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Western Railroad Discussion > Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hillDate: 11/23/14 18:36 Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: BrianA I drove down to Tacoma, WA this afternoon after hearing that one of the NS Heritage units was coming north on an oil train, and leading on the BNSF. After a rainy and windy morning I arrived at Tacoma about 1:45 PM as the clouds cleared and the sun came out! Getting off I-5 I saw a Tacoma Rail freight was just starting up the hill. This was worth a photo. Then I saw the two new SD70ACe's were leading. Train had units 7002/7001/3000/3001. Oh yeah, as an afterthought the oil train showed up just before 4 PM with the sun behind the hills.
Brian Ambrose Renton, WA Date: 11/23/14 18:49 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: jkinzel Nice catch Brian
Date: 11/23/14 18:55 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: Forever-Railfan-45 That first shot would be nice to see as IOTD tomorrow...was not even aware of a Tacoma RR nor the fact they had SD70ACes.
Posted from Android Date: 11/23/14 19:04 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: MILW16 Is that the former Milwaukee Road line?
Date: 11/23/14 19:11 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: truxtrax MILW16 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Is that the former Milwaukee Road line? Yes Larry Dodgion Wilsonville, OR Date: 11/23/14 19:17 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: Frontrunner Forever-Railfan-45 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That first shot would be nice to see as IOTD > tomorrow...was not even aware of a Tacoma RR nor > the fact they had SD70ACes. > > Posted from Android I think they bought the 2 SD70ACe-p4's demos from EMD. The 1201 & 1202. Date: 11/23/14 19:18 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: Vic_Guy Awesome catch with the TR units Brian! I have to go back there to get photos now that they're finally in service.
Chris Medland Victoria, BC My Flickr photos Date: 11/23/14 19:19 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: Milwaukee Great catch with both trains! That's a lot of power for a Tacoma Rail train even with the steep hill they are climbing. How big of a train were they hauling and to what customer?
Date: 11/23/14 19:37 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: trkspd The way the nose is painted, from far away they look like GEs.
Cool Posted from Android Date: 11/23/14 19:49 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: BrianA Milwaukee Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Great catch with both trains! That's a lot of > power for a Tacoma Rail train even with the steep > hill they are climbing. How big of a train were > they hauling and to what customer? When I saw the train pulling out of Tacoma it was big, lots of loaded bulkhead flats and I too wondered where they were going. I waited for a long time further up the hill and when they finally arrived it was just 6 covered hoppers and 5 gondolas, the rest of the train was left behind somewhere. If anyone knows what was going on I'd appreciate knowing too! Brian Date: 11/23/14 20:15 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: stlrailfan Brian,
nice stuff IOTD IMHO!! Mark Mautner Date: 11/23/14 21:03 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: SD45X The P4s couldn't pull it.....LOL
BrianA Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Milwaukee Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Great catch with both trains! That's a lot of > > power for a Tacoma Rail train even with the > steep > > hill they are climbing. How big of a train > were > > they hauling and to what customer? > > When I saw the train pulling out of Tacoma it was > big, lots of loaded bulkhead flats and I too > wondered where they were going. I waited for a > long time further up the hill and when they > finally arrived it was just 6 covered hoppers and > 5 gondolas, the rest of the train was left behind > somewhere. If anyone knows what was going on I'd > appreciate knowing too! > Brian Date: 11/24/14 00:20 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: fbe Grand photos, Brian. Just another reason to head west again.
Posted from Windows Phone OS 7 Date: 11/24/14 04:33 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: jmbreitigan Terrific photos. Congratulations on IOTD. Tacoma RR is another RR I have just learned about.
John Date: 11/24/14 04:34 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: junctiontower trkspd Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The way the nose is painted, from far away they > look like GEs. > Cool > > Posted from Android My thoughts EXACTLY. Date: 11/24/14 05:04 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: redneckrailfan Frontrunner Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Forever-Railfan-45 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > That first shot would be nice to see as IOTD > > tomorrow...was not even aware of a Tacoma RR > nor > > the fact they had SD70ACes. > > > > Posted from Android > > > I think they bought the 2 SD70ACe-p4's demos from > EMD. The 1201 & 1202. They are former EMDX SD70ACe-P4 demo units #1211 and 1212. EMDX #1201 and 1202 were standard SD70ACe's and have since gone to new owners. Bryan Jones Brooks, KY Bryan's Train Photos Date: 11/24/14 06:07 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: BrianA Thanks guys! You called it, IOTD. Could not be more happy.
Brian Ambrose Renton, WA Date: 11/24/14 09:52 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: rob_l Date: 11/24/14 12:18 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: rrb Nice shots, thanks for sharing. Speaking of Heritage units, you make that white strip on those Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's and you got your BNSF Frisco version..lol
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/14 12:19 by rrb. Date: 11/24/14 13:08 Re: Tacoma Rail SD70ACe's on the hill Author: CCMF "How to make an ugly ACe look like a beautiful GE." :-)
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