Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
I was particularly happy to get this roster shot. 20 to 30 years ago, the SD70MAC was king on BNSF coal trains. Today, at least 300 of the original 750-ish units have been sold or scrapped. And of the remaining 400 or so units, most are in long term storage. So it was great to find BNSF 8848 still working on this afternoon.
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 14:29:49
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Location Information

City or County and State
Denver, CO

Subdivision
Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF)

Milepost or Control Point
Hogan's Alley




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF
Model
SD70MAC
Primary Unit Number
BNSF 8848

Paint Scheme
BNSF Heritage 2
Symbol
CNAMSPS-022
Train Type
Unit Coal


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
140
900
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/1600 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8