Two BNSF units lead a westbound hopper train through the snow at Scribner, WA, on January 2, 2004.

A northbound UP potash train rounds a curve just south of Spokane, WA, on January 2, 2004.

A BNSF empty grain train pulls uphill through a set of curves near Fishtrap, WA, on January 4, 2004.

BNSF 5303 pushes hard as a southbound tank train battles uphill through Campion, CO, on March 19, 2004.

A southbound coal train rounds a curve and heads towards Shawnee Jct. at the south end of the Powder River Basin on March 23, 2004.