Photo ID: 113912 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont to Crossover 419.8 Dawes County, NE 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF After making a run over Crawford Hill, the crew on this BNSF Employee Appreciate Special has moved to BNSF 2026 on the east end of the train, and is now headed back toward Alliance on Main 1, approaching the intermediate signals at MP 414.9. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113911 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont to Crossover 419.8 Dawes County, NE 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF When you think of Nebraska, the first thing that comes to mind might well be plains and farms. While that is certainly true in eastern Nebraska, western Nebraska includes the Black Hills, which has some good grades and beautiful scenery. Here, BNSF's Employee Appreciate Special is rolling west on Main 1 on Crawford Hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113910 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont to Crossover 419.8 Dawes County, NE 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 2026 is the trailing unit on a push/pull Employee Appreciation Special in the Black Hills of Nebraska, specifically on Crawford Hill. The steepest parts of Crawford Hill have two main tracks, including, as you can see, right here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113909 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Breezy Point Dawes County, NE 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF On the west end of the S-Curves at Crawford Hill, we find BNSF's Employee Appreciate Special rollings down the grade on Main 1. The train will continue on for another 4-5 miles before stopping, and then changing directions and heading back east to Alliance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113908 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Breezy Point Dawes County, NE 15 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF You can see the grade here on Crawford Hill pretty clearly. The tracks in the distance wrap around and you can see a cut higher up on the top-right of the shot. BNSF 1776 leads this special west on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113907 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Breezy Point Dawes County, NE 12 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF The area at "Breezy Point" on the BNSF Butte Sub is essentially a two mile long S-Curve. BNSF's Employee Appreciate Special is descending on Main 1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113906 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Breezy Point Dawes County, NE 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF A BNSF Employee Appreciate Special rolls down the grade on Crawford Hill just past the location known as Breezy Point. The train is running with dynamics now as it descends the 1.5% to 2.0% (depending on where you are) grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113905 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Marsland Dawes County, NE 16 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's passenger equipment is being used on this Employee Appreciate Special on the Butte Sub on Crawford Hill. The train is headed away from the camera on Main 1 as an Lincoln-bound manifest heads east on Main 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113904 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Marsland Dawes County, NE 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Employee Appreciation Special is making track speed as it hustles west on Main 1. It is meeting a manifest that is on Main 2. The manifest is BNSF's Laurel, MT to Lincoln, NE manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108136 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont Crossover Dawes County, NE 801 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF After cutting away from an eastbound coal load, this helper set is ready to return west to Crawford, NE. The helper crew on BNSF 5780 has a Diverging Clear (red over green) signal at Belmont Crossover. The helpers will cross from Main 2 to Main 1 for the return trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108135 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont Crossover Dawes County, NE 810 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF After making the climb up and over the grade of Crawford Hill, these manned helpers have cut away from a loaded coal train and are getting ready to return to Crawford. The helpers cut away from the coal load without the coal load having to stop. The load is now on the downhill grade, so the helpers assistance is no long needed. This is one of a few places left where you can see manned helpers working trains. You can click the "Watch It" button to see a video of the helpers cutting away from the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108134 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont Crossover Dawes County, NE 791 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF At first glance, you might assume this coal train has four units on the point and is moving away from the camera. In fact, these are all helpers on the end of the train, shoving it toward the camera. The two SD70ACes are DPUs controlled from the head end. The two ES44ACs are manned helpers that will cut away from the train just a few hundred feet ahead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont Tunnel Dawes County, NE 785 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF Just 20 minutes after the last coal load came through, another eastbound climbs to the top of Crawford Hill on Main 2. An ES44AC and SD70ACe provide the power on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont Crossover Dawes County, NE 867 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF After having helped an eastbound coal load climb Crawford Hill, this manned helper set will now return the 13 miles to Crawford to await the next train that needs its help. The dispatcher crossed the power over from Main 2 to Main 1 here at Belmont Crossover for the trip back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 31, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Belmont Crossover Dawes County, NE 808 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Butte (BNSF) BNSF Here at Belmont, at the top of Crawford Hill, these two manned SD70ACes will cut away from this eastbound coal load. The coal train does not even stop when the helpers cut away. They are not coupled to the rear DPU, but simply pushing on the train. The helpers will apply some brakes, slow down as the coal train continues, and then stop on the opposite side of the signals. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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