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By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1977 - 5/16/2011
Album Info:Photos of trains on the BNSF system
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View from Oregon
Title:  View from Oregon
Description:  The great thing about the Columbia River is that it has tracks on both sides. I was on I 84 headed for Portland and caught this on the Washington side.
Photo Date:  4/16/1996  Upload Date: 5/9/2014 1:54:25 AM
Location:  Maryhill, WA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  298   Comments: 1
Transfer power
Title:  Transfer power
Description:  BN, and later BNSF-used a lot of smaller power on locals and transfers; both roads had some real classics. Heres a pair of older units at the west end of Clearing.
Photo Date:  4/28/1996  Upload Date: 5/9/2014 1:47:29 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 1408(GP10)
Views:  685   Comments: 2
Coal train east
Title:  Coal train east
Description:  Right after Memorial Day 1996, I delivered a load of beer to a distributor in Ottumwa Iowa. While waiting on my next load, I caught this train rolling east. In the pre SD70 and AC4400 everywhere era, coal trains usually got a mix of 3000 HP units, such as these.
Photo Date:  5/28/1996  Upload Date: 6/23/2012 1:38:27 AM
Location:  Ottumwa, IA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BN 5125(C30-7) BN 5009(C30-7)
Views:  723   Comments: 1
Headed for Denver
Title:  Headed for Denver
Description:  A train heads out of La Junta behind a set of 4 axle units in the soon to be changed classic Santa Fe colors. The classic Santa Fe signal gantry will last a while longer
Photo Date:  10/27/1996  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 3:07:11 AM
Location:  La Junta, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 2834(GP35u) ATSF 2079(GP7u) ATSF 2305(GP38u)
Views:  748   Comments: 1
Autos west
Title:  Autos west
Description:  In 1996, BNSF was still running some trains on the ex ATSF passenger line through Dodge City. I caught this 70 car rack train near Ingalls Kan
Photo Date:  10/27/1996  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 3:01:49 AM
Location:  Ingalls, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 626(C44-9W) ATSF 2321(GP38u)
Views:  694   Comments: 2
Amarillo...in a few hours
Title:  Amarillo...in a few hours
Description:  A westbound for Amarillo and eventually Seattle-note the Boeing car behind the power-rolls along US 287
Photo Date:  11/2/1996  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 3:11:23 AM
Location:  Clarendon, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 5207(SD40-2) BNSF 9765(SD70MAC)
Views:  623   Comments: 1
Good pole shot
Title:  Good pole shot
Description:  Caught this westbound behind a pair of Warbonnets-with a pole right smack in the middle of the power. Such are the trials of trying to take train photos while driving a truck
Photo Date:  11/2/1996  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 2:40:42 AM
Location:  Vernon, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 692(C44-9W)
Views:  437   Comments: 1
Back to Wyoming
Title:  Back to Wyoming
Description:  An empty coal train rolls west to Amarillo, then will go north to the Wyoming coal mine it came from for another load of Texas bound coal
Photo Date:  11/2/1996  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 2:59:59 AM
Location:  Clarendon, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9425(SD70MAC) BN 9433(SD70MAC)
Views:  498   Comments: 1
Freight south
Title:  Freight south
Description:  A general freight rolls south into Dalhart Tex on a line known best for its coal trains. Must have been a grab shot. Fuzzy as hell, but good power set.
Photo Date:  4/12/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:34:09 AM
Location:  Dalhart, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  286   Comments: 1
Back to the mine
Title:  Back to the mine
Description:  A coal train from Texas rolls back to Wyoming for more black diamonds at Dalhart. It will shortly cross the UPs ex Rock Island line to New Mexico. Imagine, 30 years earlier I could have seen Q SD 24s here.
Photo Date:  4/12/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:35:59 AM
Location:  Dalhart, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 9543(SD70MAC) BNSF 9741(SD70MAC) BN 9617(SD70MAC)
Views:  626   Comments: 1
Oakway rolls south
Title:  Oakway rolls south
Description:  Doing what it was intended for, an Oakway SD 60 and 3 BN units roll south with a loaded coal train
Photo Date:  4/12/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:36:57 AM
Location:  Dalhart, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  286   Comments: 2
Coal to Texas
Title:  Coal to Texas
Description:  A loaded coal train rolls toward Texas on the C&S near Trinidad CO behind three BN SD70MAC's in the famous Grinstein scheme.
Photo Date:  4/14/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:32:19 AM
Location:  Trinidad, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9536(SD70MAC) BN 9400(SD70MAC) BN 9482(SD70MAC)
Views:  1101   Comments: 1
Interesting local
Title:  Interesting local
Description:  The power by itself is notable, but the rolling stock is classic. I was getting loaded at the Budweiser plant in Ft Collins when this local showed up to work. The cars make the shot. Whod have figured NP and Frisco boxcars in 1997??
Photo Date:  4/15/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:23:25 AM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2934(GP39E)
Views:  588   Comments: 2
Yard power
Title:  Yard power
Description:  BN had some interesting power for the 1990s-survivor SD9s and end cab switchers, such as this pair working at Denver.
Photo Date:  4/15/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:27:01 AM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6245(SD9) BN 319(SW1500)
Views:  564   Comments: 2
Lite power
Title:  Lite power
Description:  Looking for all the world like its 1977 and not 1997 and having a new owner, a pair of BN green SDs roll past my perch while I wait for my receiver to unload his plumbing supplies.
Photo Date:  4/15/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:28:40 AM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BN 8070(SD40-2) BN 7110(SD40-2)
Views:  552   Comments: 2
Joint Line coal
Title:  Joint Line coal
Description:  An empty train headed back to the mines in Wyoming rolls past my truck.
Photo Date:  4/15/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:29:44 AM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9788(SD70MAC) BN 9687(SD70MAC)
Views:  423   Comments: 1
Oakways
Title:  Oakways
Description:  BN acquired 100 Oakway Leasing SD60s on a power by the hour plan in the early 1990s. Most worked coal trains, but occasionally some would wind up on freight, such as this pair seen at the Budweiser brewery in Ft Colllins.
Photo Date:  4/15/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:25:38 AM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  EMDX 9024(SD60) EMDX 9075(SD60)
Views:  661   Comments: 1
Warbonnets west
Title:  Warbonnets west
Description:  This was a "hold up the camera and pray" shot I took from I 40. Four Warbonnets roll a trailer train west in Arizona
Photo Date:  4/21/1997  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 2:19:06 AM
Location:  Winona, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 217(SD75M) ATSF 572(B40-8W)
Views:  652   Comments: 1
Interesting power
Title:  Interesting power
Description:  A mix of power including one of the ATSF SD45Bs roll west next to I 40.
Photo Date:  4/21/1997  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 2:27:26 AM
Location:  Winslow, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 685(C44-9W) ATSF 5511(SD45-2B) NS 1640(SD40-2)
Views:  1127   Comments: 3
Old scheme
Title:  Old scheme
Description:  A trio of ATSF units in the blue & yellow rolls west
Photo Date:  4/21/1997  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 2:43:31 AM
Location:  Winslow, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 7413(B40-8) ATSF 2779(GP30u) ATSF 5404(SD45u)
Views:  761   Comments: 1
I 40 westbound
Title:  I 40 westbound
Description:  The train is westbound, Im eastbound. Lots of trains from the interstate. Wish Id had time to camp out and shoot some.
Photo Date:  4/21/1997  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 2:46:23 AM
Location:  Winona, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  271   Comments: 1
Local in the wilderness
Title:  Local in the wilderness
Description:  Best I can figure this is near Williams somewhere. Lots of open desert out there.
Photo Date:  4/21/1997  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 2:55:17 AM
Location:  Williams, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  305   Comments: 1
Yard power
Title:  Yard power
Description:  A slug set at Argentine in Kansas City. This one got the BNSF treatment early.
Photo Date:  4/29/1997  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 3:06:19 AM
Location:  Argentine, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3820(GP7u) BNSF 3955(Yard Slug)
Views:  824   Comments: 1
West on 60
Title:  West on 60
Description:  A westbound on the ex Frisco rolls along next to US 60 near Aurora Mo
Photo Date:  5/20/1997  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 12:30:57 AM
Location:  Aurora, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 5549(C30-7) ATSF 3409(GP39-2u) BN 5106(C30-7)
Views:  522   Comments: 1
BN on the Frisco
Title:  BN on the Frisco
Description:  Actually by now a BNSF train. This was a lucky catch. I was crossing the tracks here and saw the train down the line, had a chance to park the truck and wait him out.
Photo Date:  10/20/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 1:18:31 AM
Location:  Brookline, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BN 7134(SD40-2) BN 7124(SD40-2)
Views:  610   Comments: 2
Yard power
Title:  Yard power
Description:  A pair of GP 30s and a buggy work at Corwith
Photo Date:  11/13/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 1:13:31 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 2756(GP30u) ATSF 2723(GP30u)
Views:  649   Comments: 1
Close up
Title:  Close up
Description:  This unit was sitting over the fence from our Chicago terminal. The Sears Tower is visible through the haze to the right
Photo Date:  11/13/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 1:22:06 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 972(C44-9W)
Views:  478   Comments: 1
Stacks arriving
Title:  Stacks arriving
Description:  A stack train arrives from the west behind one new and one old unit
Photo Date:  11/13/1997  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 1:26:31 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 972(C44-9W) MKM 5026(SD40-2)
Views:  893   Comments: 1
Empties on the Ft \Scott Sub
Title:  Empties on the Ft \Scott Sub
Description:  An empty coal train is on the last lap to Kansas City near Lenexa Kan
Photo Date:  5/4/1998  Upload Date: 3/19/2014 1:30:46 AM
Location:  Lenexa, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9816(SD70MAC) BNSF 9645(SD70MAC)
Views:  583   Comments: 3
Eastbound on the MRL
Title:  Eastbound on the MRL
Description:  An eastbound BNSF train on the MRL near Livingston, as seen from I 90.
Photo Date:  9/20/1998  Upload Date: 7/29/2012 4:07:41 AM
Location:  Livingston, MT
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2075(GP38)
Views:  500   Comments: 1
Along the Columbia River
Title:  Along the Columbia River
Description:  A BNSF eastbound train is seen from the Oregon side of the river. The pole line in the foreground is the UP
Photo Date:  9/20/1998  Upload Date: 7/29/2012 4:12:01 AM
Location:  Wishram, WA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  318   Comments: 1
Eastbound along the interstate
Title:  Eastbound along the interstate
Description:  I 76 follows the Burlington main east out of the Denver area, within sight of it most of the way to Fort Morgan. I passed this grain train near Brighton
Photo Date:  9/20/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 12:54:59 AM
Location:  Brighton, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 2358(GP38-2) BN 5071(C30-7) BN 7169(SD40-2) BN 5507(C30-7)
Views:  661   Comments: 1
Coal, always coal
Title:  Coal, always coal
Description:  One thing you can count on is there will be coal trains on this line, headed for Denver and the Joint Line. This one was near Keensburg
Photo Date:  9/20/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 12:56:26 AM
Location:  Brighton, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9819(SD70MAC) BNSF 9469(SD70MAC)
Views:  531   Comments: 1
Switching Corwith
Title:  Switching Corwith
Description:  A Santa Fe GP 30 works the pig tracks at Corwith Yard, seen from over the fence at the JB Hunt Chicago Terminal
Photo Date:  9/29/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 12:52:07 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 2703(GP30u)
Views:  463   Comments: 1
Coal for Texas
Title:  Coal for Texas
Description:  A southbound coal train is about to roll south on the KCS at Knoche yard. Note the executive train in the distance, along the fence by the trailer drop lot.
Photo Date:  1/17/1999  Upload Date: 3/8/2014 3:34:34 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 5588(C30-7) BN 5596(C30-7) EMDX 9069(SD60)
Views:  705   Comments: 3
Coal south
Title:  Coal south
Description:  A coal train from Wyoming heads toward the Joint Line near Hudson Colorado as seen from adjacent I 76
Photo Date:  2/28/1999  Upload Date: 3/8/2014 3:41:56 AM
Location:  Hudson, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9705(SD70MAC) BN 9704(SD70MAC) BNSF 8983(SD70MAC)
Views:  483   Comments: 1
Coal in Nebraska-what else??
Title:  Coal in Nebraska-what else??
Description:  A westbound empty coal train rolls back to Wyoming and another load of black diamonds
Photo Date:  11/1/1999  Upload Date: 2/24/2014 12:28:19 AM
Location:  Seward, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9439(SD70MAC) BN 9659(SD70MAC)
Views:  338   Comments: 1
On the ex Frisco
Title:  On the ex Frisco
Description:  A northbound on the ex Frisco rolls along I 35
Photo Date:  3/25/2000  Upload Date: 2/17/2014 1:57:03 AM
Location:  Olathe, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4814(C44-9W) BNSF 8604(B40-8) BNSF 3417(SW1500)
Views:  456   Comments: 1
Coal on the Ft Scott sub
Title:  Coal on the Ft Scott sub
Description:  A coal train heading back to Wyoming approaches Kansas City on the ex Frisco
Photo Date:  3/25/2000  Upload Date: 2/17/2014 2:02:23 AM
Location:  Lenexa, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8954(SD70MAC) BNSF 9697(SD70MAC)
Views:  335   Comments: 2
Empty coal
Title:  Empty coal
Description:  Another empty coal train en route to Wyoming on the ex Frisco Ft Scott Sub
Photo Date:  3/25/2000  Upload Date: 2/17/2014 2:05:56 AM
Location:  Lenexa, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9761(SD70MAC) BNSF 9428(SD70MAC)
Views:  310   Comments: 1
Waiting
Title:  Waiting
Description:  A westbound coal train waits at Newton
Photo Date:  3/27/2000  Upload Date: 2/17/2014 2:21:05 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1069(C44-9W) BNSF 686(C44-9W)
Views:  553   Comments: 1
Good mix
Title:  Good mix
Description:  The lead unit, a wide cab GE, is becoming way too common. But the rest of the power is pretty cool.
Photo Date:  5/25/2000  Upload Date: 2/24/2014 12:30:33 AM
Location:  Brush, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7357(ES44DC) BN 9278(SD60M) BN 6826(SD40-2) ATSF 5951(SDF45)
Views:  693   Comments: 1
Coal for the Joint Line
Title:  Coal for the Joint Line
Description:  A coal train from Wyoming heads through Brush en route to Denver and the Joint Line
Photo Date:  5/25/2000  Upload Date: 2/24/2014 12:33:16 AM
Location:  Brush, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8893(SD70MAC) BN 9596(SD70MAC) BN 9572(SD70MAC)
Views:  364   Comments: 1
Splitting the signals.
Title:  Splitting the signals.
Description:  Ive always liked the "railroady" look of wayside hardware. Now that the railroads are being forced to retire much of this older equipment, these are looking like good photo subjects. A coal train splits the signals at Brush
Photo Date:  5/25/2000  Upload Date: 2/24/2014 12:40:42 AM
Location:  Brush, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8893(SD70MAC)
Views:  223   Comments: 1
Coal to Texas
Title:  Coal to Texas
Description:  This coal train was approaching Denver along I 76 and would soon be on the Joint Line
Photo Date:  5/25/2000  Upload Date: 2/17/2014 2:18:57 AM
Location:  Brighton, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  68   Comments: 1
Rolling out
Title:  Rolling out
Description:  An eastbound stack train starts out of Memphis yard. Anyone know whose locomotive the trailing unit is??
Photo Date:  5/25/2000  Upload Date: 2/24/2014 12:50:27 AM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4314(C44-9W) ATSF 5438(SD45u) LRCX 9542(SF30C)
Views:  630   Comments: 3
Hump power
Title:  Hump power
Description:  An SD 38/slug set works the hump at the ex Frisco yard in Memphis, seen from my truck while waiting for an intermodal load.
Photo Date:  5/30/2000  Upload Date: 2/3/2014 1:14:12 AM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6264(SD38P) BNSF 6298(TEBC6)
Views:  343   Comments: 1
Skyway
Title:  Skyway
Description:  A pair of BN units on NS seen from the Chicago Skyway.
Photo Date:  6/3/2000  Upload Date: 2/3/2014 1:24:52 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7031(SD40-2) BNSF 8088(SD40-2)
Views:  398   Comments: 1
BNSF 4234
Title:  BNSF 4234
Description:  BNSF 4234 leads a rebuilt GP 30 along I 35
Photo Date:  8/4/2000  Upload Date: 1/26/2014 1:56:12 AM
Location:  Kansas City, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4234(B23-7) BNSF 2445(GP30u)
Views:  344   Comments: 1
Coal train ready
Title:  Coal train ready
Description:  A coal train for the southeast waits to head east on the ex Frisco.
Photo Date:  10/1/2000  Upload Date: 1/12/2014 10:58:48 PM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9889(SD70MAC) BNSF 9933(SD70MAC)
Views:  256   Comments: 1


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