BNSF Railway (BNSF) 6173 - GE ES44AC

A total of 3 ACes on this Z Train, but none of them in the lead, or facing out on the rear. The Z Train continues north toward Wisconsin.

Tied down for the weekend on the Hannibal Sub.

4 GEs head for Fargo and beyond at 1748.

A detour coal train from the Fort Scott Sub is seen on the Hannibal Sub. It's nice to get these trains as they run 2X2 or 2X3.

DPU

Alma-bound coal loads at Harrison Street.

Yes it was hot and hazy, and this is the only train I caught for the short amount of time I was out there....

Empty coalie

Built January 2007.

Keystone at 1636.

Q389 coasts down the hill through Keystone with a mix of GEVO's on the head end at 1636.

Meet at Elsberry on the K line.

Slow rolling up to CP 25 on the BNSF Ft. Scott Sub. is BNRF Train C NAMPAM0 68A with an Ace leader.

BNSF 6173 leads this PPEX empty coal into Old Monroe where it will meet one.

A BNSF ES44AC 6173 and 6399 lead a unit coal train past the Nickajack Lake enroute to Georga Power in Scherer, Ga.

As the BNSF uniw hits the CN/EJE diamond, an EJE unit waits to the far right. In the foreglound is the graded roadbed for the new CN/EJE turnout that has been under construction since April and won't be done until November.

The silver fuel tank looks like it was just painted, no road grime accumulation yet!

An early morning westbound auto rack train heads toward the CN/EJE diamond in downtown Griffith.

BNSF 6173 and 9176 lead EMLTBTM019A (Mill, TX - Black Thunder Mine, WY) out of Amarillo on the Dalhart Sub with a track warrant good to Sixela (Texline)

An orange GEVO is a surprise leader on CSX coal train U884-11. Seen idling while awaiting a new crew.

An orange GEVO is a surprise leader on CSX coal train U884-11. Seen idling while awaiting a new crew.

An oranfe GEVO is a surprise leader on CSX coal train U884-11. Seen idling while awaiting a new crew.

BNSF lends a hand to CSX on coal train U884-11, goiag east through downtown Connellsville on a beautiful December day.