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  1. Coal trains in Seattle

    Coal trains in Seattle

    A northbound loaded BNSF coal trains meets a southbound UP coal train at CP Lucile.
    • KristopherL
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    • bnsf coal seattle up
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  2. Empty coal train

    Empty coal train

    Wait for crews take empty coal train and, take back to west.
    • NorfolkSouthern89
    • Media item
    • branch coal delaware es40dc indian millsboro norfolk river sd70m-2 secondary southern train
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Norfolk Southern
  3. 8450 at Danville

    8450 at Danville

    Leaving Danville Yard heading down Coal River.
    • James Butler
    • Media item
    • coal csx river wv
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Eastern United States
  4. BNSF Coal Empty

    BNSF Coal Empty

    An Eastbound BNSF coal empty snakes around the hillside near Crescent Bar, WA.
    • avarua
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    • bar bnsf coal crescent
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  5. SA Tunnel

    SA Tunnel

    Conductors and rear brakemen still keep watch on their train from a caboose in June 1980. St. Albans Tunnel on the C & O (CSX) Coal River Sub.
    • James Butler
    • Media item
    • caboose coal wv
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  6. Northbound for the Border and a bit beyond

    Northbound for the Border and a bit beyond

    BNSF 5836 leads its northbound Unit Coal Train thru Mukilteo,WA from the Powder River Basin,WY headed for the USA-Canadian Border then to Westshore Terminals,Roberts Bank,BC
    • Joe O
    • Media item
    • bank bc coal mukilteo roberts train unit wa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  7. U.P.- D.P.U

    U.P.- D.P.U

    A rare UP coal drag on the BNSF heading north for Roberts Bank B.C. i have seen two of these in the last week.
    • hobo
    • Media item
    • coal drag u.p.
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  8. Bull Creek Mine

    Bull Creek Mine

    110 empty hoppers waiting to be loaded.
    • tapemaster
    • Media item
    • coal csx mine virginia west
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: CSX
  9. BNSF coal at Napavine, WA

    BNSF coal at Napavine, WA

    Oct. 24, 2009. Nikon D300 w/35/1.4AIS
    • Graham Line
    • Media item
    • coal napavine
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Freight Cars
  10. BNSF 6313 At Kirvin, Texas

    BNSF 6313 At Kirvin, Texas

    BNSF 6313 sits on a Big Brown Coal Train at the FM 80 Crossing in Kirvin, Texas at dusk on Friday Night, October 16, 2009
    • SWTexan82
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    • bnsf burlington coal dfw fe kirvin northern railroad santa sub teague texas
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  11. BNSF Big Brown Coal

    BNSF Big Brown Coal

    BNSF DPUs on the end of a Big Brown, Fairfield, TX coal train.
    • SWTexan82
    • Media item
    • bnsf coal texas train
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  12. BNSF 8965 Pusher at Rest

    BNSF 8965 Pusher at Rest

    Pusher at rest in the yard
    • buzzssr
    • Media item
    • 8965 bnsf coal pusher
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  13. Almost There! #2

    Almost There! #2

    BNSF 5753 leads a BNSF Unit Coal Train as it approaches its destination,the Centralia,WA steam plant.The consist had an ES44AC and SD70ACe up front,125 100 ton hoppers and an SD70ACe and SD70MAC as DPUs on the rear.
    • Joe O
    • Media item
    • bnsf centralia coal plant steam train unit
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
  14. BNSF 8965 Pusher

    BNSF 8965 Pusher

    BNSF 8965 Pusher with Dayton's Bluff in the background.
    • buzzssr
    • Media item
    • 8965 bnsf coal mn paul pusher st. train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  15. BNSF 9206 Pusher

    BNSF 9206 Pusher

    Caught the tail end of a coal train as it was just entering the town of Newport, MN
    • buzzssr
    • Media item
    • 9206 bnsf coal mn newport pusher
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  16. Powder River Basin Bound

    Powder River Basin Bound

    BNSF 8850 leads an eastbound empty Unit Coal Train thru Thompson Falls,MT.It departed Centralia,WA headed for the Powder River coal fields for another load for the Centralia Steam Plant.The train is moving on the Thompson Falls siding after a westbound revenue freight passed.
    • Joe O
    • Media item
    • centralia coal falls mt thompson train unit wa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
  17. A Walk in the Park

    A Walk in the Park

    One of those moments where I knew I had a train coming in each direction and I had to choose which one to shoot. I also knew there was a SD75I leading stack train so I decided to shoot that. Next thing I knew a rolling meet took place right in the frame. Got to love it when you luck out...
    • Trackside
    • Media item
    • bnsf coal picnic point puget scenic sound stack
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Scenic Views
  18. Meet at 8th Street

    Meet at 8th Street

    On February 25, 1996, northbound coal train NN184 sits at 8th Street in Vancouver, WA waiting for eastbound train #688 to leave the yard.
    • KristopherL
    • Media item
    • bn coal vancouver
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States
  19. Crossing The Bridge

    Crossing The Bridge

    Flagg Coal 75 crosses the last trestle on the Calera & Shelby Railroad's line before pulling back into The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum's station in Calera, AL.
    • stagmie
    • Media item
    • & 75 al alabama calera coal dixie flagg heart of shelby
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  20. Highlighting The Steam

    Highlighting The Steam

    Flagg Coal 75's headlamp shines through the steam as the boilers are blown releasing excess steam before pulling back into The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museums station in Calera, AL.
    • stagmie
    • Media item
    • & 75 al alabama calera coal dixie flagg heart of shelby
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives


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