A pair of BNSF locomotives pulls empty coal cars through Winfield, Missouri.

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Old Warehouse and Grain Facility adjacent to the BNSF Railway tracks
Old Monroe, Missouri, USA

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Type E Clips (Pandrol Clips)
Old Monroe, Missouri, USA

These clips are used to attach steel rail to sleepers (ties). This was a full box of clips sitting adjacent to BNSF Railway.

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NoGrainer at Bealville
BNSF 890, 1006 and 4415 led an empty grain train with around the curve at Bealville, CA at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2008.
BNSF 890 was a GE C40-8W. Reportedly: it was built in 1993 as ATSF 890, serial number 47358. BNSF 890 since retired.

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undefined | Berkshire electric utility's court win could save it billions

PacifiCorp, the Berkshire Hathaway‑owned utility, won a partial victory in an Oregon Court of Appeals decision that sent the James class‑action lawsuit back to the trial court for reconsideration. The appellate judges said the jury instruction used in the 2023 trial— which had found PacifiCorp liable for failing to shut down power lines during a windstorm that sparked four wildfires and caused extensive property loss — was improperly applied to a broader class of thousands of plaintiffs. As a result, the damages awards that have already totaled more than $1 billion in subsequent “mini‑trials” may have to be re‑evaluated, and the plaintiffs will likely need to prove liability for each specific property again. PacifiCorp welcomed the ruling, describing the litigation process as prejudicial, and said it remains open to resolving reasonable claims while continuing to defend against unsupported ones.

In other Berkshire‑related news, Berkshire Hathaway Energy faced a proposed antitrust class action alleging it conspired to inflate real estate commissions, despite its HomeServices of America brokerage having paid $250 million two years earlier to settle similar claims. A federal judge in Missouri rejected the company’s argument that the settlement shielded it, treating the two entities as a single enterprise for antitrust purposes. Meanwhile, the company’s 2026 annual shareholders’ meeting featured Warren Buffett on the cover of the “Shareholders Guide,” but the former CEO will stay offstage, allowing CEO Greg Abel to field questions. The meeting will also introduce subsidiary executives—including BNSF CEO Katie Farmer and NetJets chief Adam Johnson—into the Q&A sessions for the first time.

A new edition of “The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway Managers” is slated for release on April 28, adding chapters that spotlight Berkshire’s insurance engine and profiling key figures such as Ajit Jain’s possible successor. The book, published by Wiley, reflects the company’s transition from Buffett to Abel. Recent data show Berkshire’s market cap at roughly $1.04 trillion, with cash reserves of $373 billion, and ongoing stock repurchases. Highlights from recent Buffett‑Munger remarks emphasize the simplicity of Berkshire’s economic model, the power of retained earnings, and the importance of avoiding “standard stupidities” in investing.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/11/berkshire-electric-utilitys-court-win-could-save-it-billions.html

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Passing Intermodals
On Wednesday, October 5, 2005, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 7740, 4727, 995 and 5088 led a southbound intermodal train passing another intermodal train at Bealville, CA.
BNSF 7740 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly it was built in 2005, serial number 55800.

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BNSF 4456 at Bealville
On Wednesday, October 5, 2005, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 4456, 7919, 4550 and one more led a southbound intermodal train at Bealville, CA.
BNSF 4456 is a C44-9W. Reportedly: it was built in 1999 serial number 51791.

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BNSF Intermodal at Caliente
On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, BNSF Railway (BNSF) 4851 was leading a northbound intermodal train at around the horseshoe at Caliente, CA.
BNSF 4851 was a GE C44-9W. Reportedly it was built in 1998 serial number 50705.
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Analog Image, Nikon F100, Fuji Astia film

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At 7:41 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, then new BNSF 6581, 6583, 5136, 4009, 5604 and 5035 led a southbound manifest out of Caliente, CA. They were approaching Tunnel 1 in the Tehachapi mountains.
BNSF 6581 is a GE ES44C4. Reportedly: it was built in 2013, serial number 61494.

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