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Date: 03/20/21 15:21
Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

It was a breezy partly cloudy day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside sub with a high-low of 53-33. Sure could use some rain, very dry! Traffic is at 28 trains since midnight with more on the way. Here are some of the trains from today and yesterday.

3/19/2021

1. WB 350pm "Z" train with BNSF 3804-9152 and CP 8868 on the point with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger. Thanks Ted!
2. Another shot of CP 8868 on same train.
3. TOFC rolling in same train.

 








Date: 03/20/21 15:25
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

4.DPU's BNSF 4328-3876 on same "Z".
5. WB 408pm manifest train with BNSF 8470-7663-5224 on the pull with no DPU.
6. WB 452pm coal train with BNSF 4059-8203 on the point with DPU's.








Date: 03/20/21 15:30
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

7. Side face shot of BNSF 6978 of 4 units on WB 515pm 4x3x2 Mega grain train with DPU's. Point shot of train turned out blurry.
8. Middle DPU's BNSF 6404-6428 and Warbonnet 735 on same train.
9. Another of Warbonnet 735 on same train.








Date: 03/20/21 15:34
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

10. End DPU's BNSF 4116-7150 on same Mega train.

3/20/2021

11. EB 952am empty oil train with BNSF 7422, NS 1033 and BNSF 7262 on the pull with DPU.
12. Another shot of NS 1033 on same train.








Date: 03/20/21 15:39
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

13. DPU Warbonnet 4703 on same train.
14. WB 1017am manifest train with BNSF 7396 and Warbonnet 4710 on the point with DPU.
15. Another shot of Warbonnet 4710 on same train.








Date: 03/20/21 15:43
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

16. DPU BNSF 3916 on same train fading away.
17. WB 1057am coal train with BNSF 5205-7650-3807 on the pull with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
18. DPU BNSF 9295 on same train.








Date: 03/20/21 15:46
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

19. EB 1217pm manifest train with BNSF 6951-5975, CSX 568 and BNSF 7986 on the pull with DPU.
20. Another shot of CSX 568 on same train.
21. DPU BNSF 4087 on same train fading away by old NP Ritzville Depot.








Date: 03/20/21 15:46
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Milwaukee

The paint on the 4700's is holding up pretty good considering there are many other superfleet warbonnets that are pink with paint flaking off.

Thanks as usual for sharing the latest from the north there.



Date: 03/20/21 15:50
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

22. WB 1248pm garbage/manifest train with BNSF 7029-3832 on the point with no DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
23. WB 101pm grain train with BNSF 5184-4147 on the pull with DPU.
24. DPU BNSF 6925 fading away on same train.

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

Larry
Ritzville, WA








Date: 03/20/21 20:06
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: cajon

How many cars on the big grain trains?
BNSF Tehachapi they run 110 cars 4x3x2
Dennis

Posted from iPhone



Date: 03/20/21 21:42
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

cajon Wrote:
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> How many cars on the big grain trains?
> BNSF Tehachapi they run 110 cars 4x3x2
> Dennis
>
> Posted from iPhone

About 225 cars.

Larry



Date: 03/21/21 12:05
Re: Some Of The Weekend Parade On The BNSF Northern Transcon
Author: Ritzville

Thanks guys!

Larry



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