Western Railroad Discussion > Another Monday Monday At Home On The BNSF Northern Transcon

It was a sunny warm to partly cloudy in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub with a high-low of 71-39. Train traffic was Monday light with 18 trains since midnight with more on the horizon. Here are some of the trains from today and a few from yesterday with lots of storm clouds.

4/19/2020

1. WB 344pm intermodal train with BNSF 8190-7347-6691 on the point with DPU's.
2. DPU's BNSF 6642-5066 on same train.
3. EB 512pm empty oil train with BNSF 7384-9946 on the pull with DPU.

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4. Another shot of BNSF 70MAC 9946 on same train.
5. Black snake rolling thru the backyard with the wheat elevators lit up by a sun ray.
6. WB 620pm grain train with BNSF 5096-8025 on the pull with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot-wave from the hogger.

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7. DPU's BNSF 6079-7346 on same train.
8. WB 642pm oil train with BNSF 8487-9039 on the point with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
9. DPU's BNSF 8197-3830 on same train.

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4/20/2020

10. EB 918am 3x2x1 Mega grain train with BNSF 7888-7053-5691 on the pull with DPU's.
11. Middle DPU's BNSF 9040-8333 on same Mega train.
12. End DPU BNSF 6080 on same Mega train.

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13. WB 1030am coal train with BNSF 8549-9103 on the point with DPU;s and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
14. DPU's BNSF 6388-5882 on same train fading away.
15. EB 1123am manifest train with BNSF 8057-7468-9097 on the pull with no DPU.

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16. EB 1158m grain train with BNSF 9230 and Warbonnet 4701 on the point with DPU. Nice to see a Warbonnet these days.
17. WB 113pm manifest train with BNSF 6916-4058-6???-5940-6021-5866 on the pull with DPU.
18. DPU BNSF 6186 on same train.

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Great catches for the day Larry.  Pretty good EMD day as well.
Brian Stevens

19. EB 232pm manifest train with BNSF 8021-7257, CSXT 5201 and BNSF 1512 on the point with DPU.
20. Another shot of CSXT 5201 and BNSF 1512 on same train.
21. DPU BNSF 7112 on same train.

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

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Hi Larry,

Thanks for sharing and please, just keep going as I am standing at home all the time duing covid 19. I have not seen any trains at all. Take care and keep well at home.

Regards,

Barry Cook
Yass NSW Australia.

Cool photo doc Larry. Always appreciated.

SantaFeRuss

Thanks Brian, Barry and Russ!

Larry