Burlington Northern Santa Fe

BNSF Eastbound
I can be a very lazy railfan. On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 2:35 p.m., I grabbed a shot of this eastbound while drinking a very nice Amber Ale at Altitudes Bar & Grill in Flagstaff, AZ.
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I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them. The BNSF has come to dominate Northwest Railroading in the 21st century.

BNSF 5500-5699

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Steve Sloan's Trains : Burlington Northern Santa Fe : 5500-5699

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BNSF 5521 GE Dash 9-40CW
  • BNSF Dash 9-40CW 5521 and 5348 leads a northbound train of autoracks on May 6, 2012 at Bealville, CA at 2:45 p.m. The train is meeting a BNSF manifest led by the 4335.
    Pentax 6x7 with SMC Takumar 150mm 2.8 lens, Fuji Reala film, Machine Scan Digital Image: 2012050804.7

BNSD 5540, GE ES44C4

BNSF 5540 is a GE ES44C4. Reportedly: BNSF 5540 was built in 2017 by GE builders number 64528.
GEVOs and Beer
I can be a very lazy railfan. On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 2:35 p.m., I grabbed a shot of this eastbound while drinking a very nice Amber Ale at Altitudes Bar & Grill in Flagstaff, AZ.

BNSF 5624, GE AC44CW

BNSF 5624 is a GE AC44CW. Reportedly: BNSF 5624 was built by GE in 2003 as AC44CW serial number 54211.
BNSF 5624 on an empty coal in the Powder River Basin
At Logan Hill, WY, on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, is BNSF Railway (BNSF) 6349 and 5624 on a westbound empty coal train.

BNSF 5651, GE AC44CW

BNSF 5651 is a GE AC44CW. Reportedly: BNSF 6391 was built by GE in 2003 as an AC44CW serial number 54238.
BNSF 5651 on a coal train in Wyoming
At Logan Hill, WY, on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, is BNSF Railway (BNSF) 9278, 6391 + 5651 on a 2+1 eastbound coal train.

BNSF 5660, GE AC44CW

BNSF 5660 is an AC44CW. Reportedly: BNSF 5660 was built by GE in 2004 as an AC44CW serial number 54621.
BNSF 5660 on a commodity train
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in East Barstow at 4:15 p.m. a westbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) 3+3+2 bulk commodities (unknown type) train has 6955, 5660, 9766 + 4196, 8332, 5150 + 5078, 7069. An eastbound autroacks enters the scene as the westbound passes.

BNSF 5677, GE AC44CW

BNSF 5677 is a GE AC44CW. Reportedly: BNSF 5667 was built in 2004 by GE as a model AC44CW, builders number 63246.
BNSF manifest passing blossoms
At 3:05 p.m., on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, near Santa Fe and East River Roads north of Riverbank, CA a BNSF Railway (BNSF) 4+2 westbound manifest has 3747, 4979, 3867, 5677 + 7350, 5435 running past blossoming trees.

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