A transfer bringing in intermodal from the Albuquerque ramp rolls into Belen Jct off the El Paso Sub while the Railrunner waits for time.
Returning home, I came upon a stopped eastbound BNSF freight which had quite the Golden Oldie lashup on the head end, yes sir.
The yard goats at the west end of the Willmar Yard pause in the middle of their switching duties early on the evening of the first day of July 2018.
M-MINNTW1-29A
M-NTWMIN4-28A
M-NTWMIN4-28A
M-NTWMIN4-28A
11 units on the M-MINNTW
M-MINNTW1-30A with 11 units
Grand Rapids Local
A Sweet Suprise on Easter
coasting downhill to ESS "Peak" to head into the hole for a coal load.
A local meets a power move consisting of 3 C44-9W's
Q-STPTAC
M-NTWDIL: Now this turned out better than I expected. A pair of 40s on a BNSF freight is almost unheard of now, so like they say "shoot em while you can", even at night.
A pair of SD40-2's on the lead of the M-NTWDIL. I headed out to get a vid, but this train had to wait at least a 20-30 minutes for a coal train to head into the plant, so those plans were scrapped.
A pair of 40's vs a tractor, I wonder who will win this race into town?
BNSF 1918