Western Railroad Discussion > Vacation Leftovers - BNSF in Portland & KCS in Arkansas

Here are a few leftovers from my trip to the NW in August. They were accidentally deleted from the memory card. Fortunately, I had not taken any new pictures on the card and I was able to recover them. Memory cards do not erase the images when reformatted, just make it possible to record over the images already there.

I spent a week in the Portland - Vancouver area. Upon my return to Fort Worth, I also took a short weekend car trip to Fort Smith and Hot Springs, Arkansas.

The first 3 photos are taken off the Kittridge Avenue viaduct

1. Repainted warbonnet BNSF 739 and 2 other GE's are power for this afternoon's Z Train

2. Z PTLCHC doubling train together at the Lake Yard Intermodal ramp

3. Amtrak train # 513 running late on the big curve with Willbridge Yard in the background




Nomosantafe
Fort Worth, Texas
"Where the West Begins"

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I followed an empty grain train north from Dequeen, Arkansas. It had a solid set of the "retro" KCS black covered hoppers.

1. NB empty grain train about to pass under US-71 north of Dequeen.

2. Crossing over US-71 at Gillham, AR

3. Wickes, AR

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4. NB alongside US-71 between Wickes and Hatton, AR

5. Vandervoort, AR

6. Hatfield, AR

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7. NB passing the Mena, AR depot

8. Dropping downgrade after cresting the hill at Rich Mountain, AR

9. Set of light engines NB at Page, OK

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