BNSF 5779

BNSF 5779 heads a line of containers at the Fairburn IM facility on October 1, 2021.

BNSF 5779 seen at Mingo on 60E

Spotted on 60E in Stuebenville

BNSF 5779 seen at Costonia on 60E

DPU

Last saw 5779 two years ago down at the bottom of the hill in the town of Crawford, at that time it was apart of the helper set pushing a loaded coal up the hill

Lead unit on an empty 144 car westbound open hopper coal train

Roster Shot.

Eastbound Coal

A loaded coal train tops the hill at Belmont

Most of the time, when I come up this far, I shoot at Goodman if the sun is workable, or at McElhany, since its easy to reach and often there are meets there. Just south of McElhany is Rhonda Rd, which it turns out has a pretty good open shot of a northbound. So I learned a new place today.

I got out of Noel quickly, wanting to check the shot at Ginger Blue. The sun wasnt far enough around to light the west side of the bridge, so I bagged that and headed for Anderson. I was able to get this shot of the train passing the old station, now city hall, and the park adjacent. Good place to stop with the kids.

The conductor on the northbound heads back for his train after giving the southbound a roll by. They will head north again shortly.

The southbound coal train, led by a BNSF unit, heads toward a meet with the northbound empty, "swoosh" units leading both trains.

The northbound is to meet a southbound coal train here at Noel, and is laying back south of the crossing til it gets close.

The next place I was able to get a good shot of the empty coal train was between Dorsey and Gravette, a good spot, but you have to hustle to get there, since northbounds are mostly emtpy trains, and move right along. Here he comes out of the shadows about to cross Mt Olive Rd.

After I got the southbound at Siloam, I followed the empty TXUX train north, catching him here from the Ark 12 overpass in Gentry as he is about to capture Bulbasaur.

The northbound empty train rolls up the siding. In the distance, we can see the loaded train holding short of the Main St crossing. It will pull down as the empty pulls up. KCS is pretty good about not blocking crossings in town when they have a meet. I have occasionally been startled to see a train sitting just south of Lake Frances Rd in Siloam, waiting for a southbound to get into town.

I started out this day on an errand. As I completed that task, I heard a horn, which turned out to be a northbound empty TXUX train. I was not able to get it in Siloam, but I did get to Gentry in time to set up on the Ark 12 overpass just in time to catch it approaching the south end of the siding there.

BNSF 6041 and 5822 provide helper service to this coal train at Locust Grove. Lead units are BNSF 6383 and 5779.

5822 is one of 2 units supplying helper service at the rear of this BNSF coal train. 6041 is the other. Lead units for the train are BNSF 6383 and 5779

Passing photo of 5822 providing helper service to this BNSF coal train at Locust Grove. The lead units are 6383 and 5779.

BNSF 5779 follows lead unit 6383 with this coal train at Locust Grove. BNSF 5822 and 6041 provided helper service at the end of the train.

BNSF 6383 and 5779 lead a coal train at Locust Grove. BNSF 5822 and 6041 provide helper service at the end of the train.

Built 11/2009.

Two six motor BNSF units sit in the Livingston yarg beside a piece of Atlas Snap-Trak.

BNSF 5779 sits at the Kincaid Generating Station.

BNSF Line

Z-CHCSTP races through Prairie du Chien as the sun sets below the horizon.