Western Railroad Discussion > The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Lakeside Sub

It was a cool cloudy day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Northern Transcon. The high-low was 59-43 with .08 of rain. Traffic is at 29 trains since midnight with more on the way. Yesterday had 45 trains. here are some of the trains from yesterday and today.

10/17/2020

1. WB 157pm oil train with BNSF 5085 on the very point with DPU.
2. DPU BNSF 6718 on same train.
3. EB 301pm 4x2x0 mega manifest train with BNSF 6828-6508-5458-2640 on the pull with DPU's.

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4. Another shot of BNSG GP39-3 2640 on same train.
5. Middle DPU's BNSF 8256-6931 on same train.
6. The End of same Mega train fading away.

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7. WB 331pm manifest train with BNSF 3924-4411 on the point with no DPU.
8. WB 343pm coal train with BNSF 8496-7427-5723 on the pull with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
9. WB 359pm coal train with BNSF 9012-7767 and Warbonnt 775 on the point with DPU's.

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10. DPU's BNSF 5648-9387 on same train.
11. EB 415pm manifest train with BNSF 6912-7765 on the pull with no DPU.

10/18/2020

12. EB 1046am 3x2x1 Mega grain train with BNSF 9197-4175-7173 on the point with DPU's.

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13. Middle DPU's BNSF 5722 and Warbonnet 680 on same train.
14. Another shot of Warbonnet 680 on same train.
15. End DPU BNSF 5535 fading away on same Mega train.

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16. WB 1105am grain train with BNSF 6399-7190-8271 on the pull with no DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
17. EB 1211pm maifest train with BNSF 7112-7412-6560 on the point with no DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
18. Old Union Equity hopper rolling in same train.

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19. The End of same train fading away by old NP Ritzville Depot.
20. WB 1225pm oil train with BNSF 5500-H1 1040 on the point with DPU.
21. Another shot of BNSF H1 1040. Nice to see these units back on the road.

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22. EB 137pm 3x2x0 Mega manifest train with BNSF 3924-4411-8484 on the pull with DPU's.
23. Another shot of BNSF 8484 on same train. Just liked the double number.
24. Middle DPU's BNSF 7019-6773 on same train.

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Nice series Larry. Pic 2 is very nice. I like tank cars.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

25. The End of same Mega train fading away.

That's it for today. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Thank you so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Thanks for this great series from the backyard Larry!

SouthWest RailCams
CA, NM, CO, TX, AZ
https://SouthWestRailCams.com

Thanks Pedro and Christina!

Larry