Western Railroad Discussion > Unusually Light Traffic On The BNSF Lakeside Sub

It's been a cloudy day with rain overnight in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub with a high-low of 63-47 and .50 of rain. It was an unusually quiet traffic day for a Saturday with only 13 trains since 1259am. From 6am to 12noon there were no trains due to a work window. Probably will be busy all night. Here are some of the few trains that rolled by today.

1. EB 1258pm "Z" train with BNSF 9029 on the very point at Bauman Rd., Ritzville.
2. The End of Same "Z" fading away towards CP W. Tokio.
3. EB 123pm stack train with BNSF 6016on the very point with DPU's at Bauman Rd.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/21/16 17:04 by Ritzville.

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4. DPU's BNSF 9213 and company fading away.
5. EB 141pm autorack train with BNSF 8481-9335 on the pull with DPU and a friendly wave from the hogger.
6. Another quick power shot of same train.

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7. DPU BNSF 7373 fading away by old NP Ritzville Depot.
8. EB 254pm manifest train with BNSF 5322 on the point on approach to the Ritzville Depot.
9. Same train passing the Depot.

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10. Same train looking at a green/red at Signal 640.
11. The End of same train passing Signal 640 in the distance.
12. EB 325pm manifest train with BNSF 6012, Crex 1414 and BNSF 5305 on the pull with DPU and friendly waves from the crew.
 

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13. Older Southern hopper rolling in same train.
14. DPU BNSF 4192 fading away by the Ritzville Depot.
15. EB 430pm manifest train with BNSF 7355-7951-6565 on the point. 

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16. EB 449pm autorack train with BNSF 6664-4925 on the pull  with DPU.


That's it for this quiet Saturday. Hope everyone is having a great weekend and thanks so much for looking!

Larry

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Larry,

There is a absolute 14 hour work window at Sunset Jct. as they replace the 10mph switches there..


SP8100

Thanks for the heads-up also from Pacific5th post.

Larry

Last Monday we went to Spokane from Kennewick and counted six trains, three each way between Paha and Keystone. Lots of action that day. The Stampede by our house has been quiet too. Not much happening.
Lynn

Nice stuff.  I don't see how you get anything done during the day haha.  The caboose/semaphore/depot shots are appreciated.
Brian Stevens

Another nice series of photos Larry.

Ronda Thomas