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By:Greg Elder
Dates:1/1/2000 - 8/1/2010
Album Info:Activityalong the BNSF
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Dash-9 cab
Title:  Dash-9 cab
Description:  Interior shot of Dash-9 cab
Photo Date:  6/28/2002  Upload Date: 1/1/2011 12:32:16 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  BNSF 4924(C44-9W)
Views:  8510   Comments: 0
BNSF Dash-9 4924 front truck
Title:  BNSF Dash-9 4924 front truck
Description:  The Fourth of July static display in Newton, Kansas
Photo Date:  6/28/2002  Upload Date: 1/1/2011 12:31:17 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 4924(C44-9W)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
Caboose lift
Title:  Caboose lift
Description:  Relocating SF caboose to the Newton Sand Creek Station Golf course for permanent display.
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/1/2009 9:54:59 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  494   Comments: 1
Grain elevator
Title:  Grain elevator
Description:  Grain unloading at the Ross Mill in Newton Kansas.
Photo Date:  5/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/7/2010 1:56:59 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  309   Comments: 0
Plane train and Barnum
Title:  Plane train and Barnum
Description:  The plane train heads east out of Newton bound for Seattle. It passes the 3 sidings holding the Barnum & Bailey circus train. The circus is in Wichita and Newton has the only sidings long enough to park the cars.
Photo Date:  5/28/2010  Upload Date: 10/7/2010 2:00:33 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  289   Comments: 1
Flooded tracks
Title:  Flooded tracks
Description:  After 3 days of rain, tracks at Sand Creek Station are covered with water.
Photo Date:  6/13/2010  Upload Date: 7/27/2010 12:30:52 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Track
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Views:  361   Comments: 0
Rail Mill
Title:  Rail Mill
Description:  Main office of Nortrak. Note switch gear in edge of parking lot
Photo Date:  6/19/2010  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 7:46:50 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  294   Comments: 0
Repairs on BNSF 2240
Title:  Repairs on BNSF 2240
Description:  BNSF 2240 gets some repairs after just exiting the turntable.
Photo Date:  6/19/2010  Upload Date: 1/13/2011 7:18:29 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2240(GP38)
Views:  408   Comments: 1
Warning
Title:  Warning
Description:  Warning sign in parking lot of Nortrak.
Photo Date:  6/19/2010  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 7:48:20 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  206   Comments: 0
Amtak flood
Title:  Amtak flood
Description:  A soggy Fourth of July in Newton at Amtrak station. Brand new flat cars set on the sidings covered with rain.
Photo Date:  7/4/2010  Upload Date: 10/7/2010 2:03:31 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  422   Comments: 0
BNSF 8248
Title:  BNSF 8248
Description:  BNSF 8248 highballing through Parkville, Missouri with Parkville college campus in thg back ground
Photo Date:  11/7/2010  Upload Date: 1/27/2011 8:27:37 PM
Location:  Parkville, MO
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8248(SD75M)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
Sunset at the yard
Title:  Sunset at the yard
Description:  Sunset on the Newton rail mill
Photo Date:  12/15/2010  Upload Date: 1/1/2011 12:43:32 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  236   Comments: 0
Signal stop
Title:  Signal stop
Description:  East bound freight manifest stopped for light at Sand Creek in Newton
Photo Date:  12/15/2010  Upload Date: 4/20/2010 12:39:24 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Signal
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Views:  245   Comments: 0
Snow at the station.
Title:  Snow at the station.
Description:  BNSF 5049 leading a manifest west bound through Newton.
Photo Date:  1/12/2011  Upload Date: 1/13/2011 7:26:54 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5049(C44-9W)
Views:  339   Comments: 1
Grain hoppers
Title:  Grain hoppers
Description:  A mile of grain hoppers switched over at McGraw
Photo Date:  1/16/2011  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 7:42:18 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
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Views:  196   Comments: 0
Four road names
Title:  Four road names
Description:  Four different roads pushing the aircraft containers into Newton yard: BNSF 5868, Santa Fe 3169, Ferromex 4814, and CSX 7349
Photo Date:  1/16/2011  Upload Date: 1/27/2011 8:20:45 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5868(ES44AC)
Views:  254   Comments: 0
American crane
Title:  American crane
Description:  Workers at Newton rail Qill (Nortrak) move a car load of rails to the shop. One worker sits in a precarious position!
Photo Date:  1/17/2011  Upload Date: 1/27/2011 8:30:57 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  377   Comments: 0
BNSF 7818
Title:  BNSF 7818
Description:  BNSF 7818 lecds a string of grain hoppers through the car reader east of Newton
Photo Date:  1/17/2011  Upload Date: 1/27/2011 8:12:46 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7818(ES44DC) BNSF 7904(ES44DC)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
BNSF 7345
Title:  BNSF 7345
Description:  BNSF 7345 crosses the golf cart path to hole #1 at Sand Creek Station. The recent 12" snow filled the underpass.
Photo Date:  2/12/2011  Upload Date: 2/12/2011 8:32:55 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7345(ES44DC) BNSF 7902(ES44DC)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
BNSF 7305 in the fog
Title:  BNSF 7305 in the fog
Description:  BNSF 7305 coming through the fog.
Photo Date:  2/16/2011  Upload Date: 2/18/2011 2:06:17 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7305(ES44DC)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
BNSF 7305 plus 5
Title:  BNSF 7305 plus 5
Description:  BNSF 7305 clears the crossing revealing 5 additional engines dragging a mile of intermodal stack trains.
Photo Date:  2/16/2011  Upload Date: 2/18/2011 2:10:19 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7305(ES44DC) BNSF 4392(C44-9W)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
Sundown
Title:  Sundown
Description:  Phantom train
Photo Date:  3/1/2011  Upload Date: 5/6/2011 9:17:39 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Night
Locomotives: 
Views:  269   Comments: 1
Rock bumper
Title:  Rock bumper
Description:  The new spur at Cargill flour mill with temporary track bumper
Photo Date:  4/6/2011  Upload Date: 4/8/2011 8:14:31 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  241   Comments: 0
Injury report
Title:  Injury report
Description:  I took this shot the day after someone was hurt at the maintenance shop. The last tally I saw was over 1300 days injury free. No word on how serious the injuries.
Photo Date:  4/9/2011  Upload Date: 4/26/2011 5:38:12 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  238   Comments: 0
La Junta sub sign
Title:  La Junta sub sign
Description:  The end of the Ark City sub in Newton connects to the La Junta sub.
Photo Date:  4/10/2011  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 5:55:59 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 2799(GP39-2)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
Hopper car move
Title:  Hopper car move
Description:  Setting the switches for shunting 2 hopper cars at the Ross flour mill.
Photo Date:  4/14/2011  Upload Date: 4/26/2011 5:41:57 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  261   Comments: 0
Tired iron 'outback'
Title:  Tired iron 'outback'
Description:  Rusting parts on rusting track. These outcasts seem to be huddling for warmth. They sit idle on the storage tracks 'outback' behind the maintenance shop.
Photo Date:  4/22/2011  Upload Date: 9/14/2011 10:24:43 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 2437(GP30u) BNSF 2440(GP30u)
Views:  810   Comments: 2
BNSF 7383
Title:  BNSF 7383
Description:  BNSF 7383 leads the intermodal stacks past the Ross grain elevator.
Photo Date:  4/23/2011  Upload Date: 8/30/2011 9:10:05 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7383(ES44DC)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
BNSF 7500
Title:  BNSF 7500
Description:  BNSF 7500 leads a mile of hopper cars past the Ross flour mill in Newton.
Photo Date:  4/23/2011  Upload Date: 4/26/2011 5:43:56 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7500(ES44DC)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
BNSF 7560
Title:  BNSF 7560
Description:  BNSF 7560 rolls by the Newton Amtrak station with a mile of intermodal stack cars.
Photo Date:  4/23/2011  Upload Date: 4/26/2011 5:47:00 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7560(ES44DC) BNSF 5102(C44-9W)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
Transcon golf
Title:  Transcon golf
Description:  East bound BNSF manifest stops for a crew change while the 5A Kansas High School golf championship is played at Sand Creek Station. Note the camera crews from 2 local TV stations filming above the sand trap. Here J. Winslow putts for birdy on the 14th green. He went on to win with a round of 66.
Photo Date:  5/23/2011  Upload Date: 5/24/2011 8:19:58 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  272   Comments: 0
Cement hopper
Title:  Cement hopper
Description:  Unloading a cement hopper at Builders Concrete in Newton. Note the air compressor beside the car that pressurizes the hopper and blows the cement into the silos with air. Photo taken with permission.
Photo Date:  5/24/2011  Upload Date: 5/24/2011 8:28:17 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  378   Comments: 2
NS 9366
Title:  NS 9366
Description:  NS 9366 Roadrailer cruises through Newton on the transcon headed east.
Photo Date:  6/8/2011  Upload Date: 8/4/2011 2:44:13 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9366(C40-9W)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
Turntable
Title:  Turntable
Description:  The BNSF 1536 takes a spin on the turntable at the Newton roundhouse.
Photo Date:  6/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 6:11:20 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1536(GP28M)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
BNSF 6260
Title:  BNSF 6260
Description:  BNSF 6260 pulling a string of hopper cars.
Photo Date:  6/24/2011  Upload Date: 8/4/2011 2:48:38 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WP 806B(F7B) BNSF 5507(C44-9W)
Views:  429   Comments: 0
Filling sanding tower with quickcrete
Title:  Filling sanding tower with quickcrete
Description:  The sanding tower is being refilled with Quickcrete at the Newton roundhouse. Here sand is blown into the tower with compressed air.
Photo Date:  6/27/2011  Upload Date: 8/21/2011 5:50:11 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  415   Comments: 1
BNSF 5201
Title:  BNSF 5201
Description:  BNSF 5201 pulls a multi-stack container load.
Photo Date:  6/29/2011  Upload Date: 11/20/2011 3:56:21 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5201(C44-9W) KCS 4022(SD70ACe)
Views:  280   Comments: 1
BNSF 7896
Title:  BNSF 7896
Description:  BNSF 7896 dragging container cargo.
Photo Date:  7/2/2011  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 10:39:00 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7896(ES44DC) BNSF 7905(ES44DC)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
BNSF 6600
Title:  BNSF 6600
Description:  BNSF 6600 with EMD 9025 pulling hoppers.
Photo Date:  7/2/2011  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 10:50:19 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6600(ES44C4)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
BNSF 8867
Title:  BNSF 8867
Description:  BNSF 8867 pushing a unit coal train through sand creek in Newton on the Fourth of July.
Photo Date:  7/4/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 7:25:26 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8867(SD70MAC)
Views:  406   Comments: 2
BNSF 8867 pushing
Title:  BNSF 8867 pushing
Description:  BNSF 8867 pushes the tail end of a unit coal train eastward past a waiting grain train to hook up with the transcon. Recent national flooding has seen an increase in the number of trains thru Newton this week
Photo Date:  7/4/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 7:27:08 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  203   Comments: 1
BNSF 9625 tie down
Title:  BNSF 9625 tie down
Description:  BNSF 9625 with an empty unit coal train rolls to a stop, lights out, and sets the manual brakes for a crew change.
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 7/14/2011 6:46:37 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9625(SD70MAC)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
BNSF 9625
Title:  BNSF 9625
Description:  Coal train BNSF 9625 rolls to a stop for tie-down west of Newton.
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 7/14/2011 6:48:22 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9625(SD70MAC)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
BNSF 5422
Title:  BNSF 5422
Description:  BNSF 5422 leading container cargo through Newton.
Photo Date:  7/23/2011  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 10:44:09 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5422(C44-9W) BNSF 5335(C44-9W) BNSF 1108(C44-9W)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
BNSF 9240
Title:  BNSF 9240
Description:  BNSF 9240 leading a loaded coal train south on the Ark City sub.
Photo Date:  8/14/2011  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 10:57:23 AM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9240(SD70ACe) BNSF 6241(ES44AC)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
Elevator local
Title:  Elevator local
Description:  An old caboose in tow on the evening local working the Ross Elevator. Why drag along an old caboose?
Photo Date:  8/15/2011  Upload Date: 6/11/2013 10:25:09 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2835(GP39-2)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
SF 7739
Title:  SF 7739
Description:  Leading the way west to Hutchinson is SF 8739. There are several old pieces of tired Santa Fe iron following it. SF 8718 and SF 3176. Trying to keep up is BN 2838.
Photo Date:  8/25/2011  Upload Date: 8/30/2011 9:26:45 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8739(GP60) BNSF 8718(GP60) BNSF 3176(GP50) BNSF 2838(GP39-2)
Views:  839   Comments: 3
BNSF 5322
Title:  BNSF 5322
Description:  BNSF 5322 pulling all ethanol tankers.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 8/28/2011 6:14:18 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5322(C44-9W) BNSF 4921(C44-9W)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
BNSF 7499
Title:  BNSF 7499
Description:  BNSF 7499 with a mile of container cargo.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 8/28/2011 6:15:20 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7499(ES44DC) BNSF 5067(C44-9W)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
BNSF 4609
Title:  BNSF 4609
Description:  BNSF 4609 on an intermodal lash-up.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 8/28/2011 6:16:24 PM
Location:  Newton, KS
Author:  Greg Elder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4609(C44-9W)
Views:  166   Comments: 0


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