BNSF SD70MAC's 9839 and 9562 at Palmer Lake on April 27, 2013.

BNSF 9839 rounds Palmer Lake, CO on April 27 2013.

BNSF SD70MAC's 9839 and 9562 round the curve at Palmer Lake, CO on April 27, 2013. The coal train has made the long climb to the summit and is now heading down toward Colorado Springs. The 9839 started out in the BNSF "Heritage II" paint scheme, and was the first "Pumpkin" to be repainted into the current "BNSF Swoosh" style, several years ago. Its paint is holding up well except for a few minor spots in the yellow stripes at the top.

Sony A99V - 1/800 sec - f/7.1- ISO 320 -Sony 70-400mm SSM G lens @70mm. Processed with Adobe Camera Raw and Adobe Photoshop CS6.

This work is copyright 2013 by John L. Mathis , but licensed under a Creative Commons License.