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5/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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BNSF 685
Title:  BNSF 685
Description:  And while we're in Hammond, K690 comes off the State Line diamonds. What a lovely face.
Photo Date:  6/28/2013  Upload Date: 6/28/2013 10:28:46 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 685(C44-9W) BNSF 604(C44-9W)
Views:  146   Comments: 5
BNSF 641
Title:  BNSF 641
Description:  And no plain jane trailer either. Be sad when these are all gone.
Photo Date:  6/10/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 12:12:34 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 641(C44-9W) KCS 4164(SD70ACe)
Views:  79   Comments: 1
KCS 4164
Title:  KCS 4164
Description:  K045 arrives in style. The rainy day pays for itself with this one.
Photo Date:  6/10/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 12:18:20 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4164(SD70ACe) BNSF 641(C44-9W)
Views:  115   Comments: 4
BNSF 653
Title:  BNSF 653
Description:  G344 leads off the morning. He's a wheat block bound for Selkirk.
Photo Date:  8/3/2013  Upload Date: 8/3/2013 6:23:08 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 653(C44-9W) CSX 7353(C40-8W) BNSF 5196(C44-9W)
Views:  149   Comments: 2
BNSF 6985
Title:  BNSF 6985
Description:  K043 rambles past the track inspector in Hammond.
Photo Date:  11/1/2013  Upload Date: 11/2/2013 11:10:53 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6985(ES44C4) BNSF 671(C44-9W) BNSF 4784(C44-9W)
Views:  161   Comments: 2
BNSF 4700
Title:  BNSF 4700
Description:  Two Warbonnets, the leader still in Santa Fe livery, head Q172 across 138th Street toward Dolton Junction.
Photo Date:  10/10/2012  Upload Date: 10/11/2012 9:58:07 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 677(C44-9W) BNSF 4700(C44-9W)
Views:  145   Comments: 1
BNSF 691
Title:  BNSF 691
Description:  Two Warbonnets going home.
Photo Date:  8/6/2014  Upload Date: 8/9/2014 11:02:23 AM
Location:  Union Mills, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 691(C44-9W) BNSF 678(C44-9W) CSX 7311(C40-8W) CSX 7489(C40-8)
Views:  173   Comments: 4
CSXT 7489
Title:  CSXT 7489
Description:  Q 386's last car is still in sight as Q389 approaches. It's come from Cumberland.
Photo Date:  8/6/2014  Upload Date: 8/9/2014 11:03:34 AM
Location:  Union Mills, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7489(C40-8) CSX 7311(C40-8W) BNSF 678(C44-9W) BNSF 691(C44-9W)
Views:  156   Comments: 5
BNSF 693
Title:  BNSF 693
Description:  BNSF 693, in very faed but lovely warbonnet paint, leads a string of empty racks down the old Rock Island connector at Blue Island
Photo Date:  9/8/2012  Upload Date: 9/9/2012 7:47:01 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 693(C44-9W)
Views:  197   Comments: 2
BNSF 5896
Title:  BNSF 5896
Description:  Time to go home.
Photo Date:  9/9/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:13:01 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5896(ES44AC) BNSF 6584(ES44C4) BNSF 717(C44-9W)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
BNSF 717
Title:  BNSF 717
Description:  It's an empty grain block, but he wasn't calling signals so I didn't get his symbol.
Photo Date:  9/9/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:11:51 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 717(C44-9W) BNSF 6584(ES44C4) BNSF 5896(ES44AC)
Views:  149   Comments: 5
BNSF 717
Title:  BNSF 717
Description:  Always a nice face to see coming at you.
Photo Date:  9/9/2014  Upload Date: 9/10/2014 11:29:37 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 717(C44-9W) BNSF 6584(ES44C4) BNSF 5896(ES44AC)
Views:  189   Comments: 5
BNSF 730
Title:  BNSF 730
Description:  Not a true "Warbonnet" but it's still a treat when BNSF dips into the reserve power.
Photo Date:  1/21/2021  Upload Date: 3/20/2021 5:44:26 PM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 730(C44-9W) BNSF 7395(ES44DC)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
BNSF 7395
Title:  BNSF 7395
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/21/2021  Upload Date: 3/20/2021 5:44:52 PM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7395(ES44DC) BNSF 730(C44-9W)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
BNSF 734
Title:  BNSF 734
Description:  A Warbonnet leads three Pumpkins across the diamonds at Dolton Junction. Why oh why did they ever abandon this paint scheme?
Photo Date:  5/16/2011  Upload Date: 7/15/2011 4:57:39 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 734(C44-9W)
Views:  300   Comments: 2
BNSF 736
Title:  BNSF 736
Description:  The Warbonnet leading G414 still generates a lot of heat.
Photo Date:  11/13/2013  Upload Date: 11/14/2013 11:23:23 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 736(C44-9W) BNSF 4655(C44-9W) BNSF 4978(C44-9W)
Views:  293   Comments: 1
BNSF 736
Title:  BNSF 736
Description:  New and old GE's were together on G415
Photo Date:  11/19/2013  Upload Date: 11/21/2013 12:34:09 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3121(ES44AC-H) BNSF 736(C44-9W)
Views:  198   Comments: 3
IHB 3861
Title:  IHB 3861
Description:  G415 will be able to get around the corner at Dolton, but the IHB is starting to back up.
Photo Date:  11/19/2013  Upload Date: 11/21/2013 12:42:48 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IHB 3861(SD38-2) CSX 3121(ES44AC-H) BNSF 736(C44-9W)
Views:  177   Comments: 2
BNSF 743
Title:  BNSF 743
Description:  BNSF 743 leads empty auto racks east under the signals at Dolton Junction
Photo Date:  6/19/2012  Upload Date: 6/20/2012 10:13:01 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 743(C44-9W)
Views:  88   Comments: 2
BNSF 5302
Title:  BNSF 5302
Description:  Q172 storms east at Cottage Grove.
Photo Date:  7/2/2013  Upload Date: 7/3/2013 7:00:42 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5302(C44-9W) BNSF 748(C44-9W)
Views:  95   Comments: 3
BNSF 752
Title:  BNSF 752
Description:  A string of empty coal gons led by a lovely red and silver GE overtakes the mixer.
Photo Date:  5/1/2014  Upload Date: 5/2/2014 9:08:36 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 752(C44-9W) BNSF 905(C40-8W) BNSF 6969(ES44C4)
Views:  268   Comments: 1
BNSF 7127
Title:  BNSF 7127
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/25/2018  Upload Date: 9/3/2018 4:15:16 PM
Location:  Wellington, OH
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7127(ES44C4) BNSF 757(C44-9W)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
BNSF 757
Title:  BNSF 757
Description:  Here's a happy surprise. We don't see many of these east of Chicago any more.
Photo Date:  8/25/2018  Upload Date: 9/3/2018 4:14:34 PM
Location:  Wellington, OH
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 757(C44-9W)
Views:  161   Comments: 4
BNSF 764
Title:  BNSF 764
Description:  S172 passes the Cottage Grove signals
Photo Date:  6/19/2012  Upload Date: 6/20/2012 10:13:25 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 764(C44-9W) BNSF 4094(C44-9W)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
BNSF 7059
Title:  BNSF 7059
Description:  Probably won't see that red and silver for a while.
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2017 9:07:38 PM
Location:  Portage, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7059(ES44C4) BNSF 766(C44-9W)
Views:  177   Comments: 1
BNSF 766
Title:  BNSF 766
Description:  Look what's leading Q244.
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2017 9:06:08 PM
Location:  Portage, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 766(C44-9W)
Views:  136   Comments: 1
BNSF 766
Title:  BNSF 766
Description:  I love it when BNSF gets short of power.
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/19/2017 9:06:53 PM
Location:  Portage, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 766(C44-9W)
Views:  216   Comments: 4
BNSF 783
Title:  BNSF 783
Description:  I hope they never repaint it.
Photo Date:  8/5/2015  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 3:55:25 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 783(C44-9W) CSX 8717(SD60)
Views:  165   Comments: 1
CSXT 8717
Title:  CSXT 8717
Description:  E923 westbound.
Photo Date:  8/5/2015  Upload Date: 8/9/2015 3:54:56 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8717(SD60) BNSF 783(C44-9W)
Views:  175   Comments: 3
BNSF 788
Title:  BNSF 788
Description:  Another regular - Harbor BA-1 - with unusual power.
Photo Date:  2/16/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2018 8:43:08 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 788(C44-9W)
Views:  294   Comments: 4
BNSF 788
Title:  BNSF 788
Description:  I love it when BNSF gets short of power.
Photo Date:  2/16/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2018 8:43:57 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 788(C44-9W)
Views:  169   Comments: 2
CSXT 5015
Title:  CSXT 5015
Description:  K011 is an empty oiler for the BNSF.
Photo Date:  3/1/2013  Upload Date: 3/2/2013 10:24:33 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5015(AC60CW) CSX 921(ES44AC-H) BNSF 972(C44-9W)
Views:  105   Comments: 2
BNSF 980
Title:  BNSF 980
Description:  I love this color scheme reminiscent of the Empire Builder.
Photo Date:  6/10/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 12:13:23 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 980(C44-9W) CSX 7489(C40-8)
Views:  103   Comments: 1
BNSF 9885
Title:  BNSF 9885
Description:  The cigar band is always good to see.
Photo Date:  6/10/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 12:14:17 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9885(SD70MAC) BNSF 980(C44-9W) CSX 7489(C40-8)
Views:  178   Comments: 1
CSXT 7489
Title:  CSXT 7489
Description:  It's always nice to see a narrow nose in the lead. This is K045 crossing 138th Street.
Photo Date:  6/10/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 12:15:05 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7489(C40-8) BNSF 980(C44-9W) BNSF 9885(SD70MAC)
Views:  193   Comments: 5
BNSF 1021
Title:  BNSF 1021
Description:  K636, ethanol loads for Linden, NJ. Another of those lovely GN paint schemes.
Photo Date:  7/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/6/2015 4:51:39 PM
Location:  Portage, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1021(C44-9W) CP 9704(AC44CW)
Views:  88   Comments: 3
CP 9704
Title:  CP 9704
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/6/2015 4:52:18 PM
Location:  Portage, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 9704(AC44CW) BNSF 1021(C44-9W)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
BNSF 1025
Title:  BNSF 1025
Description:  K010 rolls through Riverdale. Gotta love the ex-GN scheme.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/9/2013 11:09:21 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1025(C44-9W) BNSF 5996(ES44AC) BNSF 4797(C44-9W)
Views:  231   Comments: 6
BNSF 4797
Title:  BNSF 4797
Description:  Gotta love the Cigar Band too.
Photo Date:  5/7/2013  Upload Date: 5/9/2013 11:08:48 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4797(C44-9W) BNSF 5996(ES44AC) BNSF 1025(C44-9W)
Views:  215   Comments: 1
BNSF 6373
Title:  BNSF 6373
Description:  K040 passes an oblivious bystander and hammers the Stateline crossovers.
Photo Date:  9/21/2013  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 4:18:58 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6373(ES44AC) BNSF 1040(C44-9W) BNSF 4190(C44-9W)
Views:  162   Comments: 4
BNSF 1043
Title:  BNSF 1043
Description:  I like the GN-inspired scheme. This is K140 eastbound.
Photo Date:  4/10/2018  Upload Date: 4/22/2018 7:33:45 PM
Location:  Deshler, OH
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1043(C44-9W) CP 9824(AC44CW)
Views:  129   Comments: 2
CP 9824
Title:  CP 9824
Description:  Two-thirds of the rainbow right there.
Photo Date:  4/10/2018  Upload Date: 4/22/2018 7:36:39 PM
Location:  Deshler, OH
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 9824(AC44CW) BNSF 1043(C44-9W)
Views:  109   Comments: 1
CN 2901
Title:  CN 2901
Description:  And a matching unmatched pair of DPUs.
Photo Date:  4/14/2021  Upload Date: 4/15/2021 8:34:08 PM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 2901(ES44AC) BNSF 1046(C44-9W)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
BNSF 1084
Title:  BNSF 1084
Description:  Q172 comes under the signals at Lincoln Avenue. I love the GN-inspired paint scheme.
Photo Date:  9/8/2012  Upload Date: 9/8/2012 11:21:27 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1084(C44-9W) BNSF 4697(C44-9W)
Views:  159   Comments: 3
BNSF 5430
Title:  BNSF 5430
Description:  Three westbound ethanol trains have been pulled into Peiguss Yard. Y129 is waiting for permission to head for Barr.
Photo Date:  2/22/2014  Upload Date: 2/25/2014 11:32:47 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 5430(C44-9W) BNSF 1101(C44-9W) CSX 1510(GP15T)
Views:  166   Comments: 4
BNSF 1112
Title:  BNSF 1112
Description:  7:45. K044 eastbound. I like this GN-inspired paint scheme.
Photo Date:  7/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/2/2015 12:11:55 PM
Location:  Portage, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1112(C44-9W) FURX 3029(SD40-2)
Views:  93   Comments: 2
FURX 3029
Title:  FURX 3029
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/2/2015 12:22:14 PM
Location:  Portage, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  FURX 3029(SD40-2) BNSF 1112(C44-9W)
Views:  121   Comments: 1
BNSF 1116
Title:  BNSF 1116
Description:  1116 is doing all the work for eight engines and 98 cars.
Photo Date:  8/13/2014  Upload Date: 8/14/2014 7:45:11 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1116(C44-9W) CITX 6001(SD60) NREX 5998(SD60)
Views:  361   Comments: 3
BNSF 1116
Title:  BNSF 1116
Description:  Q501 approaches Cottage Grove with engines as far as the eye can see.
Photo Date:  8/13/2014  Upload Date: 8/14/2014 7:45:42 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1116(C44-9W) CITX 6001(SD60) NREX 5998(SD60) CSX 880(ES44AC-H) CSX 451(AC44CW) CSX 4824(SD70MAC) CSX 8442(SD40-2) CSX 419(AC44CW) CSX 1308(3GS21B)
Views:  568   Comments: 4
BNSF 1116
Title:  BNSF 1116
Description:  Let's have one more look at that lineup as its rolls through East Chicago.
Photo Date:  8/13/2014  Upload Date: 8/14/2014 7:46:16 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1116(C44-9W)
Views:  107   Comments: 3


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