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BNSF C44-9W 4086 leads an Eastbound Z train at East Algoma, near Sandpoint Idaho, at track speed. The train will soon cross the long bridge at Sandpoint.
BNSF C44-9W 4387 leads a Westbound Z train detouring through Missoula, Montana over the MRL. The train was detouring due to the floods in North Dakota.
Austin and I shot almost the same photos all weekend, and most of his shots turned out better than mine. He also posted his photos before I got home... But he didn't post a photo of this train, so here it is.
A BNSF trackage rights train rolls off the west slope of the Sierra Nevada at Gold Run, California in June of 2000. BNSF gets to run two trains daily over Donner Pass as per the merger agreements.
After the 4449 went past Eastbound, BNSF C44-9W 4733 leads a Westbound manifest. The 4733 met the 4449 in the siding at Maryhill, a few miles to the East of where I was.