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Western Railroad Discussion > A Mt. Rainier MondayDate: 08/02/22 00:08 A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: DelMonteX After finishing some work in Kent, I took advantage of the cooler, but still sunny weather to catch some action on the railroads in the area.
Kent is a suburb south of Seattle, with the UP and BNSF Seattle Subs running north/south through "downtown". 1) at the south end is CP Willis and just south of that is a flock of geese. Not sure who paid for this installation, but years ago when it looked a lot better, I tried to use it as a photo element. From the ground it didn't work very well. From the air? 2) just a little further south is the crossing of the infamous Green River, with Mt Rainier as a background element. 3) moving further south to Auburn. Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/22 00:22 by DelMonteX. Date: 08/02/22 00:12 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: DelMonteX 4) after the previous Sounder, a BNSF train asked for use of the Stampede Wye as headroom.
5) moving still further south to Sumner, a north bound loaded coal train approaches the detector at MP 26.4 6) MP 26.4 was the meeting point for the head ends of the coal train and the last Sounder of the day, I caught the tail end meet. Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography Date: 08/02/22 00:16 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: DelMonteX 7) in Sumner proper, a southbound BNSF freight rolls through town. I believe this was Job 253, could be wrong.
8) on the other side of town the OSEGL (Garbage) train finally shows up on the UP Seattle Sub. 9) after just missing a BNSF freight here at Steilacoom and Bridge 14, I waited, and waited and just before the light completely failed, the OSEGL showed up. Mt Rainier managed to keep it's Lenticular cap for all it's photos. Pretty good day! Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/22 00:17 by DelMonteX. Date: 08/02/22 06:22 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: Bob3985 Great photos Steve.
Drones sure have changed the face of railfan photography. Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 08/02/22 06:30 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: 3rdswitch Outstanding bunch.
JB Date: 08/02/22 08:05 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: Gonut1 What Bob and 3rd said. I noticed the cap on Mount Ranier, interesting.
Go Date: 08/02/22 08:23 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: mapboy Good photos! I see the Auburn roundhouse footprint is still visible in photos #3 and #4.
mapboy Date: 08/02/22 09:42 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: Ritzville Very NICE series!!
Larry Date: 08/02/22 09:43 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: TAW DelMonteX Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 8) on the other side of town the OSEGL (Garbage) > train finally shows up on the UP Seattle Sub. That's funny, at least for me. When I moved to Mountlake Terrace, the garbage trucks, predecessor to Waste Management, had a huge seagull painted on the side, which seemed really appropriate. Wednesdays were the day the seagull would come for your garbage. TAW Date: 08/02/22 11:18 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: Railpax71 The cap on Rainier is called a lenticular cloud. It was a frequent feature of Rainier when I lived in the northwest and I see them multi layers on Fujiyama here. Warm moist air hitting the mountain cools as it rises and forms the cloud in the shape of a lens.
Date: 08/02/22 17:13 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: DelMonteX Thanks for the comments. Glad the photos are appreciated!
Steve Carter Gig Harbor, WA My Photography Date: 08/03/22 16:35 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: NWRail Great pictures. I didn't think you were allowed to fly a drone near the Auburn yard, due to the proximity of the Auburn airport.
Date: 08/03/22 18:27 Re: A Mt. Rainier Monday Author: ns1000 Great stuff..!! Thanks for posting.
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