BNSF Railway

BNSF 5261 in Barstow, CA
At 8:38 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Barstow, CA, BNSF 5261 was leading a 4+0 (5261, 4342, 4320, 5430) eastbound intermodal train onto the Needles Subdivision. Behind it a westbound 5+0 (BNSF 6836, 4014, NS 2583, 724wb, 960) manifest was heading in the other direction.
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BNSF 5200-5299

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BNSF 5203, GE C44-9W

BNSF 5203 is a GE C44-9W. Reportedly: BNSF 5203 was built by GE in 2003, serial number 54366.
BNSF 5203 in Vancouver, WA
BNSF 5203 is leading a 3+1 stack train, waiting for a crew, in Vancouver, WA on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The power for this train was BNSF 5203, 7364, 5041 + 8398.

BNSF 5220 GE AC4400CW

BNSF on UP Sand Pass
At 1:54 p.m. on June 23, 2013 a BNSF eb "Provo" with 5220, 5249, 6593 is just east of Union Pacific's Sand Pass Siding in the Nevada desert.
  • Photo of 5220
    Nikon D600 Digital Image: 2013062407ph.43
  • Photo of train going away
    Nikon D600 Digital Image: 2013062407ph.46

BNSF 5261, GE C44-9W

BNSF 5261 is a GE C44-9W. Reportedly: it was built in 2002 serial number 53755.
Meet in Barstow
At 8:38 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Barstow, CA, BNSF 5261 was leading a 4+0 (5261, 4342, 4320, 5430) eastbound intermodal train onto the Needles Subdivision. Behind it a westbound 5+0 (BNSF 6836, 4014, NS 2583, 724wb, 960) manifest was heading in the other direction.

BNSF 5266, GE C44-9W

BNSF 5266 is a C44-9W. Reportedly: BNSF 5266 was built by GE in 2002 as an C44-9W serial number 53750.
UP 5266 on an intermodal Over/Under
At Frost, CA, near Victorville, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 12:35 p.m., a westbound 5+0 BNSF Railway (BNSF) intermodal crosses over an eastbound UP manifest. The BNSF intermodal has 7591, 7822, 7711, 5266, 4350.

BNSF 5268, GE C44-9W

BNSF 5268 is a C44-9W. Reportedly: BNSF 5268 was built by GE in 2002 as an C44-9W serial number 53748.
Westbound at Klondike Crossing
On Friday, May 6, 2022, at the Klondike, CA, crossing at 11:00 a.m. a westbound 3+2 autos and manifest has BNSF Railway (BNSF) 5268, 606, 8280 + DPUs 5324, 7822.

BNSF 5286, GE C44-9W

BNSF 5286 is a GE C44-9W. Reportedly: it was built in 2001, serial number 53320.
Massive Eastbound at Essex
At 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Essex, CA, a massive 3+2+2 eastbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) intermodal is powered by BNSF 5286, 3743, 4597 + 7736, 3897 + 3981, 6569.

BNSF 5289, GE C44-9W

BNSF 5289 GE Dash 9-44CW
At 6:45 pm on May 15, 2013 an EB (SB) BNSF Double Stack with 5289, 782 wb, 5301, 1099 exits Tunnel 1 and approaches Tunnel 2 in the Tehachapi mountains. east of Bakersfield, CA. These are the first shots of a train taken with my D600!

BNSF 5295, GE C44-9W

BNSF 5295 is a C44-9W. Reportedly: BNSF 5295 was built by GE in 2000 as a C44-9W serial number 53311.
BNSF 1+1 heading past the blossoms
At 12:50 p.m., on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 5400 is leading a 1+1 accelerating past blossoming trees southbound out of Riverbank, approaching the Amtrak station in Modesto, CA. BNSF 5295 is shoving on the rear.

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