BNSF Railway (BNSF) 6217 - GE ES44AC

GEVOs are not the typical power for the BNSF local that serves McNeil, but they had extra cars on this day. Here, an Austin Western crew takes their train across the UP diamonds from AWRR's Abbott Yard to AWRR's Robinson Yard. Typically, the BNSF local just departs from Abbott Yard, but on this day, AWRR needed the yard space and a BNSF relief crew had not yet been dispatched from Temple.

C-BTMMAS Rolls west through Old Monroe Mo.

Taken during 2018

East Bound BNSF

Bnsf 6217 races west with a coal load. The dust came from the gravel road to the right. Summer time sucks sometimes.

BNSF 6217 and 9538 westbound at Rolla in Phelps County (Mo.)

A northbound coal empty at Highland. Longs Peak (the mountain peak) is in the background. Longs Peak (the siding) is a few hundred yards around the curve from Highland.

East grain stopped in Wishram for a crew change.

Roster shot.

An eastbound unit grain train waits in Long Lake for a green signal. The BNSF dispatcher likes to utilize Long Lake as a place for trains to wait, apparently due to how far out of Minneapolis this suburb is.

BNSF 1094, CEFX 6009, & BNSF 6217 sit outside the TRRA Yard in Madison, Illinois on the lead of the Dayton, Tx to Galesburg, Illinois freight.

An EB BNSF oil train approaches with an ex-SOO SD60 trailing 2nd out!

BNSF 6217 and 6172 leads a Southbound Manifest towards the diamonds

BNSF 6217 brings up the rear of an empty coal train

Burlington Northern Santa Fé. # 6217 westbound approaching the US-34 overpass.

Loaded coalie... on my 21st Birthday!!

BNSF Line

BNSF 6217

BNSF train Z-STPCHC plays in the snow Satuday morning.

This train just started up and is leaving the yard. (Video Still)