Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF Seligman Sub Z Train

I was up early this morning and heard that Amtrak #3 was running about 7 hours late so I went to nearby Park Moabi, CA along BNSF's Seligman Sub to catch it.  (This location is ~1 mile from the crossing of the Colorado River at Topock.)  In addition to Amtrak, BNSF fielded 3 Z-trains, and this clip features the third of those.   

The reefer boxcars on the head end of the train are a spotting feature of the ZSTOWSP6 this time of week.   The entire train is shown.   The locomotive consist also featured some Santa Fe and BN Executive colors.

The temps here reached around 116 degrees this day, but it was still in the mid-80s this early in the morning, right after dawn.

Thanks for watching!

-Tom



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/15/19 18:43 by zchcsse.

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Those 2 warbonnets really brighten up your well done video.

 Great  clarity in this video !   The light was right !

I always loved that area, and angle for video.  Looks like the surface of a far-off planet.  Good job.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/15/19 20:08 by Curt.

Outstanding video.I also noticed an Estes trucking 53' container. Something new.

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Good show.
Was that a new 53' Hercules container at 2:04 (dark blue)?
 

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> Good show.
> Was that a new 53' Hercules container at 2:04
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Yes it is.

Great video!

Is there anyplace more desolate looking than the westward view at Park Moabi?  I haven't found one.  Nice video, thanks for posting.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

zchcsse Wrote:
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> > Was that a new 53' Hercules container at 2:04
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Is this something new and recent or have I missed the boat and all the hype some time ago?

It's fairly new, I saw the first one a few months ago, and I don't see them too often.   They are widely scattered, as opposed to the new Estes and YRC containers that just seemed to magically appear en masse overnight.

Fizzboy7 Wrote:
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> zchcsse Wrote:
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> > Fizzboy7 Wrote:
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> > > Good show.
> > > Was that a new 53' Hercules container at 2:04
> > > (dark blue)?
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> > Yes it is.
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> Is this something new and recent or have I missed
> the boat and all the hype some time ago?

Nice video!!

I haven't seen any of those trains with that much power before, so must have been some problems en route. Usually 4 units on the trains.

Also interesting noting the Hercules, FFE/KLLM and Estes boxes on there, as that's the first time I've seen those on the Stockton Z. Funny how the new YRC/Hercules blue containers look so much alike, as I hadn't even noticed those until somebody pointed it out to me. Just figured it was some other company with dark blue containers on a train, as there are many other (dark) blue containers out there these days that look alike.

Enjoyed the video. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/19 18:20 by fresno.