On a beautiful Montana morning, BNSF AC4400CW no. 6009 with BNSF SD70MaAC no 9597 taking the middle position rolls its string of coal cars westbound along the Clark Fork River. .
After a early morning run over Marias Pass, BNSF 6009 leads a eastbound grain empty across the high plains east of Glacier National Park.
Coal empties and their DPUs race north toward Castle Rock, CO.
BNSF 6009 & 9223 dropping down grade with westbound empties.
An empty coal train coming around the bend into the sun at Old Monroe.
A loaded coal train is about to enter Pueblo Junction, while in the background a UP yard job with two Rio Grande painted GP40-2's makes its way toward the UP yard.
Big AC power tugs on 64 cars making up the Dilworth-Lincoln heading for Willmar.
It was noteworthy when coal drags started appearing with all AC power up here recently, and here the daily Dilworth, MN - Grand Forks, ND manifest follows suit sporting a solid AC lashup...an ES44... (more)
