BNSF Railway (BNSF) 9018 - EMD SD70ACe

Theres just enough light left to get a clean shot of the northbound on the Illinois River bridge north of Watts.

With apologies to the Talking Heads...the northbound rolls past a pasture in Westville, adorned with bright yellow flowers.

The northbound coal train rolls across Baron Fork Creek in late afternoon sun.

The empty coal train had gotten to Stilwell, but held south of the station, as they were anticipating a meet here. The southbound is now in the picture, and the coal train rolls up the siding past the station

The northbound coal train rolls through the south switch at Cave Springs as the 262 waits in the dispance

Seeing the signal with a restricting indication, I hustled down to Bunch to see if I could get the northbound. He was just coming over the crossing as I got to this spot. A Texas Utilities empty train rolls north. I had hoped to get the southbound here, but the weeds have overtaken the scene, and theres no shot at the moment, though that will probably change as winter draws on.

The empty grainer rolls past the power of the southbound, an ethanol train with BNSF and KCS power, at South Watts,

Loaded coal train C-NAMBEN.

Eastbound OMAX loads on the Sand Hills sub.

A coal load eases through Saluda at 0846.

End of train power drifting down grade westbound. /DL

After waiting for NS 265 and a military train to pass by, a NS empty scherer coal pulls out of White Siding to go back to its rightful owner.

Spotted this on ATCS, coming out of the transload area. Had enough time to fill the tank, get a drink, and get there about 10 minutes before it arrived.

mty coalie

Built September 2013. 9193 built February 2008.

Ethanol empties head west through Berea at 0900.

BNSF 9018 two-of-two on the second southbound grain train shooting past Connell yards just prior to the local exchange is to take place. (honest, Im doing my best to keep the fence post from moving while snapping these pictures (the tripod blew away ages ago, along with my sanity)... and its the old style fence post: a repurposed railroad tie with only three feet still sticking out of the ground... and were moving when the wind gusts, and Im concerned the logging chain I used to affix myself to the post will give way in the little local breezes.

BNSF 4104 - BNSF 9018 hot on the tail of the last southbound covered hopper group, youd think these folks mean business tearing around the northern corner into Connell - that or someone is taking it serious to clear things up for the little local mixed freight exchange sooner or later (or maybe theyre starting to feel sorry for the freezing photographer fat dude up on the hill overlooking Connell).

BNSF 9018 leads this west bound freight down the BNSF Cuba Sub. with all three units online and pulling hard the heat waves are intense off the locomotives.

entrance to Murray Yard

eastbound on the NS