Western Railroad Discussion > Unit Crude Oil to Washington

The second unit train for Washington out of North Dakota's Baaken shale formation is on its way West.

U EPPFTE0 01T (Epping, ND to Fidalgo, WA)
Passed Cut Bank, MT 9/2/12 at 10:41AM

BNSF 4518
BNSF 4955

DPU:
BNSF 5312
BNSF 681

101 cars, 13596 tons and 6208 feet.

The train is destined for Tesoro-NW in Fidalgo Island, WA.

Schedule, which will change most likely:

Whitefish: 14:51 (02)
Spokane: 23:51 (02)
Pasco: 05:40 (03)
Wishram: 10:46 (03)
Vancouver: 14:25 (03)
Olympia: 18:56 (03)
Seattle: 21:50 (03)
Everett: 23:49 (03)
Fidalgo: 03:52 (04)

Big train...It will be interesting to see if they all stay running on the Hi-Line.

Would that need additional power to be added at some point (Havre?), or is that enough to go over Marias Pass?

It's ok on power, no speed demon just a heavy bulk train

DeutzHDL Wrote:
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> It's ok on power, no speed demon just a heavy bulk
> train


Thanks!

Can anyone confirm that this train is still EAST of Vancouver, Wash. Are the cars getting a 1500 mile inspection at Pasco, Wash.???


SP8100

kodachrome9319 Wrote:
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> The second unit train for Washington out of North
> Dakota's Baaken shale formation is on its way
> West.
>
> U EPPFTE0 01T (Epping, ND to Fidalgo, WA)
> Passed Cut Bank, MT 9/2/12 at 10:41AM
>
> BNSF 4518
> BNSF 4955
>
> DPU:
> BNSF 5312
> BNSF 681
>
> 101 cars, 13596 tons and 6208 feet.
>
> The train is destined for Tesoro-NW in Fidalgo
> Island, WA.
>
> Schedule, which will change most likely:
>
> Whitefish: 14:51 (02)
> Spokane: 23:51 (02)
> Pasco: 05:40 (03)
> Wishram: 10:46 (03)
> Vancouver: 14:25 (03)
> Olympia: 18:56 (03)
> Seattle: 21:50 (03)
> Everett: 23:49 (03)
> Fidalgo: 03:52 (04)