Western Railroad Discussion > Frozen Fogged In On The BNSF--A Bit Of Traction

It was a cold frozen fog day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub on the Northern Transcon. The high-low was 34-23 with .15 of ice rain and snow.. Today seeing the trains was a big problem being socked in with fog. tried to filter some of the fog in a few pictures.Wasn't a good day for pictures. Here are a few trains in the fog and ice rain. The fog lifted for about 30 minutes for lone train this afternoon.

11/22/20

1. WB 417pm grain train with BNSF 7060- 4754 with DPU in ice rain and bad light.
2. DPU BNSF 3964 on same train.

11/23/2022

3. Looking out the back door at 1006am at the foggy conditions that got worse.

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4. EB 1019pm grain train with BNSF Orange on the pull with DPU.
5. DPU BNSF 5058 on same train.
6. WB 1034am coal train with BNSF 3966 on point of 3 units with DPU.

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7. Coal turned white on same train.
8. WB 1054am manifest train with BNSF 727 on point of 3 units with no DPU.
9. WB 1225pm grain train with BNSF two Orange units with DPU's. Birds gathering to eat at my back yard cafe.

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10. DPU's BNSF 6511-6671 on same grain train.
11. EB 1247pm empty grain train with a CSX unit in the middle of 3 units with no DPU.
12. WB 248pm grain train with BNSF 3870-5856 on the pull with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger. We could see each other for a change. The fog lifted for only 30 minutes, but lighting was bad.
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/22 15:51 by Ritzville.

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13. DPU BNSF 7101 on same train.

Now for a bit of Traction and some from the Andy Goddard collection. All Jerry Squier pictures.

14. LARy streetcar 1446 on F Line in the 1950's. Need help on location Charlie.
15. San Francisco Muni rail construction on Market St in the 1970's.

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16. Key System E Train at Claremont Hotel station in the 1950's. Any extra info welcomed.
17. OT--Mack Greyhound laying over near Pier 17 in San Francisco in 1960's.
18. Los Angeles Transit trolley bus 8033 on 3 line in 1950's. Need location help. 

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. Thanks so much for looking at the fog!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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#15.  That horrible looking freeway crossing Market St. has fortunately been taken down, along with the one that used to cross right in front of the Ferry Building.  This all happened after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.  Sometimes the worst events can result in some good.

Glad to hear those freeways to nowhere are gone. Must be a NICE view these days.

Larry

16.  Did anyone notice the real estate ad on the left?  A 3-bedroom, 2-bath house for $21,500.  I wonder how much that house is worth today?

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Ritzville Action
Definitely some gloomy wintry weather that is early for the season.
I think frozen fog should be called "snog" because in the air it is a cross between snow and fog.
Maybe the weather is for the birds, it certainly did not stop them. It didn't stop BNSF either.
Photo Of The Day is Photo 3 Looking Out Your Back Door.

Historic Traction
14 - Nice overall light traction scene. Auto to right of #1446 is a 195o Ford. Like the tractor with dump trailer in left background.
15 - Definitely a historic scene of a significant event; it won't happen again anytime soon.
16 - An interesting scene that includes a local landmark.
18 - #8033 is an AC&F/Brill Model TC-44 Built in 1946 looks great.

Thanks for posting the "snog" photos from Ritzville and the traction photos from yesteryear.

ALLEN

No 14 shows Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL) car 1446 on the far southern reaches of the "F-Line",
most likely in the vicinity of 116th St & So. Vermont Ave, which was the end of the line. Today that location
would put you just west of the 105/110 freeway interchange. The wide median of Vermont Ave we see
in this view, remains. From 1949 to final abandonment on May 2, 1955, the most likely time period of this
photo, the line was called the South Vermont and Union Station Line.

No 18 is of LATL trolley coach 8033, a 1946 ACF-Brill product on the "3-Line". The destination sign says
'To 58th St' which is very close, one block north, of Slauson Ave---and replaced the once-rail 'U-Line' on 
August 3, 1947. 

Charlie
 

Thannks NWRail for your comments. I was thinking the same thing on the house price. Thanks Allen for your innteresting reviews and your expertice on bus models and year auto years. I sure hope the "snog" is gone tomorrow. Thanks Charlie for your expertice on location points on the F Line and trolley bus location and make of bus. Much appreciated to all and a Happy Thanksgiving!

Larry

Fog in Ritzville?  What a shock...  Great shots of SF when it was SF.

Tough weather to shoot in. Not too often do we see white coal
Brian Stevens

Posted from iPhone

Nice to see the trains in the snow while here in the heat of South America. Keep warm Larry.

Posted from Android

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

Thanks Brian and Pedro!

Larry