Western Railroad Discussion > A Cool Rainy Windy Friday On The BNSF Northern Transcon

It was a cold rainy windy(25-40mph) day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub. The high-low was 43-29 with .38 of rain along with a dusting of snow that melted fast in the rain. More rain on the way. Traffic is at 25 trains since midnight with more on the way. There was a three hour lull from 9am-12noon. The wind was tough today. Here are some of the trains from today and one from yesterday.

11/12/2020

1. EB 345pm grain train with BNSF 6890-8540 on the point with DPU.
2. DPU BNSF 7184 on same train.

11/13/2020

3. DPU 3784 on WB913am grain train in the rain.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/13/20 16:16 by Ritzville.

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4. EB 1208pm manifest train with BNSF 8200-6354-5033 on the pull with DPU.
5. DPU BNSF 7141 on same train.
6. EB 1218pm grain train with BNSF 4207-7329 on the point with DPU. Sorry, I had stutter finger and cut the nose off of 4207.

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7. DPU BNSF 8267 on same train.
8. EB 1255pm grain train with BNSF 6378-7526 on the pull with DPU.
9. DPU BNSF 8999 on same train fading away by old NP Ritzville Depot.

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10. WB 118pm grain train with BNSF4759-6049 on the point with DPU.
11. DPU BNSF 4606 on same train fading away.
12. WB 132pm grain train with BNSF 8535-7780 on the pull with DPU.

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13. DPU BNSF 8180 on same grain train.
14. Grab shot of EB 152pm intermodal train with BNSF 6198-6853 on the pull with DPU rolling by Ritzville Depot.
15. DPU BNSF 7139 on same train fading away.

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16. EB 253pm grain train with BNSF 4592-6531 on the point with no DPU.
17. WB 312pm manifest train with BNSF 4337-6617 on the pull with DPU's.
18. Old Louis Dreyfus hopper rolling in same train.

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19. DPU's BNSF 7023-8080-3685 on same manifest train.

That's it for today. Hope everyone had a lucky Friday the 13th! Thank you so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA
 

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