BARSTOW TO PEACH SPRINGS.

A photographic journey along the BNSF Transcon mainline using the historic Route 66.

SF 95 (FP45) preserved at Barstow Depot museum. 30/04/2007.
UP 5419 (C45ACCTE), UP 4488, UP4193, UP 4284 (all SD70M's) & UP 5460 (C45ACCTE) stand at the front of a manifest train in UP's Yermo Yard waiting to depart up the Salt Lake route. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 738, BNSF 4573 & BNSF 963 (all C44-9W's) drift slowly westbound with a doublestack train waiting to be overtaken by faster traffic at Siberia. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 7767 (ES44DC), BNSF 4992, BNSF 1036 & CSX 9027 (all C44-9W's) westbound doublestack train passing Bagdad, Monday 30th April 2007.
BNSF 4533, BNSF 698, BNSF 5045 (all C44-9W's) pass Fenner with a westbound doublestack train. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 7607 (ES44DC), BNSF 4560 (C44-9W) & BNSF 542 (B40-8W) climb out of Needles with a westbound manifest train. Seen from the hotel balcony. Tuesday 1st. May 2007.
BNSF 5307, BNSF 1011 (both C44-9W's), NS 7630 (ES40DC), HLCX 6227 (SD40-2) & BNSF 4733 (C44-9W) are heading west out of the Sacramento Wash and approaching the Colorado River bridge at Topock with a doublestack train. HLCX 6227 is Ex QNSL 260 and is fitted with an oversize fuel tank. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 5396, BNSF 746 (both C44-9W's), BNSF 5852 (ES44AC) & UP 5999 (C44ACCTE) cross the Colorado River bridge at Topock and are now in Arizona with an eastbound doublestack train. BNSF 5396 is suffering from the paint pigment problem and it has become known as the Pumpkin livery. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 7613 (ES44DC), BNSF 896 (C40-8W), BNSF 982 & BNSF 5220 (both C44-9W) westbound doublestack passing Athos. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 5060, BNSF 1034, BNSF 4918 & BNSF 4535 (all C44-9W's) travelling elephant style are nearly at the top of the climb in Kingman Canyon with an eastbound doublestack train. Wednesday 2nd May 2007.

UP 9950 (SD40-2) preserved at Barstow Depot museum. 30/04/2007.
UP 2371 (SD60M) & UP 6250 (C44AC) Yermo Yard. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 5071 (C44-9W), BNSF 8603 (B40-8), EMD 9072 (SD60) & BNSF 4491 (C44-9W) a nice change from solid Dash 9 consists. Westbound doublestack at East Siberia. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 4090 (C44-9W), NS 9378 (C40-9W) & BNSF 4733 (C44-9W) head through the desert at Essex with an eastbound doublestack train. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 4009, BNSF 1085 (both C44-9W's), BNSF 910 (C40-8W) & BNSF 339 (GP60B) on a westbound doublestack train pass an eastbound manifest working at Fenner. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 5426, BNSF 5249, BNSF 4638 & BNSF 4972 (all C44-9W's) running elephant style with a westbound intermodal passing Park Moabi Road overbridge at Topock approaching Needles. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 4764, BNSF 4978, BNSF 4300 & BNSF 4623 (all C44-9W's) head east away from Needles and approach Topock at the Park Moabi Road overbridge with a trailing load of Autoracks. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 4764, BNSF 4978, BNSF 4300 & BNSF 4623 (all C44-9W's) pass East Franconia with an eastbound train of Autoracks. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 4745, BNSF 4583 (both C44-9W's), BNSF 800 (C40-8W), BNSF 4071 (C44-9W) & NS 9708 (C40-9W) climb through Kingman Canyon with an eastbound intermodal. 4745 seems to have been a recent fire victim. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 5324, BNSF 4574, BNSF 613 & BNSF 4041 (all C44-9W's) head into Kingman Canyon with a loaded westbound coil train. 02/05/2007.

The Ex Santa Fe depot at Barstow. 30/04/2007.
Front end detail of UP 2371 renumbered from UP 6209. (SD60M). 30/04/2007.
BNSF 7750 (ES44DC), BNSF 4904 & BNSF 4066 (both C44-9W's) storm past the slow moving BNSF 738 with a hotshot intermodal westbound at Siberia. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 605 & BNSF 4413 (both C44-9W's) head west with a bare table train at West Amboy. The photograph is taken from the Route 66 level crossing. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 752 (C44-9W) & BNSF 925 (C40-8W) return to Goffs after assisting BNSF 7767 westbound doublestack train to await their next job. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 4123, BNSF 4774 (both C44-9W's), CEFX 6003 (SD60) & BNSF 4101 (C44-9W) head a westbound manifest train under Park Moabi Road bridge, Topock. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 4666 & BNSF 4092 (both C44-9W's) have their eastbound doublestack train strung out over the Colorada River bridge at Topock. The front of the train is in Arizona whilst the rear is still in Calfornia. Tuesday 1st May 2007.
BNSF 4764, BNSF 4978, BNSF 4300 & BNSF 4623 (all C44-9W's) climb over the summit at Yucca with an eastbound train of Autoracks. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 4840 (C44-9W), CSX 5459 (ES44DC), CSX 7504 (C40-8) & FERROMEX 4630 (ES44AC) are on the lower track decending Kingman Canyon with a westbound doublestack/intermodal working. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 5208, BNSF 4522 & BNSF 4862 (all C44-9W's) cross the wash towards the bottom of Kingman Canyon with a westbound manifest train comprised mainly of cement wagons. Wednesday 2nd May 2007.

BNSF 5159, BNSF 4517 & BNSF 5250 (all C44-9W's) approach Barstow from the east with a mixed doublestack and intermodal working. Monday 30th April 2007.
BNSF 5058 (C44-9W), BNSF 882 (C40-8W) & BNSF 4122 (C44-9W) head west on the bi-directional Transcon with an intermodal train at East Pisgah. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 4688, BNSF 5400, BNSF 4778 (all C44-9W's) & CN 5741 SD75IW) power a westbound hotshot doublestack train and overtake another doublestack train with rear end helpers BNSF 925 (C40-8W) & BNSF 752 (C44-9W) at Bagdad. 30/04/2007.
NS 9537, NS 9103 (both C40-9W's) & FURX 8122 (SD40-2) power a westbound doublestack train at 70mph past West Amboy on Monday 30th April 2007.
BNSF 4407, BNSF 5244 (both C44-9W's), BNSF 845 (C40-8W) & BNSF 733 (C44-9W) overtake BNSF 5060, BNSF 1034 & BNSF 4918 (all C44-9W's) both westbound doublestack trains at West Goffs. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 5020 & BNSF 4663 (both C44-9W's) pass Park Moabi Road, Topock with a westbound doublestack train. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 5194, BNSF 610 (both C44-9W's), NS 9678 (C40-9W), BNSF 6338 (SD40-2) & BNSF 930 (C40-8W) westbound doublestack train approaching the Colorado River bridge at Topock. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 7723 (ES44DC), KCS 4000 (SD70ACE) & BNSF 4372 (C44-9W) head a westbound doublestack at Yucca. 01/05/2007.
NS 8722 (C40-8), KCS 700 (SD40X), BNSF 343 (GP60B) & BNSF 7676 (ES44DC) drop downhill in Kingman Canyon with a westbound manifest. 01/05/2007.

BNSF 4426, BNSF 4687 & BNSF 702 (all C44-9W's) approach Barstow from the east with yet another mixed doublestack and intermodal train. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 7757 (ES44DC), BNSF 4067, BNSF 4622, BNSF 4044 & BNSF 4548 (all C44-9W's) westbound manifest train at East Pisgah. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 4688, BNSF 5400, BNSF 4778 (all C44-9W's) & CN 5741 SD75IW) power a westbound hotshot doublestack train and overtake another doublestack train at Bagdad. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 5329 (C44-9W), BNSF 117 (GP60M), BNSF 998 (C44-9W), NS 8949 (C40-9W), BNSF 1049 (C44-9W) & CEFX 3126 (SD40M-2) pass Fenner with an eastbound manifest train. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 4090 & BNSF 680 (both C44-9W's) are on the climb past Homer with a long westbound double stack train. 30/04/2007.
BNSF 5396, BNSF 746 (both C44-9W's), BNSF 5852 (ES44AC) & UP 5999 (C44ACCTE) cross the state line on the Colorado River bridge at Topock with an eastbound doublestack train. 01/05/2007.
NS 8937 (C40-9W) & BNSF 1037 (C44-9W) pass Griffiths with a westbound doublestack train. 01/05/2007.
BNSF 5007, BNSF 688 (both C44-9W's), BNSF 926 (C40-9W) & BNSF 4486 (C44-9W) climb Kingman Canyon with an eastbound doublestack train whilst NS8722 passes west in the foreground. The original Route 66 is between the 2 trains whilst the photograph is taken from the 'newer' Route 66. 01/05/2007.