Western Railroad Discussion > First Day Of 2015 On The BNSF

Another Burrrrr day for the first day of 2015 in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub with a low this morning of 11 and a high of 24. It was a mostly cloudy day with a peek or two of sun. It was an all Orange morning with a lease and a few warbonnets in the afternoon. Here some of the trains that passed thru the backyard and beyond today.

1. WB 947am grain train with BNSF 7394-4310 on the point with DPU's
2. DPU's BNSF 8243-6733 on same train.
3. EB 1032am manifest train with BNSF 4021-7899-749 on the pull with DPU.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/01/15 16:28 by Ritzville.

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4. Another shot of same manifest train.
5. EB 1128am grain train with BNSF 6862-1082-7468-6954 on the pull with DPU.
6. Another shot of same train.

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7. BNSF 485704 BN heritage hopper on same train.
8. WB 1143am auto rack train with BNSF 4348-7663 on the point with DPU.
9. DPU BNSF 5144 on same train.

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10. EB 108pm manifest train with BNSF 7076-5427-2917 on the pull.
11. EB 124pm grain train with BNSF 8278, warbonnet 4717 and NS 8930 on the point with DPU.
12. DPU warbonnet 4712 on same train.

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13. WB 221pm manifest train with BNSF 4843 and warbonnets 753-670 on the point with DPU about to cross Bauman Rd in Ritzville, WA.
14. Same train headed for a flashing yellow at signal 641.
15. DPU on same train fading away past signal 641 towards downtown Ritzville.

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16. WB 246pm grain train with BNSF 7060-5911 on the pull with DPU on a curve near MP 61 about 4 miles EB from my backyard.
17. Another shot of same train.
18. DPU BNSF 4462 pushing same train.

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19. EB 335pm manifest train with BNSF 4559-1032 on the point.
20. WB 403pm coal train with BNSF 8449-8832-5712 on the pull with DPU.
21. Another shot of same coal train. This may be headed to you Drew.

That's it for the first day of 2015. Hope everyone had a great New Year's Day and thanks so much for looking!

Larry

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Really nice photos Larry. Looks like it was a busy day in your neck of the woods.

Ronda Thomas

Good job on the photos today Larry!! Think that the clouds really made it work for you. Thanks again for the daily "Ritzville Review".

Mark
Reno,NV

Thanks Ronda and Mark! Here's to a great year in 2015 for us all!

Larry