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Date: 03/18/18 16:43
A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

It was a breezy partly cloudy Spring like day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub. The high-low was 52/34. Traffic was steady today with lots of grain trains. Here are the catches from today and several from yesterday.

3/17/2018

1. EB 255pm grain train with BNSF 5856-3728-3796 on the point, no DPU.
2. The End of same train.
3. WB 348pm grain train with BNSF 6828-4822-6809 on the pull with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.








Date: 03/18/18 16:46
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

4. DPU CREX 1426 on same grain train.
5. Green and cream 9631 in the head-end mix of WB 426pm coal train in the rain.
6. WB 459pm grain train with BNSF 8096-8877-6??? on the point with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/18 16:52 by Ritzville.








Date: 03/18/18 16:51
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

7. EB 930am grain train with BNSF 8276-5777-4832 on the pull, no DPU.
8. WB 954am ballast train with BNSF 8914-5869 on the point.
9. WB 1046am manifest train with BNSF 4615-6177 on the pull with DPU.








Date: 03/18/18 16:56
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

10. DPU BNSF 8104 on same manifest train.
11. EB 1212pm "Z" train with BNSF 7144-6950-6793-4807 on the pull.
12. The End of same train fading away by old NP Ritzville Depot.








Date: 03/18/18 17:02
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

13. WB 1224pm grain train with BNSF 9036-H1 1071 on the point with DPU at Bauman Rd., Ritzville and friendly waves from the crew.
14. DPU BNSF 7864 on same train fading away towards downtown Ritzville.
15. EB 210pm grain train with BNSF 7474-4065-7333 on the pull, no DPU.








Date: 03/18/18 17:09
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

16. EB 222pm grain train with BNSF 6851-H1 1064 on the pull with DPU near Bauman Rd crossing.
17. DPU BNSF 7292 fading away on same train.
18. EB 236pm grain train with BNSF 6523 on the very point at Bauman Rd. with DPU.








Date: 03/18/18 17:15
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

19. DPU BNSF 4790 on same train fading away.
20. WB 254pm manifest train with BNSF 5462-7212-5437 on the point, no DPU.
21. WB 310pm grain train with BNSF 3841-8256-6777 on the pull with DPU.








Date: 03/18/18 17:24
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

22. WB 412pm manifest train with BNSF 5532-H1 976 on the point with a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
23. EB 431pm garbage/manifest train with BNSF 8133, CSXT 577 and BNSF H1 1062 on the pull.


That's it for today. Hope everyone had a great weekend and thank you so much for looking!

Larry






Date: 03/18/18 19:32
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: SCKP187

Good to see a few colors outside the sea of orange---really like all the different unit models in a day's pass.
Brian Stevens



Date: 03/19/18 06:07
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Copy19

I see the grass by the depot has turned green.



Date: 03/19/18 07:53
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: 4400horsepower

FINE job Larry. Have a good day.

Brian
Burlington, Iowa



Date: 03/19/18 11:07
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: ShastaDaylight

Great shots Larry! What is the stone with "RIP" on it, a pet grave perhaps?

Best wishes (and stay healthy)

ShastaDaylight



Date: 03/19/18 12:21
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

ShastaDaylight Wrote:
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> Great shots Larry! What is the stone with "RIP" on
> it, a pet grave perhaps?
>
> Best wishes (and stay healthy)
>
> ShastaDaylight

Just a Halloween gag by the neighbors from a couple of years ago.

Larry



Date: 03/19/18 23:16
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: SP8100

Hi Larry!!! Picture #16 is a train off the EWG at 4 Lakes, Washington.


SP8100

Ritzville Wrote:
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> 16. EB 222pm grain train with BNSF 6851-H1 1064 on
> the pull with DPU near Bauman Rd crossing.
> 17. DPU BNSF 7292 fading away on same train.
> 18. EB 236pm grain train with BNSF 6523 on the
> very point at Bauman Rd. with DPU.



Date: 03/19/18 23:33
Re: A Spring Like Day In Winter On The BNSF
Author: Ritzville

Thanks everyone!

Larry



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