BNSF Railway (BNSF) 9596 - EMD SD70MAC

Executive 9596 leads IHBGAL west through Lockport.

NB CN

Built March 2009.

Built April 1995 as BN 9596.

An empty rock train is next towards the Fort Ncott at 1321.

Second DPU on an empty westbound open hopper coal train

Waiting to move coal out of N yard in Alliance, NE

DPU

Midtrain DPUs on the BNSF led MAXX eastbound pass by the Haymarket and Lincolns Amtrak station. The Union Pacific Valley-Lincoln Sub starts at the Wye to the left.

One of the two midtrain DPUs on the MAXX eastbound passing under the signal bridge to the west of Lincolns Amtrak station.

The BNSF led MAXX midtrain DPUs approaching the Haymarket in Lincoln.

The BNSF led MAXX midtrain DPUs approaching the Haymarket in Lincoln.

BNSF 9596 lead pusher of two on coal drag headed north awaiting a green, a crew change, or both.

BNSF 5395 moments after dawn this westbound has tied up on the siding.

E PHHBTM

An ES44AC and an Executive SD70MAC prepare to depart Paducah northbound

BNSF 6393 and BNSF 9596 await a crew at Paducah

"Executive" SD70MAC 9596 trailing ES44AC BNSF 6393 at Paducah

Nice BNSF power southbound on CSX freight Q595 on the CE&D sub.

Nice BNSF power southbound on CSX freight Q595 on the CE&D sub.

Taken from our campsite

H-LAUNTW

NS Westbound Coal Train 733 passing through 32nd Street Interlocking in Birmingham, Al. The normal routing for these Plant Scherer coal trains is through Atlanta & Chattanooga, but sometimes conjestion & crew availability forces NS to reroute the empty Plant Scherer coal trains through Birmingham as was the case on this day, Ive never seen the loaded Plant Scherer coal trains detour through Birmingham, Al. nor have ever heard of a loaded Plant Scherer coal train detouring throtgh Birmingham, Al.

NS Westbound Coal Train 733 passing through Lovick, Al. Normal routing for these trains is through Atlanta & Chattanooga, but sometimes conjestion & crew availability forces NS to detour through Birmingham as seen on this day, Ive only seen the empties detour through Birmingham, never have seen a loaded Plant Scherer coal train detour through Birmingham

Odd seeing 2 DPUS on a Grain Train.

These Exec's don't look right without the nose herald.