Western Railroad Discussion > Last Good Day Before Heat Wave Begins On BNSF Lakeside Sub

It was a sunny to partly cloudy hot day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Northern Transcon. The High-low was 94-59. Starting tomorrow, temps will only go up with a 110-111 on Monday-Tuesday next week. Suppose to be 7 days of 100+ temps. Should be some record highs, not looking foward to the excessive heat. Suppose to be the worst heat ever in the area. We'll see what happens, hopefully no fires. Not sure how train traffic will be affected. Here are a few trains from today and the last couple of days.

6/22/2021

1. EB 348pm 3x2x1 Mega grain train with BNSF 7964-7116 and  NS 9571 on the point with DPU's.
2. Middle DPU's BNSF 7659 and CP 5782 on same train.
3. End DPU CP 8826 on same train.

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4. Grab shot of EB 416pm manifest train with 9 units on the point with no DPU. Sorry about the blur.
5. Warbonnet 760 was the last unit if the 9 units if same train.
6. WB 650pm grain train with BNSF 8229-4991 on the pull with DPU.

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7. DPU BNSF 7841 on same train.

6/23/2021

8. Grab shot of EB 944am work train with BNSF Orange Blast on the point with no DPU.
9. The End of same train fading away.

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10. WB 1032am grain train with BNSF 3862-5322 on the pull with DPU.
11. DPU BNSF 8334 on same train.

6/24/2021

12. WB 910am Light power move with BNSF 7265-6026.

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13. Grab shot of EB 1118am ballast work train with BNSF 6024-7265 on the pull with no DPU.
14. The End of same train fading away.
15. WB 227pm manifest train with BNSF 8494-9233-7825 on the point with no DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/24/21 16:04 by Ritzville.

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16. WB 241pm oil train with BNSF 5505 and Warbonnet 761 on the pull with DPU.
18. DPU's BNSF 7402-5163 on same train.

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a great evening and tomorrow. Thank you so much for looking! Stay cool!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Larry . KEEP COOL over there! great photos as all ways thanks for sharing. Chris

Supposedly new record high temps in Portland over the weekend too.
Drink plenty of fluids, wear sunscreen, and get your rest, you are still recovering.
Hundreds of us wish you well and enjoy your reports.

Yep, it's going to be HOT this next week. Going to be running at night to avoid the issues of heat and sun kinks during the day.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

Thanks guys! Will drink lots of water, use sun screen and stay out of the sun as much as possible. This will be a long HOT haul.

Larry

Neat to see all the different roads paint schemes, and neat catch on the work train.
Brian Stevens

Stay safe!  Hope you have air conditioning!