Western Railroad Discussion > Finally About Caught Up On The BNSF-A Bit Of Traction

It was a Cold blustery(25-35mph) day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub on the BNSF Northern Transcon. The high-low was 38-29, colder night on tap. Traffic is at 18 trains since midnight with more on the way. Here are some trains from 11/14 to 11/17/2022 and a bit of Traction and some. About caught up, lol.

11/14/2022

1. WB 155pm manifest train with BNSF 6822 and CSX 5352 on the point with no DPU.
2. Another shot of CSX 5352 on same train.
3. WB 305pm coal train with BNSF 7466-4275-7589 on the pull with DPU.

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4. DPU GECX 4790 on same train.

11/16/2022 Frozen fog day.

5. EB 1036am manifest train with BNSF 6762, KCSM 4656 and BNSF 3155 on the point with no DPU.
6. WB 1124am grain train with BNSF 7924-4190 on the pull with DPU.

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7. DPU NS 4389 on same train.
8. WB 1257pm manifest train with BNSF 7494-6842 on the point with DPU.
9. A rare clean BNSF Reefer rolling in same train.

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10. DPU BNSF 7528 on same train.
11. WB 202pm stack train with BNSF 6229-5522 on the pull with DPU.
12. Stacks on the roll on same train.

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13. More stacks on the roll on same train.
14. DPU BNSF 6864 on same stack train.
15. WB 325pm oil train with BNSF 7483-H1 967 on the point with DPU's.

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16. DPU's BNSF 7359-8056 on same train.

11/17/2022

17. WB 1201pm grain train with BNSF 4588-6481 on the pull with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot-wave from the hogger.
18. DPU's BNSF 6586-4256 on same train.

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

19. LARY streetcar 1446 on the W Line in the mid 1950's. Need location help Charlie. Jerry Squier photo.
20. Phoenix, AZ streetcar 512 on the 4 line in the 1940's. Any extra info welcomed. Gene Caywood and Old Pueblo Trolley Museum collection.
21. OT--Phoenix, AZ buses in th 1940's. Gene Caywood collection.

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22. OT--San Francisco Muni Mack Bus 2465 on the 1 California Line at Jackson and Presidio in the 1960's. Jerry Squier photo.

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

Larry
Ritzville, WA

 

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LATL 1446 is changing ends at Washington Blvd. and Rimpau Blvd., the western terminus of the W Line.

Thanks for that info Jerry!

Larry

Thank you for these great pics, Larry!

Ritzville Action
Lots of coming and going in the cold weather; hopefully we will get a break soon.
Manifest traffic and intermodal traffic add variety, interest, and color.
Several foreign units made an appearance but BNSF units dominated.
Unit Of The Day is BNSF #3155

Historic Traction
19 - Most excellent trac tion scene featuring #1446; newest auto in photo is the 1956 Ford on the near right.
22 - MUNI #2465, in very nice surroundings is a Mack Model C-49-DT built in 1958.

Thanks for another outstanding action and traction photo posting.

ALLEN
 

Thanks Allen for another day of interesting reviews, bus models and year and autos, always appreciated!

Larry

Photo 21 shows brand new 1937 Ford busses lined up in front of what looks like Old City Hall at 1st Ave and Washington.  The building still exists and was/is the Maricopa County Courthouse.
Photo 20 - Route 4 was known as the Indian School Line. From the Downtown Loop, it ran north on 1st St. to Roosevelt where it turned right for two blocks to 3rd St., continuing north to Indian School Rd. Much of this area was occupied by the Old Phoenix Indian School.  It is now Steel Indian School Park. The line was double track from Roosevelt to Indian School Rd, so the photo could be anywhere along 3rd St.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/22 06:23 by agent1522.

Larry, are you sure the train in the first two photos was a manifest?  It seems odd they would put empty well cars ahead of loaded freight cars.  I'm guessing that might be a bare table train instead.  Always enjoy your photos, especially the traction stuff.  Thanks for posting.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

Thanks "agent1552" for your interesting insight on the locations of the 4 line in Phoenix and the year of the buses and location, much appreciated. Nick, it was a manifest train looking a bit different with the first few cars being empty well cars.

Larry