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Viewing Album:  BNSF
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1977 - 5/16/2011
Album Info:Photos of trains on the BNSF system
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Pushing it west
Title:  Pushing it west
Description:  Many trains now get DPUs, as most units are equipped. When radio control first became a regular feature-only on certain routes-it was a big deal. Now it seems every train of any size has distributed power.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 1:59:26 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5058(C44-9W)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
Domestic stacks
Title:  Domestic stacks
Description:  A short eastbound train of 29 domestic stack platforms heads toward Union Station and Chciago
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:02:13 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5268(C44-9W) BNSF 1107(C44-9W)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Overseas stack
Title:  Overseas stack
Description:  A train of steamship company containers rolls east for Union Station
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:06:45 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5316(C44-9W) BNSF 7142(ES44C4)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
Empties north
Title:  Empties north
Description:  The Ft Scott sub has a stady parade of coal trains, such as this one headed back to Wyoming.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:20:39 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5670(AC44CW) BNSF 9523(SD70MAC) BNSF 6311(ES44AC) BNSF 9153(SD70ACe)
Views:  340   Comments: 1
Grain west
Title:  Grain west
Description:  A westbound grain train heads for Argentine
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:22:35 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5987(ES44AC) BNSF 5329(C44-9W)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Double dipping
Title:  Double dipping
Description:  A coal train has a pair of units for DPU, common practice to spread the horsepower
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:26:32 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6065(ES44AC) BNSF 6307(ES44AC)
Views:  300   Comments: 1
Stacks get DPUs too
Title:  Stacks get DPUs too
Description:  Its become common practice on BNSF for the longer intermodal trains to get DPUs. Heres a couple working west on a train headed for Argentine and the west coast.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:28:51 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7190(ES44C4) BNSF 6509(ES44C4)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
Stacks west
Title:  Stacks west
Description:  A westbound stack train crosses over the Ft Scott Sub
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:32:23 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4744(C44-9W) BNSF 6592(ES44C4)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
TOFC
Title:  TOFC
Description:  While many shippers have containerized, there are still some-most notably UPS and Yellow/Roadway-who still sent a lot of trailers. Heres one of those trains on the viaduct over the Ft Scott Sub
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:39:51 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6956(ES44C4) BNSF 5037(C44-9W) BNSF 6967(ES44C4) BNSF 6516(ES44C4)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
More stacks
Title:  More stacks
Description:  An eastbound stack train on the viaduct. The volume of intermodal traffic on the Transcon is staggering.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:42:53 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7023(ES44C4) BNSF 7356(ES44DC) BNSF 4483(C44-9W)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
Stacks east
Title:  Stacks east
Description:  Eastbound stack train high above the Ft Scott Sub
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:35:04 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7018(ES44C4) BNSF 6638(ES44C4) BNSF 4610(C44-9W)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
Westbound JBs
Title:  Westbound JBs
Description:  A westbound with a large block of JB Hunt containers soars over the Ft Scott Sub
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:52:17 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7084(ES44C4) BNSF 4859(C44-9W) CREX 1430(ES44AC)
Views:  426   Comments: 1
Going to sea
Title:  Going to sea
Description:  A train of steamship containers rolls west.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 2:55:57 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7213(ES44DC) BNSF 6902(ES44C4)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
Stacks west
Title:  Stacks west
Description:  A westbound over the Ft Scott Sub
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:01:27 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7448(ES44DC) BNSF 6660(ES44C4)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
Pushing east
Title:  Pushing east
Description:  An eastbound with a pair of DPUs pushing toward Chicago
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:05:02 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8252(ES44C4) BNSF 8239(ES44C4)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
Taking the connection
Title:  Taking the connection
Description:  A southbound merchandise train with a really foreign visitor swings off the KCT and is headed for Ft Scott
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:10:44 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8264(ES44C4) BNSF 5256(C44-9W)
Views:  333   Comments: 2
Eastbound TOFC
Title:  Eastbound TOFC
Description:  Some eastbound UPS trailers ride the flatcars to Chicago
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:20:36 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8265(ES44C4)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
Coal DPUs
Title:  Coal DPUs
Description:  This HYWX coal train had two units up front and three behind. I didnt see any mid train DPUs on this line that day.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:26:14 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9369(SD70ACe) BNSF 8941(SD70MAC) BNSF 5916(ES44AC)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
Grinsteins south
Title:  Grinsteins south
Description:  A Grinstein SD70 leads a coal train under the Transcon
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:29:55 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9754(SD70MAC) BNSF 6025(ES44AC)
Views:  240   Comments: 2
Mixed DPUs
Title:  Mixed DPUs
Description:  A set of DPUs in mixed paint pushes south
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:33:55 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9455(SD70MAC) BNSF 8986(SD70MAC) BNSF 9602(SD70MAC)
Views:  196   Comments: 1
Over and under
Title:  Over and under
Description:  An empty coal train rolls under the Transcon as a stack train rolls overhead.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:39:40 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8062(ES44C4) BNSF 8026(ES44C4) BNSF 9726(SD70MAC)
Views:  300   Comments: 1
Empties north
Title:  Empties north
Description:  An empty coal train approaches BN Crossing behind a single SD70M
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:42:31 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9726(SD70MAC)
Views:  149   Comments: 1
Single DPU
Title:  Single DPU
Description:  The northbound behind BNSF 9726 had a single unit as a DPU. It will likely get more power for its return trip to Texas once loaded.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:46:30 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9864(SD70MAC)
Views:  153   Comments: 1
Ft Scott Sub coal
Title:  Ft Scott Sub coal
Description:  A 134 car southbound coal train splits the signals at Mission Kansas on the ex Frisco. The new Darth Vader signals are in place, and will soon put the classic Frisco targets out of work.
Photo Date:  10/19/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:51:20 AM
Location:  Mission, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9074(SD70ACe)
Views:  220   Comments: 1
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  A southbound coal trains DPUs roll through the signals at Bravo on the Ft Scott Sub.
Photo Date:  10/19/2014  Upload Date: 11/7/2014 3:55:14 AM
Location:  Mission, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9649(SD70MAC) BNSF 9064(SD70ACe)
Views:  134   Comments: 1
High powered local
Title:  High powered local
Description:  BNSF has started renumbering some of its older units, such as these ex ATSF pre superfleet GP 60s. Heres a trio of them working in the yard at Monett. Except for the cab lettering, they are otherwise untouched. Nice power set.
Photo Date:  10/22/2014  Upload Date: 11/16/2014 3:38:28 AM
Location:  Monett, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 184(GP60) BNSF 195(GP60) BNSF 174(GP60)
Views:  1016   Comments: 1
Big train, big sky
Title:  Big train, big sky
Description:  A pair of GEs wait to go east with a long stack train under dark but ultimately benign sky. Who put that Swift container up front???
Photo Date:  10/22/2014  Upload Date: 11/16/2014 3:41:01 AM
Location:  Monett, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7570(ES44DC) BNSF 7068(ES44C4)
Views:  163   Comments: 1
Up the loop
Title:  Up the loop
Description:  An eastbound rolls around the loop as it makes its way to Mojave and Barstow.
Photo Date:  4/2/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:11:31 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4530(C44-9W) BNSF 7664(ES44DC)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
Working uphill
Title:  Working uphill
Description:  An eastbound train works hard climbing up the loop as it makes its way toward Mojave.
Photo Date:  4/2/2015  Upload Date: 9/19/2015 1:38:06 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7938(ES44C4) BNSF 6522(ES44C4) BNSF 975(C44-9W)
Views:  178   Comments: 1
Coming around
Title:  Coming around
Description:  An eastbound stack train comes around the far side of the loop in a long view showing the valley in the distance looking back toward Bakersfield.
Photo Date:  4/2/2015  Upload Date: 9/19/2015 1:43:20 AM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7938(ES44C4) BNSF 6522(ES44C4) BNSF 975(C44-9W)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
Rolling east
Title:  Rolling east
Description:  An eastbound crosses over a steel Santa Fe bridge along old route 66 with 132 stacks.
Photo Date:  4/4/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 4:12:27 AM
Location:  Hackberry, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8271(ES44C4) BNSF 7643(ES44DC) BNSF 5649(AC44CW) BNSF 8033(ES44C4)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
DPUs
Title:  DPUs
Description:  The DPUs of this eastbound pass over a classic Santa Fe bridge. Theyll need them-its a long climb to the Arizona divide.
Photo Date:  4/4/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 4:21:03 AM
Location:  Hackberry, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7947(ES44C4) BNSF 8329(ES44C4)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
Westbound to California
Title:  Westbound to California
Description:  A westbound 91 car merchandiser has just cleared Parker, and will soon be in the land of milk and honey, taking a couple of eastern visitors with it.
Photo Date:  4/4/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 4:27:07 AM
Location:  Parker, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7620(ES44DC) CSX 768(ES44AC-H) CSX 881(ES44AC-H)
Views:  154   Comments: 1
Dark side DPU
Title:  Dark side DPU
Description:  The DPUs of an eastbound stack train seen from old US 66 near Peach Springs.
Photo Date:  4/4/2015  Upload Date: 9/19/2015 1:51:56 AM
Location:  Peach Springs, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8329(ES44C4) BNSF 7947(ES44C4)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
Round the bend
Title:  Round the bend
Description:  Though it follows the roads for a long way, not all of the old ATSF is next to them. The area from Peach Springs to Seligman is one such. This eastbounds DPUs were pushing their train around the big curve east of Peach Springs in a typical Arizona landscape.
Photo Date:  4/4/2015  Upload Date: 9/19/2015 1:59:01 AM
Location:  Peach Springs, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8329(ES44C4) BNSF 7947(ES44C4)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
Along the cliffs
Title:  Along the cliffs
Description:  A westbound rolls along the cliffs adjacent to I 40. I really have to go out here when I can spend some time to explore. The rocks out here make an amazing backdrop.
Photo Date:  4/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:39:57 AM
Location:  Casa Blanca, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Wide open
Title:  Wide open
Description:  A westbound stack train seen from NM 6 just off I 40. The views in New Mexico are expansive, makes it a great place to shoot train pictures.
Photo Date:  4/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:43:16 AM
Location:  Dalies, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5308(C44-9W) BNSF 5409(C44-9W) BNSF 5345(C44-9W)
Views:  229   Comments: 1
Rolling the stacks
Title:  Rolling the stacks
Description:  An eastbound stack train crosses the Santa Fe bridge at Hackberry. Three GE's lead 139 stack platforms.
Photo Date:  4/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 4:16:25 AM
Location:  Hackberry, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6579(ES44C4) BNSF 6545(ES44C4) BNSF 8138(ES44C4)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
Westbound
Title:  Westbound
Description:  A westbound stack passes an eastbound near Casa Blanca.
Photo Date:  4/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:53:54 AM
Location:  Casa Blanca, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7017(ES44C4) BNSF 8186(ES44C4) BNSF 7483(ES44DC)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Eastbound stacks
Title:  Eastbound stacks
Description:  An eastbound stack train rolls along the cliff adjacent to I 40. If youre going cross country, you cant beat I 40 for watching the train traffic in Arizona and New Mexico.
Photo Date:  4/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/19/2015 1:36:12 AM
Location:  Casa Blanca, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  32   Comments: 0
Down the canyon
Title:  Down the canyon
Description:  A westbound auto rack train heads down Abo Canton, showing the steepness of the grade. Hell be in Belen in about 40 minutes.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/19/2015 3:27:45 AM
Location:  Scholle, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4752(C44-9W) BNSF 7541(ES44DC)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
Autos west
Title:  Autos west
Description:  A pair of GEs have an 87 car auto rack and merchandise train under control as it is about to descent Abo Canyon.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:21:01 AM
Location:  Scholle, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4752(C44-9W) BNSF 7541(ES44DC)
Views:  104   Comments: 1
Stacks west
Title:  Stacks west
Description:  A westbound stack train meets an eastbound, and crosses over I 40.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:28:26 AM
Location:  Casa Blanca, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4630(C44-9W) BNSF 4656(C44-9W)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
Uphill
Title:  Uphill
Description:  An eastbound stack train works hard coming up the hill out of Abo Canyon with 85 plarforms.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:46:00 AM
Location:  Scholle, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6656(ES44C4) BNSF 1042(C44-9W) BNSF 7672(ES44DC)
Views:  160   Comments: 3
Down the canyon
Title:  Down the canyon
Description:  A telephoto view of an eastbound shows the steepness of the grade.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:47:27 AM
Location:  Scholle, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6656(ES44C4) BNSF 1042(C44-9W) BNSF 7672(ES44DC)
Views:  135   Comments: 2
Pushing hard
Title:  Pushing hard
Description:  In days past, this might have been a helper set. Now its just distributed power, a sure sign of how technology has improved railroad operations. An eastbounds DPUs roll away as they head for the midwest.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:50:43 AM
Location:  Scholle, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7279(ES44DC) BNSF 7190(ES44C4)
Views:  212   Comments: 1
Holding them back
Title:  Holding them back
Description:  A westbound stack train rolls away from Mountainair, its DPUs now in dynamic braking as the train heads down grade.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 4:32:35 AM
Location:  Mountainair, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7386(ES44DC) BNSF 6601(ES44C4)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
Pushing away
Title:  Pushing away
Description:  A stack trains DPUs push east adjacent to US 60 west of Vaughn.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 4:40:05 AM
Location:  Vaughn, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7528(ES44DC) BNSF 4674(C44-9W) BNSF 7538(ES44DC)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Freight too
Title:  Freight too
Description:  In the midst of the parade of intermodal, there are even some merchandise trains. This one is headed for Abo Canyon and will shortly be in Belen.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 3:57:53 AM
Location:  Scholle, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7855(ES44DC) BNSF 7443(ES44DC) BNSF 4968(C44-9W)
Views:  86   Comments: 1
Out in the plains
Title:  Out in the plains
Description:  Eastern New Mexico is mostly wide open grassland, as seen here with a westbound rolling across the vast expanse. For some reason, NM DOT posts US 60 here at 55 MPH. If theres a reason for it, I cant figure it out. Makes chasing a challenge.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/18/2015 4:44:29 AM
Location:  Willard, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7859(ES44DC) BNSF 7606(ES44DC) BNSF 5307(C44-9W)
Views:  131   Comments: 0

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