Western Railroad Discussion > Playing Catch Up Once Again On The BNSF--A Bit Of Traction

It was aa sunny hot day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub on the Northern Transcon The high-low was 94-59.Century mark to return, Yuk! Traffic is at 13 trains since midnight with more on the way. Here are some trains from last Thursday and Friday and a bit of traction and some.

8/4/2022

1. WB 257pm coal train with BNSF 8062-7591 and KCSM 4763 on the point with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
2. Another shot of KCSM 4763 on same train.
3. DPU BNSF 3255 on same train.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/07/22 19:52 by Ritzville.

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4. WB 321pm manifest train with BNSF 7545-6212 on the pull with no DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
5. Clean TBOX yellow boxcar rolling in same train. Won't last long.
6. EB 620pm manifest train with BNSF 7159-H1 1027-SD 1820 on the point with no DPU.

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7. Long string of reefers rolling in same train.
8. EB 725pm manifest train with BNSF 7518 and NS 9779 on the pull with no DPU.

8/5/2022

9. EB 757am "V" train with BNSF 7386, NS 7545 on the point with DPU.

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10. DPU BNSF 4311 on same train.
11. WB 812pm manifest train with BNSF 4463-7900-6077on the pull with no DPU.
12. A new black SSTX 2126 rolling on same train.

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13. WB 824am manifest train with BNSF 7080 on the point with DPU's.
14. DPU's 4387-7043 on same train.
15. WB 1026pm coal train with BNSF 5657-7290 on the pull with DPU's.

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16. DPU's BNSF 7039-9237 on same train.
17. Somewhat blurry EB 821pm garbage/manifest train with BNSF 8063-8092 and NS 4488 on the point with no DPU.

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

18. LARy streetcar 421 on the G Line in the 1940's. Need location help Charlie. Bob McVay photo.

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19. San Francisco Muni PCC 1161 on the N Judah line in the mddle of Bart and Muni comstruction in the early 1970's. A Jerry Squier photo.
20. Key System F Train 187 at the San Francisco Transbay Terminal Station in the 1950's. A Jerry Squier photo.
21. OT--A GNC bus in Wichita, Kansas in the 1970's. Unknown photographer.
 

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22. OT--Vegas Transit Lines buses in LA? in the 1950's. Not much info on this picture. More info welcomed. A Jerry Squire photo.

That's it for today. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Thank you so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/07/22 16:17 by Ritzville.

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Nice shots. Really like the reefers
Brian Stevens

Posted from iPhone

Ritzville Traction
Never to hot for railroading; trains still roll and make our economy go..
Diverse traffic manifest traffic and coal that will make our lights glow.
Unit of the Day is BNSF #1820.

Historic Traction
18 - Great color scene from the 1940's, color then was rare
19 - In teresting BART and Muni construction scene with PCC #1161
21 - GM New Look was air conditioning equipped for its passengers' comfort
22 - 28 Ft. GM Old Look ready for the scrapper

Thanks for posting more interesting action updates and historic traction treasures.

ALLEN 
 

Photo 18 was taken on the G-Line during its last years of operation when the route served as a shuttle
between 12th St & Griffith Ave and Griffith Ave & Vernon Ave, a distance of 3.5 miles. At its zenith, around
1910, the G-Line extended through downtown L.A. on Main St as far north as Griffin Ave & Montecito Dr
on the south side of the Arroyo Seco in the vicinity of Sycamore Grove. By February 1938 the line ceased
running through downtown and took on its shuttle role until rail service ended on the line on June 30, 1946.

Charlie
 

Thanks Brian, Allen and Charlie. Thanks brian for your comments and uodate. Thanks Allen for your interesting comments and review. Thanks Charlie for your interesting comments on the G Line, wasn't to familiar with that line, much appreciated guys!

Larry