Western Railroad Discussion > Trains and Sick-bay On The BNSF Northern Transcon

It was a cool sunny day in Ritzville, Wa on the BNSF Lakeside Sub with a high-low of 63-34. Traffic during the day has been spotty due to work windows, becoming busy at night.  I unfortunately have been in sick-bay since Thursday night with what I thought was a cold, but turned out to be the flu. The bug was a butt kicker, never left bed on Sunday and am now starting to feel slightly better. I did manage to get some grab shots from the back door between Friday and Monday. Went trackside on a couple of trains today now that I'm getting my strength back. Haven't been sick for a couple of years, I guess this made up for it, lol. Get your flu shots because it's no fun. Here's a look back at sick-bay.

Mostly grab shots.

10/13/2018

1. WB 959am oil train with BNSF 9015-5390 on the point with DPU.
2. WB 1111am auto train with BNSF 5353-5319 on the pull with a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
3. EB 251pm intermodal train with BNSF 8103-5284 on the point with DPU's.
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4. DPU's BNSF 4821-9729 on same intermodal train.
5. WB 327pm coal train with BNSF 8133-5894 and Warbonnet 4706 on the pull with DPU.
6. DPU CREX 1427 on same train.

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7. WB 450pm grain train with BNSF 8536-6218 on the pull with DPU's.
8. BNSF 486076 CB&Q Heritage Hopper.

10/15/2018

9. WB 1126am ethanol train with KCSM 4865 and BNSF 4408 on the point with DPU.

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10. WB 1140am coal train with BNSF 8216-5939-8078 on the point with DPU.
11. EB 428pm manifest train with BNSF 4550-3894 and Warbonnet 770 on the pull.
12. EB 452pm grain train with BNSF 4212-9330 and NS 8067 on the point.

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13. WB 535pm "Z" train with BNSF 3777-6512-4403-5458 on the pull.

10/16/2018

14. WB 955am manifest train with BNSF 8566-7244 on the point with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
15. WB 1009am coal train with BNSF 9321-8552-5879 on the pull with DPU.

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16. DPU BNSF 5777 on same coal train.
17. WB 1126am grain train with BNSF 9268-6657 on the point with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
18. DPU's BNSF 4809-8096 on same train fading away. 

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a great evening and tomorrow. Thank you so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Flu shots important for us geezers. You may still get the flu, but the duration is often less. I had about 3 days down in late December 2016 where I didn't even get up to watch the trains.

TJY

I'm glad to hear that you're mending up Larry!

There should be even more traffic on the line than usual right now.  There are maintenance windows from 08:00-14:00, and 20:00-02:00 each day this week on Stevens Pass.  A few more of those 'S' trains with the marine stacks perhaps.

BoostedFridge Wrote:
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> I'm glad to hear that you're mending up Larry!
>
> There should be even more traffic on the line than
> usual right now.  There are maintenance windows
> from 08:00-14:00, and 20:00-02:00 each day this
> week on Stevens Pass.  A few more of those 'S'
> trains with the marine stacks perhaps.

Thanks, starting to feel human again, lol. Yes, I've been seeing those marine stacks lately, now I know why, thanks for that info.

Larry

Good that you are beginning to heal up.  Nice bunch of different types of trains here.
Brian Stevens

You did well for being in sick bay.
Thanks for sharing.
sd-45
 

Get well soon! Thanks for sharing again.

Regards,

Barry Cook
Yass NSW Australia.

Thanks everyone!

Larry