Four brand new ES44C4 (BNSF 7954, BNSF 7953, BNSF 7956, BNSF 7955) are on their maiden run across the Arizona Divide as they head down the 1.4 percent grade out of Crozier Canyon at Valentine.
In an effort to add more life to their remaining EMD SD45-2 locomotives, BNSF rebuilt eleven into what they call an "SD40-2R." They have 3000 HP, 16-cylinder 645 engines. The program was cancell... (more)