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Date: 03/23/17 16:18
Some of Thursday's Action In The Sunshine
Author: Ritzville

It was a sunny to partly cloudy day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub with a high-low of 52/33 with rain on the way. The sun felt good today Traffic was so-so with several lulls during the day. Was still able to catch a few and one from yesterday.

3/22/2017

1. EB 555pm grain train with BNSF 7749 and CREX 1344 on the point with DPU.

3/23/2017

2. EB 1105am empty ballast work train with BNSF 4909-4987 on the pull with a short consist.
3. The End of same train fading away.








Date: 03/23/17 16:24
Re: Some of Thursday's Action In The Sunshine
Author: Ritzville

4. WB 1157am coal train with BNSF 9309-9914-8794 on the pull with DPU.
5. EB 138pm "Z" train with BNSF 4568 on the very point at Bauman Rd., Ritzville and a friendly wave from the crew.
6. Green and cream 9635 also in the head-end mix of same train.








Date: 03/23/17 16:31
Re: Some of Thursday's Action In The Sunshine
Author: Ritzville

7. The End of same train fading away towards CP W. Tokio.
8. WB 226pm grain train with BNSF 4615 on the very point with DPU at Bauman Rd., Ritzville and friendly waves from the crew.
9. DPU BNSF 3773 fading away towards downtown Ritzville.








Date: 03/23/17 16:38
Re: Some of Thursday's Action In The Sunshine
Author: Ritzville

10. WB 255pm work train with BNSF 4987-4909 on the pull returning to switch out Team Track and pick up two work flats.
11. Cutting off the power for pick-up move.
12. About to couple of to two work flats on Team Track.








Date: 03/23/17 16:57
Re: Some of Thursday's Action In The Sunshine
Author: Ritzville

13. Coupled up ready to roll back to mainline and couple up to rest of the consist and then tie up on otherside of mainline in Ritzville for the night. Get to listen engine rumble all night, lol, ear plug night.
14. BNSF crane in same consist.
15. WB 447pm grain train with BNSF 4296-5304 on the pull with DPU's.








Date: 03/23/17 16:59
Re: Some of Thursday's Action In The Sunshine
Author: Ritzville

16. DPU's BNSF 6074-6548 on same train.
17. WB 513pm oil train with BNSF 5225-8992 on the point with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
18. DPU's BNSF 8039-7676 fading away on same train.



This is it for today. Hope everyone has a great evening and tomorrow. Thank you so much for looking!

Larry



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/23/17 17:26 by Ritzville.








Date: 03/24/17 06:43
Re: Some of Thursday's Action In The Sunshine
Author: oklachaser

Nice series of photos Larry. Glad to see you had some sunshine.

Ronda Thomas



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