BNSF 9530 Buxton 3 Oct 08 - a photo on Flickriver

            BNSF 9530 and a sister MAC hustle Ardoch SUGX coal empties south along the Hillsboro Sub in Buxton, ND.

I was definitely short-timing it in North Dakota when I took this shot as I would be on to my next assignment at the Air Force Academy in Colorado about 3 months later.  

The MACs were evidence that things had changed with regards to northern plains coal power.  Starting sometime in 2007, the traditional DC-powered SD60Ms, SD75s, and Oakways were pushed out of Glendive, MT and the coal power pool to make way for the MACs who in turn were making way for the influx of GEVOs and ACes on BNSF's roster.

Scenery-wise, eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota didn't necessarily scream picturesque, but what the area lacked in scenery it made up for with interesting power.  But the late-2000s saw DC-powered coal and SD40-2-led trains becoming more and more infrequent.  So, it was a great time to have to move away from the area.  I'm just grateful that I was there to document the "last hurrah" as that particular generation of railroading transitioned off the rails and into the history books...

Taken on: October 3, 2008

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Camera: Canon EOS 40D, f/8.0, 1/640 sec, 48mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 40D
Lens:	17.0-70.0 mm
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	48mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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