Western Railroad Discussion > Rolling Towards the Weekend On The BNSF-A Bit Of Traction

It was a muggy mostly cloudy day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub on the Northern Transcon. The high-low was 76-56 so far. Traffic is at 24 trains since midnight with more on the way. Here are some trains from today and the last couple of days, plus a bit of Traction.

6/15/2022

1. WB 230pm manifest train with BNSF 7769-4732 on the point with DPU.
2. Different type cars rolling in same train.
3. Grab shot of EB 307pm manifest train with BNSF H1 1080-4307-7655-7533 on the pull with no DPU.

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4. WB 532pm light power move with BNSF 7055-4013-7219-3786-Orange alon with a friendly toot-toot from the hogger. Not sure why all the light power moves.
5. EB 559pm manifest train with BNSF 7505-8288 on the pull with no DPU.

6/16/2022

6. WB 838am 2x3x3 Super grain train with BNSF 3696-7208 on the point with DPU's.

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7. Middle DPU's BNSF 5201-5064-H1 1051 on same train.
8. End DPU's BNSF 5489-5228-6906 on same Mega train.
9. WB 1008am grain train with BNSF 6774 and CP 8885 on the pull with DPU.

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10. EB 1227pm light power move with BNSF 3764-6137-4112.
11. WB 759pm grain train with BNSF 7383 and CN 2803 on the pull with DPU. Thanks Ted!
12. DPU BNSF 4296 on same train

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6/17/2022

13. WB 1107am grain train with BNSF 7077 and CN 8881 on the point with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
14. DPU BNSF 4366 on same train.
15. EB 1219m manifest train with BNSF 6414 and CP 9803 on the pull with no DPU.

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16. A rare clean TBOX yellow boxcar rolling in same train.
17. EB 1234pm grain train with BNSF 5165, CSX 3084 and BNSF 8367 on the point with DPU.
18. WB 115pm oil train with CN 3834-2566 on the pull with DPU and a friendly wave from the hogger. Thanks Zachary!



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/17/22 22:32 by Ritzville.

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19. DPU CN 8004 on same oil train.

Now for a bit of Traction from the Andy Goddard collection, Jerry Squire photos.

20. Pacific Electric MTA 1519 crossing Slauson Ave, in 1959 with crossing guard. Crossing gates from Griswold being installed. Any information welcomed.
21. Pacific Electric motors 1621-1625 on a freight in 1950's. Need more info Charlie.

 

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22. Key System F train 134 heading for Shattuck Ave I believe in Oakland, CA in the 1950;s. Information welcomed.
23. OT--For Allen, some Greyhounds parked across from Pier 15 in San Francisco in the 1960's,
24. Extra OT-- For Allen, three Greyhound rearends I believe in Calif in the 1960's, maybe later.

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a great weekend and Father's Day. Thank you so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Great series Larry. I love these old style hoppers seen in picture 3. Any closer picture of them? Are they used to ballast the tracks?

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

pedrop Wrote:
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> Great series Larry. I love these old style hoppers
> seen in picture 3. Any closer picture of them? Are
> they used to ballast the tracks?
>
> Posted from Android

I'm not sure Pedro. That's the first time to see those type cars. Maybe someone can help us out.

Larry

BTW, picture 22 is also nice. I am wondering how is that location nowadays. Maybe someone have an updated picture of it.

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

Pedro
No need to post a current picture for #22.  The intersection of Adeline and Market Streets in Oakland is virtually unchanged.  If you look down Market St (on the left) you can see the crossbucks at 55th St where the Key System E line headed toward the Claremont Hotel.
If you look down Adeline ( on the right) beyond the F train, it sure looks like the eastbound San Francisco Chief (with full length dome) is turning off Adeline onto Lowell St (at 47th St).  It would be just minutes into its journey to Chicago.  I won't complain if anyone disproves me!

Stephanie Ann

Thanks Stephanie Ann and Pedro. Interesting info Stephanie Ann, much appreciated.

Larry

Ritzville Traffic
Another busy day with varied traffic, foreign power, and a toasted toaster.

Historic Traction
20 & 21 First two traction scenes are absolutely awesome.
23 Three Greyhound coaches left to right are: MACK Old Look, GM PD4102, and GM Old Look.
24 Left and Center are coaches are GM PD4104, the iconic Highway Traveler.  Right coach is a Motor Coach Industries MCI (Greyhound owned) MC-5.  Interestingly, MCI powered these coaches with Detroit Deisel (GM) engines and equipped them with Allison (GM) automatic transmissions. Estimate this photo was taken 1967.   

Thanks for the Ritzville update and the super terrific traction photo posting.

ALLEN

 
 

Hello Larry and all.

A couple of interesting Pacific Electric-related photos.

No 20 shows LAMTA 1519, outbound (southward) at Florence Ave; Slauson Ave had the addition of 
Santa Fe's Harbor District track just off the pavement--not seen in this photo. The building at the extreme
left was an appliance dealer called "Washer Wilson" and the building, minus it's second floor remains--most
recently an Ace Hardware. 

No 21 shows PE freight motors 1621-1625, I believe, moving timetable "Inbound" (compass north),
approaching--again I believe, Vernon Ave as evidenced by the oval sign hanging from the span-wire
above the first boxcar indicating a railroad crossing ahead--which would have been LARys tracks
in Vernon Ave.
 
A little more about these motors. As built in 1924 the 1631-class did not have the ability to operate in M-U
as seen in the photo. Not until 1945 did PE equip them with electrical equipment, from coaches purchased from 
SP's Oregon & California Electric lines in 1936, storing them at Torrance until 1941 when PE converted them
to Box Motors, stripping their MU electricals for use on the 1631-class for the war effort. Until the 1951
abandonment of electric operations on PE's entire Northern District, many of these 1631-class locomotives
became fixtures on 'The North' hauling freight from Los Angeles to San Bernardino and Colton.
After 1951 the 1631's were spread throughout the remainder of PE's operations on the Western and
Southern divisions as we see in this photo which had to be taken prior to December, 1956.  If my location is correct
these motors, together, were rated for 2200 tons for the run from Watts to 8th St Yard which is most likely beyond
their destination of Butte St Yard.

Charlie





 

Thanks Allen and Charlie for your interesting information as always. I always feel like I'm in a PE school house look back , always learn something new.

Larry

Ritzville Wrote:
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> 16. A rare clean TBOX yellow boxcar rolling in
> same train.
> 17. EB 1234pm grain train with BNSF 5165, CSX
> 3084 and BNSF 8367 on the point with DPU.
> 18. WB 115pm oil train with CN 3834-2566 on the
> pull with DPU and a friendly wave from the hogger.

Larry,

Glad you got the oil train with the CN power in picture #18.  Only took it 2 hours from the time I saw it to get to you.  Not bad..


SP8100

SP8100 Wrote:
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> Ritzville Wrote:
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> > 16. A rare clean TBOX yellow boxcar rolling in
> > same train.
> > 17. EB 1234pm grain train with BNSF 5165, CSX
> > 3084 and BNSF 8367 on the point with DPU.
> > 18. WB 115pm oil train with CN 3834-2566 on
> the
> > pull with DPU and a friendly wave from the
> hogger.
>
> Larry,
>
> Glad you got the oil train with the CN power in
> picture #18.  Only took it 2 hours from the time
> I saw it to get to you.  Not bad..
>
>
> SP8100

Thanks for the heads-up SP8100, much appreciated!

Larry

Can anyone in the know shed some light on all of the light power moves?  That seems like a strange operation when crews are already stretched thin.

steph62850 Wrote:
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> If you look down Adeline ( on the right) beyond
> the F train, it sure looks like the eastbound San
> Francisco Chief (with full length dome) is turning
> off Adeline onto Lowell St (at 47th St).  It
> would be just minutes into its journey to
> Chicago.  
>
 That's a really good eye on your part!