Western Railroad Discussion > Needles Sub - Two Westbounds Neck to Neck at Klondike

To my knowledge, no one has provided a video of this happening or from this angle. Its definitly a morning shot due to the sun angles. And although this happens more frequently than we suspect, its rare to have anyone out here when it happens.

Klondike is just around the corner to the left. And it's also where the BNSF mains diverge/converge on Ash Hill.

For those that were following my earlier thread about my exploration of the old ATSF grade here, these were the two trains that surprised me. I was in the proverbial right place at the right time.

The meetup starts around the 3:00 mark.

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Here is the 2nd part of the video for those that enjoy intermodals.

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Syscom3,

I've enjoyed your series on the original line around Klondike. In the video, the first train looks like the ZMEMLAC. I can't tell for sure on the second one. Did it have DPU on the rear?

John Carr in Dallas, Texas
 

For some reason, I think it did not have power at the back. I took a picture of three trains in the same picture and I am pretty sure there wasnt anything in the back.

johncarr Wrote:
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> Syscom3,
>
> I've enjoyed your series on the original line
> around Klondike. In the video, the first train
> looks like the ZMEMLAC. I can't tell for sure on
> the second one. Did it have DPU on the rear?
>
> John Carr in Dallas, Texas
>  
First train is not the MEMLAC, it was all domestic containers, and the trailers on the back look like the ZATGSBD.

gmojim

gmojim Wrote:
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> johncarr Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Syscom3,
> >
> > I've enjoyed your series on the original line
> > around Klondike. In the video, the first train
> > looks like the ZMEMLAC. I can't tell for sure
> on
> > the second one. Did it have DPU on the rear?
> >
> > John Carr in Dallas, Texas
> >  
> First train is not the MEMLAC, it was all domestic
> containers, and the trailers on the back look
> like the ZATGSBD.
>
> gmojim

Definitely correct on the first part of your statement, gmojim,  and likely correct on the second.

Really cool video syscom3!!!

-Tom

Tom, you ever have the opportunity on going up the "wrong way"?

How often does this happen? I think its more frequent than we suspect.

syscom3 Wrote:
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> Tom, you ever have the opportunity on going up the
> "wrong way"?
>
> How often does this happen? I think its more
> frequent than we suspect.

I've gone up that way many times, and I agree, it probably occurs more often than people think.   Dispatchers like to do that to get hotshots around slower trains on the fly. 

zchcsse Wrote:
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> gmojim Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > johncarr Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Syscom3,
> > >
> > > I've enjoyed your series on the original line
> > > around Klondike. In the video, the first
> train
> > > looks like the ZMEMLAC. I can't tell for sure
> > on
> > > the second one. Did it have DPU on the rear?
> > >
> > > John Carr in Dallas, Texas
> > >  
> > First train is not the MEMLAC, it was all
> domestic
> > containers, and the trailers on the back look
> > like the ZATGSBD.
> >
> > gmojim
>
> Definitely correct on the first part of your
> statement, gmojim,  and likely correct on the
> second.
>
> Really cool video syscom3!!!
>
> -Tom

The two Crowleys (container on chassis?) at 4:43 and 4:52 seem to indicate a ZATGSBD9, like gmojim says.

mapboy

mapboy Wrote:

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> The two Crowleys (container on chassis?) at 4:43
> and 4:52 seem to indicate a ZATGSBD9, like gmojim
> says.
>
> mapboy

Yep , that was the key,

gmojim

Nice videos!!