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

It was a warm day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub on the Northern Transcon. The high-low was 80-56. Traffic is at 20 trains since midnight. Didn't have much time for trains today. Lots of GE. Here are some trains from yesterday and today with a bit of Traction.

10/6/2022

1. EB 423pm oil train with BNSF 7119-7563-6651 on the point with DPU.
2. DPU BNSF 3856 on same train.
3. WB 439pm grain train with BNSF 3929-6144 on the pull with DPU.

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4. DPU BNSF 7346 on same train.
5. WB 1047am 3x3x2 Super grain train with BNSF 8281-4198-7936 on the point with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
6. Middle DPU's BNSF 7257-5871-H1 1021 on same train.

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7. End DPU's BNSF 8321-6544 on same Mega train.
8. WB 1219pm weed spraying work train with BNSF 8189 on the pull with no DPU.
9. EB 132pm empty ethanol train with BNSF 5009-H1 978 on the point with DPU.

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10. DPU BNSF 5907 on same train.
11. EB 237pm "Z" train with BNSF 4121-3806-4248 on the pull with no DPU.
12. Stacks on the roll on same train.

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13. TOFC on the roll on same train.
14 More TOFC on the roll on same "Z".

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

15. LARY streetcar in downtown Los Angeles in the 1950's. More info welcomed. Jerry Squier photo.
 

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16. PAT(Pittsburgh, PA) PCC South Hills Yard in the 1970's Andy Goddard photo. Info welcomed.
17. San Francisco Muni C streetcar in a traffic jam at Geary and Stockton Sts. in 1952. Steve Clark collection, Unknown Photographer. Nice autos. Additional info welcomed.
18. OT-- Street scene in Boston in the 1970's. Jerry Squier photo. Streetcar tracks, but none in sight. Any info welcomed



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/22 19:23 by Ritzville.

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19. OT--Back end of bus 232 at Santa Barbara, CA Transit looking a little rough in the 1960's. Any info welcomed.

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a great weekend. Thanks so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/07/22 17:07 by Ritzville.

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19. Santa Barbara CA?

usmc1401 Wrote:
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> 19. Santa Barbara CA?

Yes, sorry I'll add that to the picture.

Larry

In #17 the C California St car is traveling west up Sutter St at Stockton.  The old City of Paris department store marks it as Sutter and not Geary.

Stephanie Ann

steph62850 Wrote:
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> In #17 the C California St car is traveling west
> up Sutter St at Stockton.  The old City of Paris
> department store marks it as Sutter and not
> Geary.
>
> Stephanie Ann

Thanks Stephanie Ann for the correcton, I was told wrong. When I worked on the Muni it was on Market and on Powel and Hyde sts. I did work the California Cable on the Extra Board. It's been about 50 yrs since working the Cable Cars, mind is a little hazy, lol.

Larry

The yellow car next to the bus looks like a Rover P6.  I think these were first made in 1963.

mike woodruff
spokane

#15 is on Broadway, crossing the 101 Freeway.  In the background is that old building (name escapes me) that sat at an odd angle to all the other buildings downtown.  I guess it's gone now.

steph62850 Wrote:
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> In #17 the C California St car is traveling west
> up Sutter St at Stockton.  The old City of Paris
> department store marks it as Sutter and not
> Geary.
>
> Stephanie Ann

 Correction.  The City of Paris Department Store was at Geary and Stockton.  The Muni A, B and C lines ran on Geary, Market St. Ry. Cars   ran on Sutter (but had been replaced by buses at the time this photo was taken).  The track shown coming from the right originally connected the F line on Stockton to Geary so that the F line cars could get back to the carbarn at Geary and Presidio.  It appears the track leading from the inbound track connecting to Stockton St has been removed.  By the way, this F line has no relation to the current F line of historic streetcars on Market St.

Good trains Larry. I like the weed spraying train. Not easy to see them here. Hope you have a good weekend and more nice trains in your backyard.

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

Thanks everyone for all your interesting comments  and information, much appreciated!

Larry

HT6 Wrote:
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> steph62850 Wrote:
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> > In #17 the C California St car is traveling
> west
> > up Sutter St at Stockton.  The old City of
> Paris
> > department store marks it as Sutter and not
> > Geary.
> >
> > Stephanie Ann
>
>  Correction.  The City of Paris Department Store
> was at Geary and Stockton.  The Muni A, B and C
> lines ran on Geary, Market St. Ry. Cars   ran on
> Sutter (but had been replaced by buses at the time
> this photo was taken).  The track shown coming
> from the right originally connected the F line on
> Stockton to Geary so that the F line cars could
> get back to the carbarn at Geary and Presidio.
>  It appears the track leading from the inbound
> track connecting to Stockton St has been removed.
>  By the way, this F line has no relation to the
> current F line of historic streetcars on Market
> St.

After doing some investigation, I agree with HT6 Stephanie Ann, that is Geary and Stockton. The double lighted lamp poles were on Geary, Sutter had single armed lamps, plus all the rest of HT6 is correct. There would be no way for the F cars to return to the barn on Sutter.

Larry

Ritzville Action
Warm weather and the trains keep coming and going.
Real variety of train consists and motive power arrangements.
Super grain train was especially interesting.
Weed spraying train provides a critical need.

Historic Traction
15 - Bus following streetcar is a GM Model TDH-4801, a California only model;
       little red auto on the expressway is a 1955/56 Ford Thunderbird.
17 - Great scene, They certainly had a traffic jam
19 - Bus #232 really looks out of place in comparison to its surroundings

Thanks for taking your time to post more BNSF action and terrific traction photos.

ALLEN

Thanks Allen for your interesting reviews, bus model and auto ID and year, always appreciated. How'd you like the souped up '49 Olds in #17?

Larry

Good looking trains Larry--1 even elephant style power was nice.  Your part of the system gets a lot of good maintenance--cool to see the weed sprayer set.
Brian Stevens