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| Title: |
Slow Monday |
| Description: |
Lean pickins and overcast skies. Nevertheless, BNSF 4452 is eastbound through the Flathead River valley at Nyack. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/2011 Upload Date: 2/2/2012 3:00:01 PM |
| Location: |
Nyack, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4452(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
176 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Train Train |
| Description: |
After the dearth of the desert (Tuesday lull) it was good to be amidst more or less steady activity. I had driven half the night up through the Mogollons, inhabited mostly by lots of elk, and was now back along the old AT&SF. Eastbound auto racks approach Kayser. |
| Photo Date: |
4/14/2010 Upload Date: 4/24/2010 2:24:54 PM |
| Location: |
Scholle, NM |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4814(C44-9W) BNSF 4478(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
248 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wrong way |
| Description: |
Why does it often seem the interesting power consists are going the wrong way? The 5337 is working hard as a manifest crests the grade at Maine. |
| Photo Date: |
4/20/2011 Upload Date: 9/21/2011 4:38:58 PM |
| Location: |
Maine, AZ |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5337(C44-9W) NS 2771(SD70M-2) CSX 4811(SD70MAC) BNSF 4483(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
340 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Second of three |
| Description: |
BNSF 7570 is the second of three intermodals in a pack |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2010 Upload Date: 4/23/2010 10:59:19 AM |
| Location: |
Woodford, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7570(ES44DC) BNSF 4486(C44-9W) BNSF 5402(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
346 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Bringing up the rear |
| Description: |
The Essex helpers, 4829 and 4494, boost the 4567 East up the grade through Shed No.10. |
| Photo Date: |
9/2/2012 Upload Date: 10/6/2012 1:43:12 AM |
| Location: |
Java East, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4829(C44-9W) BNSF 4494(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
253 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 4505 |
| Description: |
Dropping down the grade towards Mojave, BNSF 4505 passes beneath the endangered signal bridge at MP 377. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2012 Upload Date: 7/13/2012 11:56:38 PM |
| Location: |
Mojave, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4505(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
428 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Tehachapi Morning |
| Description: |
BNSF 4518 is southbound between Walong and Marcel on a Saturday morning. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/2012 Upload Date: 5/7/2013 8:32:21 AM |
| Location: |
Marcel, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4518(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
134 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Southbound run of traffic |
| Description: |
Third among a run of half a dozen southbounds on a beautiful Saturday morning in the Tehachapis. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/2012 Upload Date: 7/17/2012 12:24:35 AM |
| Location: |
Marcel, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4518(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
164 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5288 |
| Description: |
Yet another grain empty (they seem about as frequent as intermodals this season) climbs the west slope of Marias Pass. I doubt those peaks will be snowless for much longer. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2010 Upload Date: 10/9/2010 11:43:28 AM |
| Location: |
Blacktail, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5288(C44-9W) BNSF 4607(C44-9W) BNSF 4529(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
456 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Buffet pipeline |
| Description: |
BNSF 4535 brings more tank cars east. Its beginning to appear as it must have during WWII when oil traveled by rail to avoid the U-boats. |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/2012 Upload Date: 11/1/2012 9:53:48 AM |
| Location: |
Trempealeau, WI |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4535(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
76 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Working the grade |
| Description: |
BNSF 4567 is in charge of auto racks ascending Marias Pass approaching Shed No.10 between Java East and Blacktail. |
| Photo Date: |
9/2/2012 Upload Date: 10/6/2012 1:38:38 AM |
| Location: |
Java East, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4567(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
152 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 4615 |
| Description: |
Mi-train DPU power on BNSF 6932 North |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/2012 Upload Date: 7/14/2012 12:37:53 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4615(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Mountain grade |
| Description: |
BNSF 5664 West with an MRL SD-40-2 as "kicker" for the passes leaves the valley and heads into the grade over Mullan Pass in earnest. |
| Photo Date: |
9/28/2012 Upload Date: 10/9/2012 11:53:12 AM |
| Location: |
Austin, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5664(AC44CW) BNSF 4626(C44-9W) MRL 256(SD40-2XR) |
| Views: |
323 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5487 |
| Description: |
BNSF 5487 clings to the eroded shelf between Tunnel No.5 and Tunnel No.3 at the intermediate signals between Cliff and Bealville. I believe this is the site of old Tunnel No.4 - daylighted after the 1952 earthquake. |
| Photo Date: |
4/10/2010 Upload Date: 4/22/2010 2:18:48 PM |
| Location: |
Bealville, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5487(C44-9W) BNSF 5287(C44-9W) BNSF 4732(C44-9W) BNSF 4633(C44-9W) CN 2244(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
633 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Manifests make my day |
| Description: |
BNSF 4662 rattles down the Columbia River valley along the old SP&S. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/2009 Upload Date: 4/1/2010 12:46:57 PM |
| Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4662(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
249 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
At long last a manifest |
| Description: |
No mixed freights the previous day; but the Essex helpers followed Amtrak east toward Browning, forecasting something. Finally along about 2:30pm a westbound shows. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 1:44:44 AM |
| Location: |
Glacier Park, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4694(C44-9W) BNSF 5416(C44-9W) BNSF 5434(C44-9W) BNSF 4684(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
384 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Slow but steady |
| Description: |
BNSF 4694 knocks down the signal at Bison East. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 1:53:52 AM |
| Location: |
Bison, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4694(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
246 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
In The "OS" |
| Description: |
BNSF 4694 moves through the OS point at Bison East. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 1:55:42 AM |
| Location: |
Bison, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4694(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
300 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dwarfed by the landscape |
| Description: |
BNSF 4694 begins the descent of the west slope of Maris Pass. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 2:08:03 AM |
| Location: |
Marias Pass, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4694(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
277 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
The dark side |
| Description: |
Shadows or not, it is quite a sight. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 2:09:50 AM |
| Location: |
Marias Pass, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4694(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
275 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
What a thrill |
| Description: |
The long manifest is actually making pretty good time and setting air as it exits Shed No.8 and drops toward the Flathead River valley. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 2:14:35 AM |
| Location: |
Blacktail, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4694(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
233 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Go with whatcha know |
| Description: |
When traffic is generally sparse, of course the thing to do is stay with a known quantity. BNSF 4694 almost has the summit made as it passes beneath a nicely preserved cantilever at the Summit control point. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 1:59:43 AM |
| Location: |
Summit, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4694(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
351 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
The lop-side of things |
| Description: |
BNSF 4710 snarls up the grade from Belen. I couldnt omit the classic Santa Fe cantilever. Perhaps the EPA could preserve it, owing to the bird nest that has been there for some time? |
| Photo Date: |
4/19/2011 Upload Date: 9/10/2011 4:43:35 PM |
| Location: |
Dalies, NM |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4710(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
240 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Popular spot |
| Description: |
If Two Medicine Creek bridge is adjacent to the most photographed barn in Montana, surely this must be the most photographed lake with its imposing backdrop and rail action. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2010 Upload Date: 10/7/2010 10:59:24 PM |
| Location: |
Bison, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4871(C44-9W) CSX 5360(ES44DC) BNSF 4727(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
855 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Morning comes late |
| Description: |
It takes awhile for the sun to intrude upon the deep shadows of the Flathead valley this time of year; and what nicer development than for an eastbound to appear after Ive finished my coffee at the Izaak Walton Inn? Here the 4871 East comes across Goat Lick Trestle; set against the vastness of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2010 Upload Date: 10/7/2010 10:51:58 PM |
| Location: |
Essex, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4871(C44-9W) CSX 5360(ES44DC) BNSF 4727(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
460 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Where the high plains meet the mountains |
| Description: |
The CSX unit makes a nice contrast to the BNSFs on this outfit. It seems a bit strange to see the bare mountain peaks with the aspen this far advanced. Must be indian summer. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2010 Upload Date: 10/7/2010 11:07:32 PM |
| Location: |
Spotted Robe, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4871(C44-9W) CSX 5360(ES44DC) BNSF 4727(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
470 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Going Up |
| Description: |
Here comes the 4871 East through Java East, launching its attack upon mountain grade. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2010 Upload Date: 10/7/2010 10:55:39 PM |
| Location: |
Java Creek, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4871(C44-9W) CSX 5360(ES44DC) BNSF 4727(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
502 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Good medicine at Two Medicine |
| Description: |
There is that barn! |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2010 Upload Date: 10/7/2010 11:03:35 PM |
| Location: |
Glacier Park, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4871(C44-9W) CSX 5360(ES44DC) BNSF 4727(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
357 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Closer at sundown |
| Description: |
In the last rays of light on the last day of September, BNSF 5100 approaches Bison. Time to head out for some Moose Drool and beef at Ramseys Firebrand. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2010 Upload Date: 10/9/2010 12:14:32 PM |
| Location: |
Bison, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5100(C44-9W) BNSF 4732(C44-9W) BNSF 8215(SD75M) |
| Views: |
425 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Roaring through Walong |
| Description: |
BNSF 4757 is blowing for the crossing as it negotiates the loop. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/2012 Upload Date: 7/14/2012 12:44:35 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4757(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
74 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Saturday morning action |
| Description: |
The 7247 steams off of the siding and onto the main at Bealville, ready to tackle the further ascent of the Tehachapis. |
| Photo Date: |
4/10/2010 Upload Date: 4/21/2010 12:12:29 PM |
| Location: |
Bealville, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7247(ES44DC) BNSF 5089(C44-9W) BNSF 4773(C44-9W) BNSF 5215(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
509 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Endangered species |
| Description: |
That US&S searchlight signal and the pole lines are on borrowed time now, although in the scope of time during which they have existed, BNSF 7247 is just passing through. |
| Photo Date: |
4/10/2010 Upload Date: 4/21/2010 12:44:12 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7247(ES44DC) BNSF 5089(C44-9W) BNSF 4773(C44-9W) BNSF 5215(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
493 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Beautiful Montana |
| Description: |
BNSF 7479 Westbound along the Kootenai River a few miles beyond Libby. |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/2011 Upload Date: 2/2/2012 3:06:07 PM |
| Location: |
Libby, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7479(ES44DC) BNSF 5418(C44-9W) BNSF 4790(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
294 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Manifest and sagebrush |
| Description: |
BNSF exercises its rights over the UP and former Rio Grande with an eastbound manifest at Yarmony. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2012 Upload Date: 9/21/2012 11:05:47 PM |
| Location: |
Yarmony, CO |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4815(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
128 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Finally |
| Description: |
Maintenance in the way has had the railroad backed up around La Crosse and traffic has been slow all day. BNSF 4833 finally got through and approaches Savanna, IL in the late afternoon as a manifest heads west. |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/2010 Upload Date: 11/4/2010 12:18:56 PM |
| Location: |
Savanna, IL |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4833(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
107 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP 5060 |
| Description: |
This eastbound at the Canal St. Xing is about to turn from compass north to northeast. It is fairly unusual to see BNSF power amidst a UP consist here. And that is not even good graffiti on the old 60M. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/2010 Upload Date: 4/28/2010 1:39:22 PM |
| Location: |
Missouri Valley, IA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5060(SD70M) BNSF 4841(C44-9W) UP 2516(SD60M) |
| Views: |
452 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 4844 |
| Description: |
DPU power on BNSF 7695 South |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/2012 Upload Date: 7/14/2012 1:26:57 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4844(C44-9W) BNSF 9234(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
132 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Into the setting sun |
| Description: |
BNSF 4849 was apparently held at West Belton for an eastbound and then let go. So I got the photo of the nice manifest before the shadows enclosed the scene. The 4694 West is still back there somewhere to follow. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 2:32:55 AM |
| Location: |
Belton, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4849(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
256 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Idle Thoughts |
| Description: |
BNSF 4865 snarls past the BNSF depot in Fremont, NE. Few are the remaining depots from the passenger train era - when one could find a comfortable accommodation on a bench or fence railing and watch the activity - the Rwy. Express and mail carts, the operator/agent at his desk with flimsies, order hoops and lanterns, ticket stamps; all of the hustle and bustle that accompanied passenger train movements and the nature of railroading as it once was. |
| Photo Date: |
10/4/2011 Upload Date: 10/5/2011 12:24:22 PM |
| Location: |
Fremont, NE |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4865(C44-9W) UP 7008(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
184 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5380 drags a manifest off the high plains |
| Description: |
I rode hard from Livingston for the Hi Line. Running ahead of time, I was going to try for a shot at the Cut Bank trestle. Went to start the Harley after gassing up and nothing. The battery was cooked. Fortunately, a couple townfolk - a gentleman from Glacier Auto and a wheat farmer - lent a hand as they are riders also. So they found a battery for the bike on a Saturday afternoon. I had a room reserved in Essex and was on my way into the sundown, running late now. Of course, lots of trains while I am laid up. But I caught up to this slow-moving westbound approaching Browning so everything worked out okay. That's a big sun visor on the fireman's side! |
| Photo Date: |
8/13/2011 Upload Date: 1/27/2012 1:34:30 AM |
| Location: |
Browning, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5380(C44-9W) BNSF 4867(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
696 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Into the foothills of the Rockies |
| Description: |
BNSF 5380 between Browning and Spotted Robe past the wind fence. I suspect the wind can really swoop down in this area. Winds were (& are) always a big pain along the UP between Cheyenne and Laramie with intermodal equipment. |
| Photo Date: |
8/13/2011 Upload Date: 1/27/2012 1:39:14 AM |
| Location: |
Browning, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5380(C44-9W) BNSF 4867(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
582 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
A gloomy day in store |
| Description: |
BNSF 4867 brings what I presume to be oil tankers out of North Dakota through Trempealeau, WI on an overcast Thursday morning. Sometimes you take what you get. |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/2012 Upload Date: 11/1/2012 9:50:42 AM |
| Location: |
Trempealeau, WI |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4867(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
116 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sioux-Liner |
| Description: |
BNSF 4886 starts across the UP diamonds with an interesting power set. This manifest was primarily (ADM) tank cars, covered hoppers and some company material. |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2010 Upload Date: 4/29/2010 10:25:38 AM |
| Location: |
Fremont, NE |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4886(C44-9W) KCS 4609(AC44CW) CN 2506(C44-9WL) |
| Views: |
488 Comments: 2 |
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