Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF 3143 @ Valley, Wa; 03/15/2019

BNSF 3143 switches at Valley, Washington, shortly before dawn on March 15, 2019

Jonathan Fischer
West Seattle, WA

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Later that morning the train was seen at Grays siding, between Valley and Springdale, Wa. While I was there a pair of furry friends kept me company

Jonathan Fischer
West Seattle, WA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/22/19 16:32 by JFArrFan.

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#1 has IOTD possibilities!

TJY

Great shots of an Awesome consist!  The Dogs "take the cake" however:}

Wonder why that local requires so much power? Nice catch.
JB

Thanks for the NICE series!

Larry

3rdswitch Wrote:
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> Wonder why that local requires so much power? Nice
> catch.
> JB

JB,

This is the Chewelah turn and it has serious tonnage (range of 10K to 15K tons) on a line with 25 mph as the top speed..  Has multiple curves that are 12 degrees or sharper and grades more than 1.5%...

In the 70's, the Kettle Falls sub could generate three 8K ton trains to go east from Spokane on a daily basis..   Oh, how the line has fallen to such low depths compared to once what it was..



SP8100

Those dogs have gotten to bark at a lot of railfans over the years!

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR