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BNSF Railway (BNSF) 1048 - GE C44-9W

Owner:
BNSF - BNSF Railway
Model:
GE C44-9W
Serial Number:
49438
Order No:
1872BNSF
Frame Number:
Built:
11 / 1996
Built As:
BNSF 1048
Pictures Available:
94

Photo Gallery

MRL 251
MRL 251
Photo Date: Sep 22, 2025
Uploaded: Sep 27, 2025
Location: Bishop, WY
Author: C H
Categories: Roster,Scenic,Transit,Action
Locomotives: MRL 251 (SD40-2XR) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
310 Views 0 Comments
MRL 251/BNSF 1048
MRL 251/BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Aug 21, 2025
Uploaded: Sep 27, 2025
Location: Bishop, WY
Author: C H
Categories: Roster,Transit
Locomotives: MRL 251 (SD40-2XR) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
345 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1049 Dash9-44CW
BNSF 1049 Dash9-44CW

Heritage One Paint

Photo Date: Sep 24, 2024
Uploaded: May 11, 2025
Location: Kalama, WA
Author: John Bargert
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
609 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048

H-NTWGAL1

Photo Date: Nov 30, 2024
Uploaded: Jan 11, 2025
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Author: Jeffrey Streiff
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
572 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: May 26, 2022
Uploaded: Jun 3, 2022
Location: Vancouver, WA
Author: B Campbell
Categories: Signal
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
376 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: May 26, 2022
Uploaded: Jun 3, 2022
Location: Wishram, WA
Author: B Campbell
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
350 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048-BNSF 8147
BNSF 1048-BNSF 8147
Photo Date: May 26, 2022
Uploaded: Jun 3, 2022
Location: Wishram, WA
Author: B Campbell
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 8147 (ES44C4)
639 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048

Westbound Intermodal. (Exact Date Unknown)

Photo Date: Jan 1, 2012
Uploaded: May 2, 2021
Location: Big Lake, MN
Author: Keon McGarvey
Categories: Roster,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
631 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 6016
BNSF 6016

BNSF 6016 heads north in the morning

Photo Date: Aug 5, 2019
Uploaded: Feb 22, 2020
Location: Burlington, WA
Author: J Fischer
Categories: Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 6016 (ES44AC) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
439 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 6016
BNSF 6016

BNSF 6016 heads north in the morning

Photo Date: Aug 5, 2019
Uploaded: Feb 22, 2020
Location: Burlington, WA
Author: J Fischer
Categories: Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 6016 (ES44AC) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
413 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Nov 3, 2019
Uploaded: Nov 3, 2019
Location: LaGrange, IL
Author: Jayson Hallberg
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
421 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048

Built November 1996.

Photo Date: Jul 18, 2019
Uploaded: Oct 21, 2019
Location: East Dubuque, IL
Author: Der Langsame
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
102 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 7430 Z-SSECHC
BNSF 7430 Z-SSECHC

A hot Z train is next east at 1501.

Photo Date: Jul 18, 2019
Uploaded: Oct 21, 2019
Location: East Dubuque, IL
Author: Der Langsame
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 7430 (ES44DC) BNSF 7948 (ES44C4) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 1016 (C44-9W)
252 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 7563
BNSF 7563

BNSF 7563 waits to depart in the afternoon

Photo Date: Sep 30, 2019
Uploaded: Oct 16, 2019
Location: Everett Junction, WA
Author: J Fischer
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 7563 (ES44DC) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
168 Views 0 Comments
BNSF7948, BNSF1048 and BNSF789
BNSF7948, BNSF1048 and BNSF789
Photo Date: Jun 26, 2019
Uploaded: Aug 11, 2019
Location: Spokane, WA
Author: Peter Short
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 7948 (ES44C4) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 789 (C44-9W)
871 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 7672
BNSF 7672

BNSF 7672

Photo Date: May 5, 2019
Uploaded: Jun 25, 2019
Location: South Seattle, WA
Author: J Fischer
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 7672 (ES44DC) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
538 Views 2 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048

BNSF 1048 heads north in the evening

Photo Date: Sep 6, 1997
Uploaded: Jan 29, 2019
Location: South Seattle, WA
Author: J Fischer
Categories: Roster,Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
814 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 1048-L42
BNSF 1048-L42

L42 throws some black smoke as it passes by.

Photo Date: Aug 11, 2015
Uploaded: Aug 12, 2015
Location: Marion, IN
Author: Alan Culley
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
360 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048-L42
BNSF 1048-L42

L42 with a short consist heading south on the Marion Branch.

Photo Date: Aug 11, 2015
Uploaded: Aug 12, 2015
Location: Marion, IN
Author: Alan Culley
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
463 Views 0 Comments
A step back into the nate 90's on the BNSF.
A step back into the nate 90's on the BNSF.

My 2 fav paints from the BNSF wish this was the normal.

Photo Date: May 8, 2015
Uploaded: May 25, 2015
Location: Revere, MO
Author: Shane Gillam
Categories: Scenic,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 712 (C44-9W) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
804 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: May 21, 2014
Uploaded: Feb 19, 2015
Location: Berwyn, IL
Author: Jacob Francois
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
287 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048 and BNSF 1626
BNSF 1048 and BNSF 1626
Photo Date: Dec 28, 2014
Uploaded: Dec 29, 2014
Location: Temple, TX
Author: Matthew Liptak
Categories: Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 1626 (SD40-2)
977 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Nov 22, 2014
Uploaded: Nov 29, 2014
Location: Longview, WA
Author: Richard Chase
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
356 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Oct 22, 2014
Uploaded: Oct 22, 2014
Location: Cable, MN
Author: Jacob Nelson
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
390 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Aug 13, 2014
Uploaded: Aug 14, 2014
Location: Ramsey, MN
Author: Joe Huss
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
326 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 4942 East
BNSF 4942 East
Photo Date: Aug 13, 2014
Uploaded: Aug 14, 2014
Location: Ramsey, MN
Author: Joe Huss
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 4942 (C44-9W) BNSF 5190 (C44-9W) NS 9748 (C40-9W) BNSF 4635 (C44-9W) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
732 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Aug 12, 2014
Uploaded: Aug 12, 2014
Location: Clear Lake, MN
Author: Jacob Nelson
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
272 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Aug 1, 2014
Uploaded: Aug 2, 2014
Location: Dilworth, MN
Author: Matt Hagfors
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
313 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: May 10, 2013
Uploaded: Jun 17, 2014
Location: Berwyn, IL
Author: Jacob Francois
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
287 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Sep 25, 2013
Uploaded: Sep 28, 2013
Location: Gale, CA
Author: Mark Merker
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
451 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 6590
BNSF 6590

Trio slides by the old yard office site in Harvard Yard.

Photo Date: Jun 4, 2013
Uploaded: Jun 4, 2013
Location: Marion, AR
Author: Mark Mears
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 6590 (ES44C4) BNSF 998 (C44-9W) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
849 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048

leader on #ZCHCPTL

Photo Date: Mar 3, 2013
Uploaded: Mar 9, 2013
Location: Goodnoe, WA
Author: Mark Herren
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
679 Views 0 Comments
#ZCHCPTL9-01A
#ZCHCPTL9-01A

'zipper' on the Fallbridge Sub...

Photo Date: Mar 3, 2013
Uploaded: Mar 9, 2013
Location: Goodnoe, WA
Author: Mark Herren
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 4618 (C44-9W) BNSF 5671 (AC44CW) BNSF 4040 (C44-9W)
1268 Views 3 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Nov 5, 2009
Uploaded: Jan 22, 2013
Location: Savanna, IL
Author: Joe Green
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
706 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1109
BNSF 1109
Photo Date: Oct 24, 2009
Uploaded: Jan 22, 2013
Location: Savanna, IL
Author: Joe Green
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1109 (C44-9W) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
779 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Feb 12, 2009
Uploaded: Jan 16, 2013
Location: Polo, IL
Author: Joe Green
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 4865 (C44-9W) BNSF 734 (C44-9W)
1233 Views 0 Comments
Balmer Yard Magnolia, WA
Balmer Yard Magnolia, WA
Photo Date: Jul 22, 2011
Uploaded: Nov 9, 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
Author: William L. Smith
Categories: Yard
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 2307 (GP38-2)
452 Views 0 Comments
BNSF C44-9W 1048
BNSF C44-9W 1048
Photo Date: Sep 14, 2012
Uploaded: Sep 14, 2012
Location: Norman, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
489 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: May 22, 2012
Uploaded: Jun 4, 2012
Location: Lenexa, KS
Author: Jeff Carlson
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
452 Views 1 Comments
BNSF 657
BNSF 657

A pair of rundown, slated to be retired ex ATSF C44-9Ws chill in the lightning, thunder and rain in Emporia on the point of another ethanol train, forget heriatge, Swoosh Power!

Photo Date: Mar 19, 2012
Uploaded: Apr 28, 2012
Location: Emporia, KS
Author: Luke McIntyre
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 657 (C44-9W) BNSF 665 (C44-9W) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
799 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Jan 8, 2012
Uploaded: Jan 9, 2012
Location: Elk River, MN
Author: Joe Huss
Categories: Roster
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
472 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1111 West
BNSF 1111 West
Photo Date: Jan 8, 2012
Uploaded: Jan 9, 2012
Location: Elk River, MN
Author: Joe Huss
Categories: Action
Locomotives: BNSF 1111 (C44-9W) BNSF 4560 (C44-9W) BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
1116 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Jan 8, 2012
Uploaded: Jan 8, 2012
Location: Dale, MN
Author: Matt Hagfors
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
614 Views 0 Comments
BNSF C44-9Ws 1048 & 4647
BNSF C44-9Ws 1048 & 4647
Photo Date: Nov 8, 2011
Uploaded: Nov 8, 2011
Location: Moore, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 4647 (C44-9W)
613 Views 0 Comments
BNSF C44-9Ws 1048 & 4647
BNSF C44-9Ws 1048 & 4647
Photo Date: Nov 8, 2011
Uploaded: Nov 8, 2011
Location: Moore, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W) BNSF 4647 (C44-9W)
597 Views 0 Comments
BNSF C44-9W 1048
BNSF C44-9W 1048
Photo Date: Nov 8, 2011
Uploaded: Nov 8, 2011
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
640 Views 0 Comments
BNSF C44-9W 1048
BNSF C44-9W 1048
Photo Date: Nov 8, 2011
Uploaded: Nov 8, 2011
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Author: Kent Held
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
683 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Mar 10, 2011
Uploaded: Mar 18, 2011
Location: Sioux City, IA
Author: Todd Harms
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
723 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Feb 13, 2011
Uploaded: Feb 14, 2011
Location: Cairo, OH
Author: Geddy Davis
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
868 Views 0 Comments
BNSF 1048
BNSF 1048
Photo Date: Nov 4, 2010
Uploaded: Nov 6, 2010
Location: Sioux City, IA
Author: Todd Harms
Categories:
Locomotives: BNSF 1048 (C44-9W)
714 Views 0 Comments