Western Railroad Discussion > A Couple of BNSF Meets at Topock

Back on National Train Day, I made it out for a couple of hours and spent some time on the CA side of BNSF's crossing of the Colorado River at Topock, AZ along the Seligman Subdivsion.   While there, an eastbound Z train met a westbound manifest on the bridge (the westbound having a Ferromex in the consist).  About 15min. later, virtually the exact same event played out for a second time.  Both meets are shown in this clip.   It was a bit breezy that afternoon which negatively affected some of the zoom shots.

Thanks for watching!

-Tom



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/18/15 14:51 by zchcsse.

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GREAT video....!! Thanks for sharing.

Please go back.......:<)

Nice catches there.

Great videos--interesting loads on the manifest trains

Dale Smith

Awesome video Tom!

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Awesome video Tom!

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Could watch vidoes like that all day and never get bored.    All the right action at the right location!

Enjoyed your videos!

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX

Excellent video, Tom. Glad you included the Santa Fe script on that last bridge section. Can't beat the action on the Transcon!

Thanks for sharing,
~Ryan

I recall sitting at this location in 1982 but on the other side of the tracks from this photography spot.  I didn't know anything about the lacation and was on my post graduation railfan trip.  I planted a lawn chair there and waited for three hours until a train came.  it looks like things have changed as far as frequency of trains.  This bridge is also seen in the opening scenes of the movie "Easy Rider".

Rick

Congratulations on VOTD. Those are some long trains.
John

Excellent video, Tom!  Meets are always fun to watch and even more so at this location. 

George Cataulin
San Diego, CA
Left Coast Rail Videos

Great video, back to back meets there at the river are pretty awesome.  Your video shows why so much of the BNSF transcon is double-track.

Nathan

I really enjoyed your excellent video; thanks for showing here.  Haven't been to Needles in 20 years now and am wondering, what is the factory-like building in the brief scene at the 4 minute mark?  Will look forward to more of your vids.

Rich

Great video and camera work. May I ask what kind of camera did you use.   Thanks for sharing.
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