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5/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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BNSF C44-9W 660
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 660
Description:  Warbonnet #660 highballs a hot trailer train west on the NS ex-Nickel Plate mainline through Osborn Junction (this is where the IHB/NS Kankakee Line crosses the ex-NKP main).
Photo Date:  4/9/2006  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 12:28:21 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 660(C44-9W)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 669
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 669
Description:  Warbonnet eastbound on the NS mainline at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  9/6/2003  Upload Date: 2/16/2004 8:27:29 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  ATSF 669(C44-9W)
Views:  879   Comments: 0
BNSF 7435 and a Mixed Freight Head North
Title:  BNSF 7435 and a Mixed Freight Head North
Description:  Accompanied by sister #7433 and Warbonnet #695, #7435 rolls her mixed freight north through Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  9/16/2008  Upload Date: 9/26/2008 7:30:33 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7435(ES44DC) BNSF 7433(ES44DC) BNSF 695(C44-9W)
Views:  549   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W 702
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 702
Description:  Warbonnet holding westbound on the old IHB mainline in Gibson Woods.
Photo Date:  7/31/2005  Upload Date: 10/4/2005 7:29:56 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 702(C44-9W)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 717
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 717
Description:  Warbonnet light in Pine Yard with sister #7185 - Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  5/31/2004  Upload Date: 9/16/2004 8:29:12 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 717(C44-9W)
Views:  628   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 728
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 728
Description:  At IHB's Blue Island Yard.
Photo Date:  2/22/2004  Upload Date: 3/27/2004 9:39:43 AM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 728(C44-9W)
Views:  587   Comments: 0
Dual Warbonnets
Title:  Dual Warbonnets
Description:  BNSF ex-ATSF Warbonnets - C44-9W #750 & B40-8W #525 highball a local freight west through Pine Junction on the NS Chicago Line.
Photo Date:  10/7/2006  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 9:09:39 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 750(C44-9W) BNSF 525(B40-8W)
Views:  649   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 774
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 774
Description:  At IHB's Blue Island Yard.
Photo Date:  2/22/2004  Upload Date: 3/27/2004 9:46:52 AM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 774(C44-9W)
Views:  580   Comments: 0
BNSF 1001
Title:  BNSF 1001
Description:  On the point of a multi-road 6 pack, BNSF #1001 leads a mixed freight south out of IHB's Michigan Ave. Yard on the Kankakee Line past the Calumet Junction intelocking tower.
Photo Date:  8/27/2008  Upload Date: 9/19/2008 3:12:14 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1001(C44-9W)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
BNSF Manifest
Title:  BNSF Manifest
Description:  BNSF #1001 on the point of a BNSF/NS 6 pack (seen earlier in a meet with IHB #1505 in East Chicago), leads her mixed freight south through IHB's Gibson Junction on the Kankakee Line. The train is still snaking past the Gibson shops area with it's 1906-vintage roundhouse.
Photo Date:  8/27/2008  Upload Date: 9/8/2008 1:33:18 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1001(C44-9W) BNSF 6792(SD40-2) BNSF 925(C40-8W) BNSF 7822(SD40-2) NS 9047(C40-9W) NS 8713(C40-8)
Views:  808   Comments: 1
BNSF 1001's 6 Pack
Title:  BNSF 1001's 6 Pack
Description:  Heafding south across 165th St. toward Osborn Junction.
Photo Date:  8/27/2008  Upload Date: 9/26/2008 12:07:16 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1001(C44-9W) BNSF 925(C40-8W) NS 8713(C40-8)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
BNSF-IHB Meet
Title:  BNSF-IHB Meet
Description:  BNSF C44-9W #1001, leading a southbound manifest through IHB's Michigan Ave. Yard, meets with IHB SW1500 #1505 on the Kankakee Line at Calumet Junction.
Photo Date:  8/27/2008  Upload Date: 9/8/2008 1:29:33 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1001(C44-9W) IHB 1505(SW1500)
Views:  411   Comments: 2
BNSF C44-9W 1078
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 1078
Description:  BNSF #1078, still in the older Heritage livery, leads a short mixed freight west through Pine Junction while an NS track crew stands down as she passes by.
Photo Date:  9/2/2006  Upload Date: 11/11/2006 9:41:16 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1078(C44-9W)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W 1086
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 1086
Description:  Pumpkin Power leading a long coal freight west on the CSX mainline at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  11/13/2005  Upload Date: 1/17/2006 8:29:28 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1086(C44-9W)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
CN Mixed Freight
Title:  CN Mixed Freight
Description:  Eastbound on the NS mainline.
Photo Date:  8/31/2009  Upload Date: 9/2/2009 6:54:27 PM
Location:  Whiting, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  CN 2300(ES44DC) CN 2523(C44-9W)
Views:  408   Comments: 2
CN CW44-9 2530
Title:  CN CW44-9 2530
Description:  Westbound on the NS ex-NYC mainline at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  7/19/2003  Upload Date: 2/2/2004 11:00:55 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  CN 2530(C44-9W)
Views:  800   Comments: 0
CN 2543 & 5647
Title:  CN 2543 & 5647
Description:  Leading a mixed freight south on the CN mainline at Blue Island Junction.
Photo Date:  4/23/2006  Upload Date: 7/27/2006 5:41:51 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  CN 2543(C44-9W) CN 5647(SD75I)
Views:  588   Comments: 0
CN Tonnage [b]
Title:  CN Tonnage [b]
Description:  #5755's train enters the CN mainline via the EJ&E-main connector track
Photo Date:  4/6/2008  Upload Date: 6/6/2008 5:22:42 PM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  CN 5755(SD75I) CN 5601(SD70I) CN 2576(C44-9W)
Views:  560   Comments: 0
CN Freight
Title:  CN Freight
Description:  Holdong southbound on the IAIS mainline at Blue Island Junction.
Photo Date:  11/7/2004  Upload Date: 12/11/2004 7:27:55 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  CN 2617(C44-9W)
Views:  538   Comments: 0
CN C44-9W 2617
Title:  CN C44-9W 2617
Description:  Leading a southbound manifest on the IAIS mainline at Blue Island Junction.
Photo Date:  11/7/2004  Upload Date: 12/11/2004 7:33:50 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  CN 2617(C44-9W)
Views:  810   Comments: 4
CN SD40-2W 5316
Title:  CN SD40-2W 5316
Description:  Holding with sister CW44-9 #2662 on the IHB mainline.
Photo Date:  3/9/2005  Upload Date: 5/4/2005 10:42:58 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  CN 5316(SD40-2W) CN 2662(C44-9W)
Views:  793   Comments: 0
GTW/IC Power
Title:  GTW/IC Power
Description:  GTW SD40-2 #5932 & IC C44-9W #2711 - both in CN livery - lead a mixed freight north through Homewood on the CN/IC mainline.
Photo Date:  3/18/2007  Upload Date: 5/14/2007 9:31:46 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 5932(SD40-2) IC 2711(C44-9W)
Views:  542   Comments: 0
GTW/IC Power (Receding Shot)
Title:  GTW/IC Power (Receding Shot)
Description:  In this receding shot, GTW #5932 & IC 2711 lead theit manifest north past the Metra/Amtrak stations at Homewood IL.
Photo Date:  3/18/2007  Upload Date: 5/14/2007 9:37:18 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  GTW 5932(SD40-2) IC 2711(C44-9W)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 4008
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 4008
Description:  Leading a westbound stack train on the NS mainline at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  1/18/2004  Upload Date: 3/18/2004 11:50:18 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4008(C44-9W)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 4040
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 4040
Description:  HIghballing an eastbound stack train past #1447 at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  12/5/2004  Upload Date: 1/23/2005 10:52:25 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4040(C44-9W)
Views:  714   Comments: 3
BNSF C44-9W 4058
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 4058
Description:  Holding westbound on the old IHB mainline in Gibson Woods.
Photo Date:  9/3/2005  Upload Date: 12/14/2005 4:19:38 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4058(C44-9W)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W 4378
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 4378
Description:  Beautiful Pumpkin basks in the morning sun while holding northbound on the Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  8/12/2006  Upload Date: 10/20/2006 4:27:49 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4378(C44-9W)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
BNSF Meet
Title:  BNSF Meet
Description:  C44-9Ws #4409 and 5058 meet with their respective trains on the ex-Nickel Plate mainline.
Photo Date:  10/21/2006  Upload Date: 2/20/2007 6:29:56 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4409(C44-9W) BNSF 5058(C44-9W)
Views:  459   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 4447
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 4447
Description:  At IHB's Blue Island Yard.
Photo Date:  2/22/2004  Upload Date: 3/27/2004 9:51:32 AM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 4447(C44-9W)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W 4552
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 4552
Description:  Southbound on the CSX/IHB mainline at Blue Island Junction.
Photo Date:  10/24/2004  Upload Date: 12/5/2004 9:14:05 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4552(C44-9W)
Views:  581   Comments: 2
BNSF CW44-9 #4599
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 #4599
Description:  Leading a northbound mixed freight on the Kankakee Line at sunset.
Photo Date:  6/5/2005  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:58:32 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4599(C44-9W)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 4637
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 4637
Description:  Westbound Pumpkin on the NS mainline at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  7/6/2004  Upload Date: 9/20/2004 8:15:28 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4637(C44-9W)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 4666
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 4666
Description:  Westbound on the IHB mainline.
Photo Date:  7/3/2005  Upload Date: 7/29/2005 11:00:11 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4666(C44-9W)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 #4797
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 #4797
Description:  Pausing northbound on he Kankakee Line near Gibson Junction while the conductor gets the train orders from the mailbox.
Photo Date:  5/22/2005  Upload Date: 7/2/2005 12:34:44 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4797(C44-9W)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
NS-BNSF Meet
Title:  NS-BNSF Meet
Description:  A westbound NS-BNSF stack train meets with a holding BNSF stacker (apparently delayed because of a signal malfunction) on the NS Chicago Line just east of Colehour Yard.
Photo Date:  9/26/2008  Upload Date: 9/30/2008 8:07:19 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7530(ES40DC) BNSF 5074(C44-9W) BNSF 7661(ES44DC) BNSF 4812(C44-9W) CN 2440(C40-8M)
Views:  797   Comments: 0
BNSF Stack Train on the Yard Track
Title:  BNSF Stack Train on the Yard Track
Description:  Many westbound stack trains through Whiting/Hammond are being routed onto the NS mainline's Colehour Yard runner track, reducing their track speed to around 15-20mph. This particular specimen rolls slowly along parallel to Railroad Steet past the Amtrak station.
Photo Date:  10/14/2008  Upload Date: 10/25/2008 4:27:23 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4853(C44-9W)
Views:  199   Comments: 1
BNSF C44-9W 4898
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 4898
Description:  Holding with a westbound stack train on the CSX mainline during the afternoon's snow storm.
Photo Date:  3/5/2006  Upload Date: 5/15/2006 4:03:31 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4898(C44-9W)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
BNSF Coal on CSX
Title:  BNSF Coal on CSX
Description:  New C44-9Ws #5015 & 5013 lead an empty coal freight west through Pine Junction on the CSX ex-B&O mainline.
Photo Date:  8/22/2004  Upload Date: 7/21/2008 11:15:10 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5015(C44-9W) BNSF 5013(C44-9W)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
New BNSF Dash 9s
Title:  New BNSF Dash 9s
Description:  After arriving from Pine Junction to the east, handsome new BNSF C44-9Ws 5015 & 5013 hold with an empty coal freight on the CSX ex-B&O mainline
Photo Date:  8/22/2004  Upload Date: 7/21/2008 11:37:25 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5015(C44-9W) BNSF 5013(C44-9W)
Views:  549   Comments: 2
BNSF Dash 9s (II)
Title:  BNSF Dash 9s (II)
Description:  Another view of these striking locomotives.
Photo Date:  8/22/2004  Upload Date: 7/21/2008 11:41:15 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5015(C44-9W) BNSF 5013(C44-9W)
Views:  664   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 5032
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 5032
Description:  Eastbound on the CSX mainline at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  9/19/2004  Upload Date: 11/27/2004 9:03:42 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5032(C44-9W)
Views:  551   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W 5039
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 5039
Description:  Leading a westbound autorack train out of Gibson Woods on the old Indiana Harbor Belt mainline.
Photo Date:  12/17/2005  Upload Date: 2/12/2006 6:07:17 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5039(C44-9W)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 5055
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 5055
Description:  Eastbound on the NS mainline at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  9/19/2004  Upload Date: 11/27/2004 9:08:41 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5055(C44-9W)
Views:  325   Comments: 2
BNSF C44-9W 5117
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 5117
Description:  Leading a mixed freight north off of the NS ex-NKP main (@ Osborn Junction) onto the IHB portion of the Kankakee Line.
Photo Date:  3/4/2006  Upload Date: 5/15/2006 12:34:25 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5117(C44-9W)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
BNSF Coal Train
Title:  BNSF Coal Train
Description:  Rolling south out of East Chicago on the Kankakee Line, BNSF #5145's coal train enters IHB's Gibson Junction.
Photo Date:  7/22/2007  Upload Date: 8/16/2007 2:51:02 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5145(C44-9W)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W #5160
Title:  BNSF C44-9W #5160
Description:  Closup profile of #5160's cab. She's the second loco in #5677's 3-unit consist.
Photo Date:  5/21/2006  Upload Date: 8/27/2006 2:59:44 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5160(C44-9W)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
BNSF CW44-9 5176
Title:  BNSF CW44-9 5176
Description:  HIghballing an eastbound stack train on the NS mainline at Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  8/21/2004  Upload Date: 11/26/2004 11:42:11 AM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5176(C44-9W)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
BNSF Coal Freight Highballs
Title:  BNSF Coal Freight Highballs
Description:  BNSF SD70MAC #9535 with the help of sister #5183 flies west through Pine Junction with an empty coal freight on the NS mainline.
Photo Date:  5/6/2006  Upload Date: 8/10/2006 8:17:22 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9535(SD70MAC) BNSF 5183(C44-9W)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W 5267
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 5267
Description:  Accelerating her wstbound manifest on the CSX mainline at sunset.
Photo Date:  10/29/2005  Upload Date: 1/1/2006 6:08:08 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5267(C44-9W)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
BNSF C44-9W 5362
Title:  BNSF C44-9W 5362
Description:  Eastbound on the CSX mainline at a snowy Pine Junction.
Photo Date:  3/5/2006  Upload Date: 5/15/2006 4:31:24 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5362(C44-9W)
Views:  255   Comments: 0


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