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BNSF In The Nebraska Sandhills




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UP Coal Train At Northport, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • A pair of UP SD90MACs pound the diamond at Northport. 
BN 9410 At Bingham, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • "Old" and "new" freight technologies meet at Bingham as a pair of SD70MACs idle behind an old wagon.
BN 9543 Near Ellsworth,  NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • A pair of SD70MACs sweep a coal load around a curve a few miles west of Ellsworth.
  BNSF 8255 Near Duluth, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200
  • A BNSF SD75M and a GoatBoat C44 wait their turn through trackwork just east of  Hyannias.
  BNSF Coal Train Meets BNSF Freight Near Duluth, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • A coal load meets the BNSF 8255 near Duluth, NE.
Oakway Leasing 9201 At Whitman, NE - 8/98
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • An Oakway SD60 leads a trio of leased power across the causeway at Whitman.
BN 9641 At Whitman, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • A pair of SD70MACs move a coal load across the causeway at Whitman.
  BNSF 9871 West Of Hyannis, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90,80-200 f4L Kodak E200 
  • A Heritage II SD70MAC leads an empty coal train through the S-curve west of Hyannis.
  Oakway Leasing 9098 At Norway, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • An Oakway SD60 leads a coal load along the Middle Loup River at Norway.
  BN 7817 West Of Mullen, NE- 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • An empty coal train is hustled through an S-curve east of Mullen.
  BN 9556 East Of Thedford, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L Kodak E200 
  • A pair of BN SD70MACs move a coal empty around the curve just east of Thedford.
  BNSF Coal Empty Near Duluth, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 300mm f4 w/2x teleconverter, Kodak E200 
  • A pair of SD70MACs and an SD40-2 lead an empty coal train near Duluth. Seeing DC power combined with AC power is still a somewhat rare occurance on the BNSF coal lines.
  BN 9276 Near Norway, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon A1, 300mm f4, Kodak E200 
  • A BN SD60M leads a coal load just east of the highway overpass at Norway.
  Santa Fe 610 At Norway, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • A Santa Fe Warbonnet C44 quickly moves a "Z" train under the highway overpass at Norway.
  BN 9715 East Of Whitman - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 35-105 f3.5. Kodak E200 
  • A pair of SD70MACs move a coal train by a patch of sunflowers east of Whitman.
BNSF 9879 At Hyannis Hill, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon A1, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • An "Orangebonnet" SD70MAC is an impressive sight with Hyannis Hill looming in the background.
  BN 9543 At Lakeside, NE - 8/98 
  • Canon T90, 80-200 f4L, Kodak E200 
  • A pair of SD70MACs glide by the lake on the east side of Lakeside.








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