BNSF 9243 Dale 2 Jan 07
BNSF 9243 leads an eastbound coal load up the grade near Dale, MN along the Staples Sub. This shot was taken from a small hill we nicknamed Mt. Muller after local railfan Christopher Muller.
Hard to think this shot is going on 14-years-old. 2007 would be about the last year we would consistently see DC-powered locomotives on coal trains. As a harbinger of things to come, I actually shot my first SD70ACe on this very same day:
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_paulhamus/35205220541/
At least we knew we were in the waning days of this kind of power, and we were able to document it and appreciate it as best we could...
BNSF 9243 Dale 2 Jan 07
BNSF 9243 leads an eastbound coal load up the grade near Dale, MN along the Staples Sub. This shot was taken from a small hill we nicknamed Mt. Muller after local railfan Christopher Muller.
Hard to think this shot is going on 14-years-old. 2007 would be about the last year we would consistently see DC-powered locomotives on coal trains. As a harbinger of things to come, I actually shot my first SD70ACe on this very same day:
www.flickr.com/photos/chris_paulhamus/35205220541/
At least we knew we were in the waning days of this kind of power, and we were able to document it and appreciate it as best we could...