, AZ.
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Just after a recent snowstorm, the BNSF Wilmar Yard trimmer switches out the yard with an ancient set of power leading. Trailing is a former superfleet warbonnet which almost all have been relocated to RCL service in various yards. These units have become harder to find making seeing one a pretty unique sight.
5481, 8118 and 5036 along with distributed power units 5178 and 5358 on the rear, lead a BNSF train upgrade around Tehachapi Loop as viewed from the roadside lookout. All units are GE C44-9Ws, aside from 8118 (GE ES44C4).
Tehachapi, CA.
Tuesday, 15 October 2024.
