BNSF ES44DC 7541 Between Valentine and Truxton AZ on February 25, 2010.

BNSF 7541 eastbound at MP 481.6 near Valentine, AZ on February 25, 2010.

BNSF ES44DC's 7541, 7238, 7628 and 7437 power this eastbound stack train passing MP 481.6 between Valentine and Truxton, AZ late on February 25, 2010 following close on the heels of the stack train led by the 7228 shown in the previous frame. The previous train's power had the leading unit in the current "BNSF Wedge" paint scheme, while the three trailing units all had the Heritage II "Pumpkin" scheme whereas this train has all ES44DC's with the "wedge" paint scheme. Many of the older C44-9W "Pumpkins" are starting to show their age, while some C44-9W warbonnet units are being repainted into the latest "wedge" paint scheme.

Canon 5DMKII - 1/1000 sec. - f/8.0 - ISO 400 - EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens @50mm

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