BNSF SD40-2 #6720

BNSF SD40-2 #6720, a former Santa Fe unit leads BN painted SD60M #9269 and northbound train 36E with 57 cars approaching downtown Kalamazoo. This Elkhart - Grand Rapids freight was quite lengthy for a Thursday and was running a bit later than usual during the early afternoon. The train is shown paralleling Portage Road near the Pfizer power plant. The spur track diverging to the right is the old power plant lead, which was cut short of Portage Rd. not long before this May 9, 2006 photo