Western Railroad Discussion > Rolling Into The Weekend On The BNSF Lakeside Sub

It was a breezy cool mostly sunny day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Northern Transcon. The high-low was 66-41 with .21 of rain yesterday. The cold front cooled temps off, but warming back up for next week. Traffic is at 25 trains since midnight with more on the way. Had over 40+ trains yesterday, but I was in Spokane. Here are some of the trains from today and the last two days.

9/24/2020

1. WB 301pm coal train with BNSF 5935-9094 on the point with DPU's.
2. DPU's BNSF 6326-9348 on same train.
3. EB 328pm manifest train with BNSF 4662-6749 on the pull with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.

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4. DPU BNSF 5827 on same train.
5. WB 401pm manifest train with BNSF 6988-8230 on the point with no DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
6. Old Santa Fe hopper rolling in same train.

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7. EB 517pm grain train with BNSF 8450-5664 on the pull with DPU and a friendly toot-toot-wave from the crew.
8. BNSF 482825 Colorado and Southern Heritage Hopper rolling in same train.

9/25/2020

9. WB 1209pm coal train with BNSF 6620-6301-8502 on the point with DPU.

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10. WB 1222pm manifest train with BNSF 7817-5524 on the pull with DPU's.
11. DPU's BNSF 6747 and CP 8638 on same train.
12. WB 1247pm "Z" train with BNSF 7832-7535-8594-6909-8109-6686 on the point with no DPU.

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13. WB 101pm GATX coke train with BNSF 8057-H1 1082-4277 on the pull with DPU. Nice to see a H1, been awhile.
14. Another shot of H1 1082 on same train.

9/26/2020

15. WB 1036m manifest train with BNSF 7154-8936-4283 on the point with no DPU.

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16. Another shot of BNSF 8936 on same train.
17. The End of same train fading away. Bad Order coal hopper parked on House Track waiting for new wheels.
18. WB 1051am grain train with BNSF 6853-8284 on the pull with DPU.

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19. DPU BNSF 5175 on same train.
20. EB 1110am manifest train with BNSF 5647-9231-9247-8134 on the point with no DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
21. The End of same train fading away by old NP Ritzville Depot.

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22. WB 1154am grain train with BNSF 6895-7687 on the pull with DPU's.
23. DPU's BNSF 5641-3844 on same train fading away.

That's it for today. Hope everyone is having a NICE weekend and thank you so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Nice Series Larry!

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All nice ones today.  Great variety and action in every way
Brian Stevens

hey larry, 

i have always heard of the "fall grain rush."  have you started noticing more grain trains up there?  

also, do any grain trains originate out of ritzville?

66

goneon66 Wrote:
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> hey larry, 
>
> i have always heard of the "fall grain rush." 
> have you started noticing more grain trains up
> there?  
>
> also, do any grain trains originate out of
> ritzville?
>
> 66

Yes 66, I have noticed the grain rush with many more grain trains these days. When empty grain trains roll into the Templin wheat circle in Ritzville, they do originate out of the circle to Pasco, WA. Had a grain train come out of the circle today.

Larry

Thanks Christina and Brian!

Larry

Larry,

Pasco may hold them in the Grain yard till there is room at the port to unload the train unless they go to Richland which is near Pasco...


Ritzville Wrote:
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> goneon66 Wrote:
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> > hey larry, 
> >
> > i have always heard of the "fall grain rush." 
> > have you started noticing more grain trains up
> > there?  
> >
> > also, do any grain trains originate out of
> > ritzville?
> >
> > 66
>
> Yes 66, I have noticed the grain rush with many
> more grain trains these days. When empty grain
> trains roll into the Templin wheat circle in
> Ritzville, they do originate out of the circle to
> Pasco, WA. Had a grain train come out of the
> circle today.
>
> Larry