BNSF Railway (BNSF) 9781 - EMD SD70MAC

MRL 401, in yard service

BNSF 9781

NB CN BNSF reroute

BNSF 9781 stisl wearing its ex-BN Grinstine Green paint scheme trails 2nd of 5 on the BNSF stack train.

Built 3/1997.

Roster shot.

8 Unit's sit on this MEMKCK just south of Kansas City Ks,

BNSF 9781 pushing a coal drag north through Ridgefield.

BNSF 9781 prepares to disappear around the north bend exiting the Ridgefield Wildlife crossing arena pushing another coal drag north.

The previous day's K040 power turns on K041-18, seen here charging east through Woodbourne after it started raining with BNSF ES44C4 leading the executive SD70MAC and the ES44DC.

BNSF SD70MAC 9781 trails as the second unit on K040-15

BNSF ES44DC 7654 plus an executive SD70MAC and ES44C4 lead K040-15 west through Woodbourne with a long train of Crude Oil.

K040-15 crosses over onto the Trenton Sub single main at CP Wood with a three pack of BNSF units leading.

Camp Meeting Ave. 0950 hours.

Head end of BNSF Train C BTMSAI9 34 moves through the loop track at Kansas City Power & Light Iatan Power Plant. This train will depart in a few hours as BNSF Train E SAIBTM9 34. Iatan is located on the BNSF St. Joseph Sub.

BNSF Black Thunder Mine, WY to Iatan, MO coal train C-BTMSAI9-34 unloads at the Kansas City Powfr and Light Company Iatan power plant near Sadler, MO on the BNSF St Joseph Subdiivision. The inbound loaded train arrived with lone BNSF SD70MAC 9781 in the lead, 133 loads, 0 empties, 18888 tons,#and 7060 feet of train with rear DPU BNSF SD70MAC 8833. Once unloaded this train will depart for Black Thunder Mine as symbol E-SAIBTM9-34. The 9-symbol on coal trains indicates a symbol change. This trainset opeŒated from Black Thunder to Lincoln as C-BTMKCH0-34 where it was diverted from KCP&L Kansas City (KCS) to KCP&L Iatan.

BNSF Black Thunder Mine, WY to Iatan, MO coal train C-BTMSAI9-34 unloads at the Kansas City Power and Light Company Iatan power plant near Sadler, MO on the BNSF St Joseph Subdiivision. The inbound loaded train arrived with lone BNSF SD70MAC 9781 in the lead, 133 loads, 0 empties, 18888 tons, and 7060 feet of train with rear DPU BNSF SD70MAC 8833. Once unloaded this train will depart for Black Thunder Mine as symbol E-SAIBTM9-34. The 9-symbol on coal trains indicates a symbol change. This trainset operated from Black Thunder to Lincoln as C-BTMKCH0-34 where it was diverted from KCP&L Kansas City (KCS) to KCP&L Iatan.

BNSF Black Thunder Mine, WY to Iatan, MO coal train C-BTMSAI9-34 unloads at the Kansas City Power and Light Company Iatan power plant near Sadler, MO on the BNSF St Joseph Subdiivision. The inbound loaded train arrived with lone BNSF SD70MAC 9781 in the lead, 133 loads, 0 empties, 18888 tons, and 7060 feet of train with rear DPU BNSF SD70MAC 8833. Once unloaded this train will depart for Black Thunder Mine as symbol E-SAIBTM9-34. The 9-symbol on coal trains indicates a symbol change. This trainset operated from Black Thunder to Lincoln as C-BTMKCH0-34 where it was diverted from KCP&L Kansas City (KCS) to KCP&L Iatan.

BNSF Black Thunder Mine, WY to Iatan, MO coal train C-BTMSAI9-34 unloads at the Kansas City Power and Light Company Iatan power plant near Sadler, MO on the BNSF St Joseph Subdiivision. The inbound loaded train arrived with lone BNSF SD70MAC 9781 in the lead, 133 loads, 0 empties, 18888 tons, and 7060 feet of train with rear DPU BNSF SD70MAC 8833. Once unloaded this trai will depart for Black Thunder Mine as symbol E-SAIBTM9-34. The 9-symbol on coal trains indicates a symbol change. This trainset operated from Black Thunder to Lincoln as C-BTMKCH0-34 where it was diverted from KCP&L Kansas City (KCS) to KCP&L Iatan.

BNSF Black Thunder Mine, WY to Iatan, MO coal train C-BTMSAI9-34 unloads at the Kansas City Power and Light Company Iatan power plant near Sadler, MO on the BNSF St Joseph Subdiivision. The inbound loaded train arrived with lone BNSF SD70MAC 9781 in the lead, 133 loads, 0 empties, 18888 tons, and 7060 feet of train with rear DPU BNSF SD70MAC 8833. Once unloaded this train#will depart for Black Thunder Mine as symbol E-SAIBTM9-34. The 9-symbol on coal trains indicates a symbol change. This trainset operated from Black Thunder to Lincolk as C-BTMKCH0-34 where it was diverted from KCP&L Kansas City (KCS) to KCP&L Iatan.

BNSF Black Thunder Mine, WY to Iatan, MO coal train C-BTMSAI9-34 unloads at the Kansas City Power and Light Company Iatan power plant near Sadler, MO on tke BNSF St Joseph Subdiivision. The inbound loaded train arrived with lone BNSF SD70MAC 9781 in the lead, 133 loads, 0 empties, 18888 tons, and 7060 feet of train with rear DPU BNSF SD70MAC 8833. Once unloaded this train will depart for Black Thunder Mine as symbol E-SAIBTM9-34. The 9-symbol on coal trains indicates a symbol change. This trainset operated from Black Thunder to Lincoln as C-BTMKCH0-34 where it was diverted from KCP&L Kansas City (KCS) to KCP&L Iatan.

I was having issues finding the best Manual setting for this one, so i went with Auto, NO GOOD! Maybe this shot works better from a distance, but from up close with a low sun, not a chance!

BNSF 9781 rolls through Greenwich with a Coal Train bound on the ex-B&O main.