Western Railroad Discussion > Some Pre-Thanksgiving Action On The BNSF Northern Transcon

It was a cool mostly cloudy day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub. The high-low was 40-28 with ,08 of rain last evening. Traffic is at 18 trains since midnight with more on the way. Not quite as busy today. Here are some of the trains from today.

11/25/2020

1. EB 1023am grain train with BNSF 5254-4606 on the point with DPU.
2. DPU BNSF 5105 on same train.
3. WB 1043am coal train with BNSF 9176-6382 on the pull with DPU's. I did miss a second coal train in the afternoon.

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4. DPU's BNSF 5998-7832 on same coal train.
5. EB 1102am 3x2x1 Mega grain train with BNSF 7761-4036-7766 on the point with DPU's.
6. Middle DPU's 7502-271 on same train.

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7. End DPU BNSF 9377 on same Mega train.
8. EB 1128am manifest train with BNSF 5254-4606 on the point with DPU.
9. Old Columbus & Greenville boxcar rolling in same train.

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10. DPU BNSF 5154 on same train.
11. Grab shot of EB 1211pm grain train with BNSF 8782-4255 on the pull with DPU.
12. DPU BNSF 4000 on same train thru the wires.

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13. EB 1252pm auto train with BNSF 7827-6899-5157-5441 on the point with no DPU.
14. A quick notice that BNSF 5441 seems ti have a bit of a H1 look to it. Sort of unusual.
15. Old SP auto rack tolling in same train.

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16. WB 238pm garbage/manifest train with BNSF 4027-8??? on the pull with no DPU. Sun finally came out for a bit making for tough shadows.
17. WB 336pm grain train with BNSF 7016-7086 on the point with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
18. DPU's BNSF 9038-6061 on same train.

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with your famlies and hope the Covid will soon end. Thank you so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/20 16:01 by Ritzville.

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Moonshiner Wrote:
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Why? 
I enjoy the posts everyday. It might not have foreign power or odd ball cars but I enjoy seeing the pictures that Ritzville posts.
If you don't have anything nice to say.......
Ritzville, Keep up the great work, I love your stuff!!! 

BNModeler Wrote:
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> Moonshiner Wrote:
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> Why? 
> I enjoy the posts everyday. It might not have
> foreign power or odd ball cars but I enjoy seeing
> the pictures that Ritzville posts.
> If you don't have anything nice to say.......
> Ritzville, Keep up the great work, I love your
> stuff!!! 

Thanks BNModeler, I'm just a human webcam, I take pictures of whatever comes by the backyard whether it's interesting or not. Health has kept me from traveling and chasing these days. Hopefully that will change someday soon.

Larry

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/20 17:00 by Ritzville.

#5441 is one of the "Frankenlocos" with mixed hood/cab parts. Scale Trains is even going to offer it as an HO Scale model!

TJY

Nice catch on that SD75-seeing more on mainline trains 

Bismarck Bill 

Nice catch Larry on the H2/H1 dash 9 identity crisis..   I'm betting that 5441 had a weenie roast and needed new long hood doors...  Bet an H1 was the donor.



SP8100

Nice bunch of shots Larry.  Even an ocassional EMD.  You either got a new camera or the air is cooperating to make clearer/cleaner photos.
Brian Stevens

Thank you for the images. I appreciate the effort and enjoy the scenes. 

As mentioned above, ST is doing some "Frankenlocos" in HO scale: https://www.scaletrains.com/product/rivet-counter-ho-scale-ge-dash-9-44cw-bnsf-hertitage-i-ii-r3/ 

and also in N scale: https://www.scaletrains.com/product/rivet-counter-n-scale-ge-dash-9-44cw-bnsf-frankenloco-run-3/

Should be arriving next week in fact for the HO ones. Lots of little nuances for sure on the engines. Shops work with what they have on hand. 

Mike ONeill
Parker, CO



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/20 09:42 by mcdeo.

Thanks everyone! Thanks Mike and TJY for all the info on the "Frankenlocos". Glad I got a qucik glance at one.

Larry



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/20 10:01 by Ritzville.

Totally agree with the comments above.  Thanks for your time and effort on the daily posts!

Nice that 5441 was in storage in the Cleburne Tx yard for a few months with other Dash 9s. Good to see it running again.

Ritzville Wrote:
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> 13. EB 1252pm auto train with BNSF
> 7827-6899-5157-5441 on the point with no DPU.
> 14. A quick notice that BNSF 5441 seems ti have a
> bit of a H1 look to it. Sort of unusual.
> 15. Old SP auto rack tolling in same train.

caught this one departing Pasco just before 0900. 

Ritzville Wrote:
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> 10. DPU BNSF 5154 on same train.
> 11. Grab shot of EB 1211pm grain train with BNSF
> 8782-4255 on the pull with DPU.
> 12. DPU BNSF 4000 on same train thru the wires.

also caught this departing Pasco. I hadn't noticed VTGX and BNGX cars before. 

Roadrailer Wrote:
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> Ritzville Wrote:
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> > 10. DPU BNSF 5154 on same train.
> > 11. Grab shot of EB 1211pm grain train with
> BNSF
> > 8782-4255 on the pull with DPU.
> > 12. DPU BNSF 4000 on same train thru the wires.
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> also caught this departing Pasco. I hadn't noticed
> VTGX and BNGX cars before. 

Glad you found some interesting equipment Richard. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Larry