Western Railroad Discussion > Taking A Smoke Break On The BNSF Lakeside Sub

It was a HOT Humid Smoky day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Northern Transcon. The high-low is 97-65 with very unhealthy air with the heavy smoke. Over the 100 mark tomorrow and Wednesday. So I'm taking a smoke break with just a few trains today. Traffic is only at 13 trains since midnight with more on the way, with a two hour lull in progress. I only filtured out some of the smoke in the first two pictures.

8/1/2021

1. WB 242pm grain train with BNSF 5140 and CP 8775 on the point with DPU.
2. DPU BNSF 4460 on same train.
3. EB 323pm manifest train with BNSF 5973-5056-7220 on the pull with no DPU.

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4. WB 417pm oil? train with BNSF 8263-5244 on the point with DPU. Strange buffer cars.
5. DPU BNSF 8357 on same train.
6. WB 602pm oil train with BNSF 8563-5500 on the pull with DPU.

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7. DPU BNSF 7303 on same train.

8/2/2021

8. WB 1001am coal train with BNSF 7052-3829-7789 on the point with DPU.
9. DPU BNSF 6835 on same train.

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10. WB 1132am manifest train with BNSF 4145-8398 on the pull with no DPU.
11. EB 338pm empty intermodal train with BNSF Warbonnet 763 and BNSF 4517 on the point with no DPU. All windows open, AC probably BO, Filtered out sime of the smoke.
12. The End of same train.

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

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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The air quality is vile along the Colorado Front Range, too. Cold comfort, I know. Must be the Dixie Fire.

Nice shots though Larry. The hazy smoke is even here in Oklahoma from the fires in other states.
Brian Stevens

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Just passed the 7052 coal train coming into Wishram on Amtrak #28.

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Thanks everyone and for the updates on trains!

Larry