Western Railroad Discussion > End Of Work Week Action On The BNSF Northern Transcon

It was a cool Sunny day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub with a high-low of 49-24. Traffic was fairly steady today with 24 trains since midnight with a lot more on the way. Here are some of the trains from today and 3 from Feb 19.

1. EB 1043am "Z" train with BNSF 4560, CP 8745 and BNSF 8826-7894-8025 on the point with no DPU.
2. Another shot of CP 8745 on same train.
3. ​EB 102pm intermodal train with BNSF 7840-7686 on the pull with DPU sitting in the hole at CP W. Tokio.

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4. WB 107pm manifest train with BNSF 8553-5281-6786 on the point with no DPU sitting in the hole at CP Tokio behind the WB intermodal train.

2/21/2020

5. EB 1056am grain train with BNSF 7015-3855 on the pull with no DPU.
6. The End of same train fading away by old NP Ritzville depot.

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Ritzville Wrote:
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> 4. WB 107pm manifest train with BNSF
> 8553-5281-6786 on the point with no DPU sitting in
> the hole at CP Tokio behind the WB intermodal
> train.
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> 2/21/2020
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> 5. EB 1056am grain train with BNSF 7015-3855 on
> the pull with no DPU.
> 6. The End of same train fading away by old NP
> Ritzville depot.

Larry,

Did you get any BN green cars off the manifest train sitting there or did they have graffiti on them?? 
I am surprised that the BNSF SD70ACE's and SD70MAC's are showing up on the Northern Transcon lately...



SP8100

Sorry no SP8100 on getting any green cars. You're right, there seems to be an uptick in EMD power lately.

Larry

7. EB 1131am manifest train with BNSF 8569-4250 and green and cream 9611 on the pull with DPU and a frendly wave from the hogger.
8. Another shot of BNSF Grinstein 9611 on same train.
9. Two new clean looking CRYX reefers rolling in same train. How long will they stay clean?

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10. The End of same manifest train fading away by the Depot.
11. EB 1205pm auto train with BNSF 9322-8891-7426 on the point with no DPU.
12. Another shot of BNSF 8891 on same train.

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13. The End of same train fading away by old Ritzville Depot.
14. WB 1248pm manifest train with BNSF 6757-6078 on the pull with no DPU.
15. WB 135pm "Z" train with BNSF 7324-7629 on the point with DPU's.

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16. DPU's BNSF 9171-3859 on same "Z".
17. Grab shot thru car window of DPU captured green and cream 9720 on EB 214pm empty coal train.
18. WB 228pm grain train with BNSF 9155-9904 on the point with DPU.

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19. BNSF 485049 BN Heritage Hopper rolling in same train.
20. WB 317pm coal train with BNSF 6205-6295-8460 on the pull with DPU.
21. DPU BNSF 7319 on same train.

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

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Nice bunch of shots Larry.  Good to see you have some nice sunny skies for a change.
Brian Stevens

SCKP187 Wrote:
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> Nice bunch of shots Larry.  Good to see you have
> some nice sunny skies for a change.
> Brian Stevens

I agree with Brian..  Nice variety!!!  Now if you could get a few more UP, KCS, NS or CSX units on trains..   Heck, I would even take a CREX again...

Brian, you have no idea that it can stay grey for months on end without seeing the sun in the winter in Eastern Washington.   It's even worse in Western Washington where you can go from middle November to middle February without seeing the sun at all..



SP8100