Emporia, Kansas, USA, 4th May, 2014 Burlington Northern Santa Fe train traveling though Emporia today one of appox. 80 per day that make their way through this town everyday. This is a 100 plus coal hooper train heading west to the coal mines in Wyoming. The BNSF Railway is the second-largest freight railroad network in North America, second to the Union Pacific Railroad (its primary competitor for Western freight), and is one of seven North American Class I railroads. Credit: Mark Reinstein
Emporia, Kansas 5-04-2014 Burlington Northern Santa Fe train traveling thru Emporia today one of appox. 80 per day that make their way through this town everyday. This is a 100 plus coal hooper train heading west to the coal mines in Wyoming. The BNSF Railway is the second-largest freight railroad network in North America, second to the Union Pacific Railroad (its primary competitor for Western freight), and is one of seven North American Class I railroads. It has three transcontinental routes that provide high-speed links between the western and eastern United States. BNSF trains traveled over 169 million miles in 2010, more than any other North American railroad. According to corporate press releases, the BNSF Railway is among the top transporters of intermodal freight in North America. It also hauls bulk cargo. For instance, the railroad hauls enough coal to generate roughly ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States. Credit: Mark Reinstein
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Location: Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA,
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