BNSF Railway (BNSF) 9329 - EMD SD70ACe

A little too late, the floodgates began to open up just a little bit. Once the freight cleared, a coal train was lined in behind it to head west on the Burlington. So, I backtracked to Cameron for it to catch it flying underneath the Transcon. By that point, the westbound Z train was beginning to inch closer as well. One day, I hope to see an over/under meet here. But, Im sure I will never see that day.

Eastbound coal empties climbing the back side of Parkman Hill.

Eastbound coal empties climbing the back side of Parkman Hill on the Big Horn sub.

Eastbound coal empties on the Big Horn sub.

Eastbound coal empties pulling out of the siding at Lodge Grass on the Big Horn sub.

BNSF H-EVESPO with 9329/FXE 4656/128

I missed getting a shot of this northbound empty TXUX train in Siloam, but was able to catch him in Gentry, as he rolled up short of the Main St crossing. Hell meet a southbound AEPX train here. The late afternoon sun is giving us quite a glint here.

A second coal load for Becker rounds the curve at Clear Lake, just a few miles left in its journey

Roster shot.

Southbound mixed freight consist

BNSF 9329 (if *that* isnt confusing being stuck behind BNSF 9239) in the middle of a threesome getting ready for action (or at least lots of wet drizzle in the holding area).

BNSF 6345 - BNSF 9329 southern pair in the top-off area (BNSF 4739 barely visible in the exhaust squiggle preparing to proceed south below the 39th Street Over pass in the background) in a busy and somewhat confusing - but in a good way - shot up through the road-readiness spur.

I came to Northtown on St. Patrick's Day 2015 in search of Norfolk Southern's Lehigh Valley heritage unit, which was reported as being on a Northtown bound train. Either it was hidden away near the diesel shop or had already departed by the time I took this still impressive pic. Note the unit smoking things up in the left foreground.

Built March 2009.

Engines of three owners and four paint schemes lead K138 above Penn Park at 1324.

Crossing the Delaware River. CSX Trenton Line.

Crossing the Delaware River. CSX Trenton Line.

Burlington Northern Santa Fé. # 9329 northbound on Union Pacific track # 1 after decending the Tehachapi Loop.

The new and the old push a loaded coal train south through Fort Worth.

With the conductor on board, the FC81 crew gets the 65W rolling through CP Hatch.

Another of the 65W idling.

Another shot of the 65W as it idles at Cove Road with BNSF SD70ACe 9329 and ES44AC 6262

65W with the FC81 crew sits at Cove Road awaiting their conductor with two pumpkins.

NS 229

K010?

ACE leads 65W

65W with BNSF duo

Cecil B. Moore Avenue at 1446.

BNSF AC power trundles downgrade to Park as 99 rushes past.

Departing CP HATCH

Headed to CP HATCH