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Crookton, Arizona, November 5, 2014
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Eastbound containers accelerate through Darling, Arizona, on the BNSF "Transcontinental" line, November 5, 2014
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Led by a GE ES44C4 (with A-1-A trucks, each with two traction motors) locomotive and 3 additional GE's, a BNSF eastbound intermodal train passes by the San Francisco Peaks at Darling, near Flagstaff, Arizona, on November 5, 2014.
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Eastbound BNSF intermodal train at Darling, Arizona, on the morning of November 5, 2014.
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Pica, Arizona, November 5, 2014
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Pica, Arizona, between Hyde Park and Seligman, November 5, 2014
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Good day at Pica, Arizona, November 5, 2014
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This red sandstone viaduct, on the BNSF Transcontinental Line about 30 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona, has seen thousands of trains during its long life. Here, it supports an eastbound intermodal train on November 5, 2014.
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On the morning of November 5, 2014, westbound trains outnumbered eastbounds on the BNSF by about 2:1. Regardless of the direction, a train passed every 10 minutes or so, for hours on end. This is one of the many westbounds, near Canyon Diablo, in Arizona
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Heading east into a morning sun, a BNSF intermodal train crosses the Navajo Nation near Flagstaff, Arizona, with the snow-capped San Francisco Peaks in the background. November 5, 2014.
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The rolling profile of BNSF's Transcontinental Line shows clearly as this westbound container train splits the signals at Maine, Arizona, about 30 miles west of Flagstaff. November 8, 2014.
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Accelerating through the former ATSF crew-change point of Seligman, Arizona, this eastbound BNSF intermodal train was one of a fleet of such trains on the morning of November 8, 2014
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BNSF C44-9W 5409, built as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 699, is earning today's living as a Distributed Power Unit, a remote control helper, on a mixed westbound freight train in Seligman, Arizona. November 8, 2014.
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Another westbound BNSF freight cruises through the former Santa Fe crew change point of Seligman, Arizona, November 8, 2014.
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Seligman, Arizona, November 8, 2014
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Seligman crossing, November 8, 2014
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Maine, Arizona, November 8, 2014
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On the morning of Friday, November 7, 2014, there was a westbound freight train passing through this spot on BNSF, just a mile or so east of Peach Springs, Arizona, every 5-7 minutes. This was one of them.
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One of the few eastbounds running against the tide of westbound freight trains on BNSF near Peach Springs, AZ, this one was--typically--powered by 4 high-horsepower GE locomotives. November 7, 2014.
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These high-horsepower General Electric locomotives are nearly silent as they drift downgrade, as they are doing here near with a westbound intermodal train at Peach Springs, Arizona, on November 7, 2014.
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Peach Springs, Arizona, November 7, 2014
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Two General Electric locomotives bracket one of the few EMD products we observed on the BNSF Trancontinental Line during nearly a week of watching. November 7, 2014, east of Peach Springs, Arizona.
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Hackberry, Arizona, November 6, 2014
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Hackberry, Arizona, November 6, 2014
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Hackberry, Arizona, November 6, 2014
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Hackberry, Arizona, November 6, 2014
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Hackberry, Arizona, November 6, 2014
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Accelerating westbound and up the grade at Pica, Arizona, a BNSF mixed freight train powered by five General Electric locomotives heads into the late afternoon sun. November 5, 2014.
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Pica, Arizona, November 5, 2014
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Pica, Arizona, November 5, 2014
