BNSF coal headed railroad west near the Mississippi River.
124 cars loads of black diamonds, pulled by four GE motors, slowly grind up the northern slope of Palmer Divide as they approach the 7,200' high summit on New Years Day 2020.
With all three of BNSF's "heritage" paint schemes on the head end, an eastbound empty grain train heads through Essex on the Hi-Line Sub Main 1. BNSF ES44AC #5802 sports Heritage 3 color... (more)
Two DPUs help assist this loaded coal train that has just entered the town of Keenesburg and has past the station sign.
just another northbound BNSF coal empty passes the northbound control signal at Palmer Lake, CO
Eastbound loaded coal coasts downhill out of Westmont around 8:30 AM.