The Last of the BNSF Halsted Coal Trains | 2025

Support this channel and become a member for just $1 a month!:    / @freighttrainproductions   In April 2025, BNSF would lose one of its most frequently running trains - the Halsted coal trains. Running from various mines in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to the LCRA Fayette Power Plant, supplying energy to the Austin, TX area, these trains were a staple of BNSF coal service. However, in April, UP would end up taking back the contract for the coal plant after nearly two decades under BNSF. Accounting for two to three trains a day, the loss of these trains is quite a hit on the daily Joint Line traffic and BNSF as a whole. Filmed in the first three months of 2025 and December of 2024, these are some of the last Halsted coal loads under BNSF. Enjoy! 00:00 Train 1: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-18A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 18 2/10/2025 Palmer Lake, CO BNSF #3687 ET44C4 BNSF #6102 ES44AC BNSF #8502 SD70ACe BNSF #9065 SD70ACe BNSF #6151 ES44AC 3:10 Train 2: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-28A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 28 2/24/2025 Monument, CO BNSF #5797 ES44AC BNSF #9181 SD70ACe BNSF #9100 SD70ACe BNSF #9863 SD70MAC 8:23 Train 3: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-29A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 29 2/27/2025 Wigwam, CO BNSF #9118 SD70ACe BNSF #9675 SD70MAC BNSF #9006 SD70ACe BNSF #9160 SD70ACe 10:37 Train 4: BNSF C-BKMHAF0-29A Loaded Coal: Buckskin Mine, WY - Halsted, TX Run 29 2/21/2025 Palmer Lake, CO BNSF #9118 SD70ACe BNSF #9675 SD70MAC BNSF #9006 SD70ACe BNSF #9160 SD70ACe 16:37 Train 5: BNSF C-EBMHAF0-05A Loaded Coal: Eagle Butte Mine, WY - Halsted, TX Run 5 2/25/2025 Greenland, CO BNSF #9059 SD70ACe BNSF #5993 ES44AC BNSF #9096 SD70ACe BNSF #6294 ES44AC 23:18 Train 6: BNSF C-EBMHAF0-04A Loaded Coal: Eagle Butte Mine, WY - Halsted, TX Run 4 2/9/2025 Louviers, CO BNSF #8592 SD70ACe BNSF #9087 SD70ACe BNSF #9006 SD70ACe BNSF #9160 SD70ACe 27:48 Train 7: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-10A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 10 1/28/2025 Colorado Springs, CO BNSF #5716 AC4400CW BNSF #8992 SD70ACe BNSF #9398 SD70ACe BNSF #9274 SD70ACe 31:26 Train 8: BNSF C-BKMHAF0-29A Loaded Coal: Buckskin Mine, WY - Halsted, TX Run 29 2/21/2025 Colorado Springs, CO BNSF #9118 SD70ACe BNSF #9675 SD70MAC BNSF #9006 SD70ACe BNSF #9160 SD70ACe 34:12 Train 9: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-86A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 86 (2024) 1/4/2025 Colorado Springs, CO BNSF #9260 SD70ACe BNSF #8591 SD70ACe BNSF #9207 SD70ACe BNSF #8582 SD70ACe 38:44 Train 10: BNSF E-HAFCKM0-02A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Coal Creek Mine, WY Run 2 2/26/2025 Fountain, CO BNSF #6272 ES44AC BNSF #6433 ES44AC BNSF #9375 SD70ACe KCSM #4738 ES44AC 42:01 Train 11: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-34A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 34 3/10/2025 Barela, CO BNSF #9118 SD70ACe BNSF #9675 SD70MAC BNSF #9006 SD70ACe BNSF #9160 SD70ACe BNSF #9718 SD70MACe BNSF #9122 SD70ACe BNSF #5638 AC4400CW BNSF #5854 ES44AC BNSF #8779 SD70ACe 47:19 Train 12: BNSF C-BKMHAF0-26A Loaded Coal: Buckskin Mine, WY - Halsted, TX Run 26 2/16/2025 Colorado Springs, CO BNSF #9129 SD70ACe BNSF #8749 SD70ACe BNSF #9133 SD70ACe BNSF #9249 SD70ACe 49:56 Train 13: BNSF E-HAFCKM0-03A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Coal Creek Mine, WY Run 3 3/2/2025 Palmer Lake, CO BNSF #8472 SD70ACe BNSF #8786 SD70ACe BNSF #6378 ES44AC MRL #4302 SD70ACe 55:25 Train 14: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-24A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 24 3/1/2025 Monument, CO BNSF #5941 ES44AC BNSF #5905 ES44AC BNSF #6237 ES44AC BNSF #6249 ES44AC 1:00:24 Train 15: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-12A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 12 2/1/2025 Palmer Lake, CO BNSF #9136 SD70ACe BNSF #6188 ES44AC MRL #4302 SD70ACe BNSF #5687 AC4400CW 1:04:36 Train 16: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-20A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 20 2/12/2025 Colorado Springs, CO BNSF #9136 SD70ACe BNSF #6188 ES44AC BNSF #9133 SD70ACe BNSF #9249 SD70ACe 1:09:16 Train 17: BNSF E-HAFBKM0-81A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Buckskin Mine, WY Run 81 (2024) 12/26/2024 Saginaw, TX BNSF #8555 SD70ACe BNSF #8475 SD70ACe BNSF #8765 SD70ACe BNSF #5687 AC4400CW 1:13:35 Train 18: BNSF C-RWMHAF0-04A Loaded Coal: Rawhide Mine, WY - Halsted, TX Run 4 1/21/2025 Brush, CO BNSF #6029 ES44AC BNSF #5629 AC4400CW BNSF #8464 SD70ACe BNSF #9336 SD70ACe 1:17:07 Train 19: BNSF C-CKMHAF0-30A Loaded Coal: Coal Creek Mine, WY - Halsted, TX Run 30 (2024) 1/2/2025 Colorado Springs, CO BNSF #5854 ES44AC BNSF #5819 ES44AC BNSF #8417 SD70ACe BNSF #6048 ES44AC 1:20:49 Train 20: BNSF E-HAFEBM0-02A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Eagle Butte Mine, WY Run 2 1/31/2025 Colorado Springs, CO BNSF #8581 SD70ACe BNSF #9261 SD70ACe BNSF #9317 SD70ACe BNSF #9018 SD70ACe 1:25:21 Train 21: BNSF E-HAFRWM0-08A Empty Coal: Halsted, TX - Rawhide Mine, WY Run 8 2/20/2025 Monument, CO BNSF #9324 SD70ACe BNSF #5686 AC4400CW BNSF #9099 SD70ACe BNSF #9353 SD70ACe 1:30:26 Train 22: BNSF C-EBMHAF0-03A 1:35:44 Train 23: BNSF C-BKMHAF0-14A