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Western Railroad Discussion > A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump YardDate: 11/25/18 19:23 A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: DelMonteX Had some time to spend in Seattle a week ago and got to check off a couple things off my "ideal list".
Here's a cut of cars being worked on the BNSF hump yard at Balmer, in Seattle. Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 11/25/18 22:33 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: SP4360 Nice video of Tyco Yard. lol
Date: 11/25/18 22:52 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: ATSFSuperChief Very cool video, loved the speed ups and slow downs.
SuperChiefDon Date: 11/26/18 01:56 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: BoostedFridge That was neat to see. How long was that sequence in real time?
Date: 11/26/18 02:19 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: Railbaron Dang, I didn't even know there was a (mini) hump yard in Seattle.
Date: 11/26/18 05:21 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: ns1000 I enjoyed the video!!
Date: 11/26/18 09:22 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: tomstp When I saw the first hump I thought WOW and then realized it was speeded up video.
Date: 11/26/18 12:49 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: czephyr17 Looked like switching at my last HO model railroad operating session!
Neat video, thanks! Date: 11/26/18 15:03 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: spwolfmtn Railbaron Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Dang, I didn't even know there was a (mini) hump > yard in Seattle. The mini-hump there owe's it's longevity because the yard itself is on a 1% grade, something that would make flat switching hard and full of safty hazards. Date: 11/26/18 21:10 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: DelMonteX BoostedFridge Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That was neat to see. How long was that sequence > in real time? A little more than 20 minutes. Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography Date: 11/27/18 09:47 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: SCUfoamer Neat video! There is a fantastic brewery (Holy Mountain) with a tasting room right on the yard. It is fun to enjoy a nice beer and watch the trains roll by.
Date: 11/27/18 11:16 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: aronco With my experience in hump yards, I ordered the wrecking crew after the first part of that video. Exit speeds from the group retarder of 30 MPH!
Norm Norman Orfall Helendale, CA TIOGA PASS, a private railcar Date: 11/27/18 12:40 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: dlh Suprised to see those containers with no roofs. Are these trash or woodchip containers? Anyone know how they are used and for what commodity please speak up.
Date: 11/27/18 13:01 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: TAW dlh Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Suprised to see those containers with no roofs. > Are these trash or woodchip containers? Anyone > know how they are used and for what commodity > please speak up. Garbage. TAW Date: 11/27/18 19:02 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: DelMonteX TAW Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > dlh Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Suprised to see those containers with no roofs. > > Are these trash or woodchip containers? Anyone > > know how they are used and for what commodity > > please speak up. > > Garbage. > > TAW Gotta hold your nose before typing that TAW! Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography Date: 11/28/18 21:46 Re: A Little Yard Action, BNSF's Balmer Hump Yard Author: JGFuller What type of retarders?
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