BNSF 9398 (SD70ACe) waits to shove a coal train through Sterling, Colorado. Notice the non-standard number boards which are black numbers on a white background.

The morning sun shines on the fresh coat of snow in the mountains and foothills, and also catches BNSF 9398 (SD70ACe) muscling an empty coal train through Boulder and past the Valmont Power Plant.

Westbound empties rolling across North Platte River

Empty coal from Portage, WI.

Empty Unit Coal Train from Columbia Power Plant near Portage, WI heads north along the Mississippi River.