Western Railroad Discussion > End and start Of The Week On The BNSF--A Bit Of Traction--777

It was another sunny Spring type day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub on the Northern Transcon. The high-low was 58-34, Possible rain on the way. Traffic is at 24 trains since midnight with more on the way. MoW seems to be stuck in the backyard making it difficult for pictures. Here are some trains from today and yesterday with a bit of Traction.

3/6/2022

1. WB 244pm manifest train with BNSF 3982-5454 on the point with DPU.
2. WB 319pm grain train with BNSF 7313-4119 on the pull with DPU's.
3. DPU's BNSF 4538-4095 on same train.

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4. WB 244pm manifest train with BNSF 4044-6746 on the point with DPU.
5. Old ATSF Hopper rolling in same train.
6. DPU BNSF 5496 on same train.

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7. EB 410pm "V" train with BNSF 5100-6585 on the pull with DPU.
8. WB 422pm grain train with BNSF 7358-6761 on the point with no DPU.
9. A couple of faded green BN hoppers, but clean of graffiti for SP8100, rolling in same train.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/22 16:04 by Ritzville.

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3/7/2022

10. EB 1151am grain train with BNSF 6675-9767 on the pull with DPU.
11. WB 1220pm grain train with BNSF 6075-8419 on the point with DPU's.
12. Another shot of BNSF sticker 6075 on same train.

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13. DPU's BNSF 7651-740 on same train.
14. WB 136pm coal train with BNSF 8080 and Warbonnet 777 on the pull with DPU's.
15. Another shot of lucky Warbonnet 777 on same train making it's second appearance in a short time.

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16. DPU's BNSF 5693-5696 on same train.
17. WB 238pm coal train with BNSF 6347-4449 on the point with DPU's. Wish it was the steam version of 4449, lol. The 4449 has stopped in Ritzville in the past.
18. DPU's BNSF 7278-4305 on same train.

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Now for a bit of Traction from the Andy Goddard collection.

19. Pacific Electric MTA car 498 on a Charter run in the 1950's. Need location help Charlie.
20. PE MTA 498 at Wingfoot Freight Station in 1950's. Maybe same Charter run. Where is Wingfoot Charlie?
20. Key System streetcar 948 in Oakland in 1947. Not sure what line car is working.

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

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Find a green BN hopper without graffiti is difficult. If you could find two of them, you are a lucky guy and could win the lottery pool.

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/22 19:10 by pedrop.

Wow!... photos 19 & 20 are indeed rare. So rare, it looks like one of the crew brought his camera to record the event. 

Wingfoot was, in modern terms, an industrial park built by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, (the name is derived from Goodyear's corporate symbol; the winged foot)
between 1919-1920. The complex included housing tract, "Goodyear Gardens" for tire company workers. Over time other shippers located in the area.
Goodyear operations continued until about 1980 on the 74 acre site which was served in alternating periods (I believe years, but others here may correct me),
by both Pacific Electric and Santa Fe. PE's connection, south of Gage Ave on their "four-tracks" extended about .75 miles west to the corner of Central Ave & Gage where
we see combo 498 parked. I have to believe Santa Fe crews gained access to Wingfoot via their Harbor District which ran parallel along Slauson Ave, to the north. If you Google the area, an aerial view shows many 
of the curved leads which are telltales for railroad tracks...apparently all removed. In my brief PE career Santa Fe was the operator on the line and I never saw it for myself.

The line was built in by PE ancestor Los Angeles Inter-Urban Ry in 1904 to serve Ascot Park, which closed in 1908 and I assume never hauled a paying passenger while under “New” PE ownership after 1911.

Charlie 
 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/22 19:45 by cewherry.

Thanks Pedro and Charlie! Always enjoy your added interesting information Charlie on the PE.

Larry

It was fun to see Wingfoot, I have made a couple of track inspections there on motor cars with Rudy Widmann, the SP Division Engineer.
Rudy worked in the PE Engineering Dept. before being transferred to the SP and  he had a lot of tales about working the various PE lines during and after WWII before the massive bus conversion.

Key System train looks to be at 13th and Broadway; train is on 13th and is just crossing Broadway.  McNutt's Hats was near the corner, and Google Earth Street View shows the same building today on the corner.  Based on Street View, the train is going the wrong way on a one way street....per today's traffic flow!  LOL.

Cool traction photos, Larry.  Being a native born Bay Area-ite, with grandparents in Albany/Berkeley area, I am fascinated by anything that was once in that area.  Unfortunately, I was just getting old enough to be aware of trains when they were tearing everything out.  But I can remember my folks driving through the old Key System tunnel in Berkeley - Solano Ave., I think?

Thanks again everyone for your interesting information. Will hopefully post more tomorrow.

Larry