Three EMD SD60Ms and two EMD SD40-2s power an eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight up Crawford Hill east of Crawford, Nebraska, on June 29, 2002.

Crawford Hill manned helper sets meet at the base of the horseshoe. A coating of traction sand is visible on both sets of power. It is more easily seen on the light power GE's returning to Crawfor... (more)

One of BNSF's pre-production test Gevos, an AC4400EV, leads two ES44ACs up Crawford Hill on a coal train bound for the southeast. All 30 test units, BNSF 5718-5747, are in the Heritage 2 paint, ma... (more)

Coated in a fine layer of traction sand, a pair of manned helpers push hard to get a loaded coal drag over Crawford Hill.

Another AC powered PRB coal drag assaults Crawford Hill.

A pair of manned grinstein MACs assist in getting a PRB coal drag over Crawford Hill. The head-end has just gone around Breezy Point in the background.

A non stop parade of coal trains from the Powder River Basin make for great rail-fanning on the picturesque Crawford Hill double horseshoe curves.

There are several manned helper sets working out of Crawford, NB. Here we see two sets, one light engine set heading back to Crawford while the others is shoving hard on the UP DPU unit of a load... (more)

Another PRB coal train is attacking Crawford Hill. First generation EMD AC power are in notch 8 for the climb. Assisting on the rear are two manned helpers.

The head end of a loaded coal drag is approaching Breezy Point at Crawford Hill. AC power rules in this part of the country.

Two manned helpers put on in Crawford are hard at assisting an Alliance bound coal drag. In a short distance they will be on hill grinding through the Esses on Crawford Hill. The helpers, covered ... (more)

A loaded coal train is beginning its ascent of Crawford Hill as it passes through the Ponderosa Ranch. A DPU ans two pushers are working hard on the rear.

EMD's latest AC power teams up with EMD's early AC power, an SD-70MAC to pull a load of PRB coal over Crawford Hill.

The lead units on the left start into the second horseshoe curve as they ascend Crawford Hill. The helpers can be seen across the valley. The last two helpers are manned while the first one is a ... (more)