Western Railroad Discussion > Rolling Thru Sun, Frozen Fog and Snow On BNSF-A Bit Of Traction

It was a dark damp snow day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub on the Northern Transcon. The high-low was 39-27 with 2 plus inches of snow with drifts with strong winds. More cold weather ahead with some snow flurries. Snow did some melting today the high 30's temp during today. ATCS monitor finally back up this morning, sure makes it easier to catch trains, it's hard by ear in the cold weather. Here are some trains from Sunday to today.

11/27/2022

1. WB 148pm grain train with BNSF 5263-6068 on the point with DPU. Last day of sunshine.
2. DPU BNSF 6126 on same train.

11/28/2022

3. WB 938am grain train with BNSF 5251-4341 on the pull with DPU's. Frozen fog day early.

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4. DPU's BNSF 4614-7577 on same grain train.

11/29/2022. Very cold morning, down to 10 degrees.

5. WB 811am manifest train with BNSF 6796-7508-8020 on the point with DPU.
6. WB 846am coal train with BNSF 8464-9195-3918 on the point with DPU.
 

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7. DPU BNSF 6373 on same train.
8. WB 909am oil train with BNSF 9721 and GECX 4883 on the pull with DPU's.
9. Grab shot by ear of WB 1121am #27 with AMTK 310 on the point about 7hrs late. Almost missed #27.

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10. EB 1138am empty oil train with BNSF 7007 and CP 8014 on the pull with DPU.
11. DPU BNSF 7706 on same train.
12. WB 127pm "Z" train with BNSF 7235-4315-7866 on the point with no DPU.

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13. TOFC on the roll on same "Z".
14. WB 134pm grain train with BNSF 6064-7863 on the pull with DPU. Birds are telling me they are hungry. Seed is on the way.

11/30/2022---2 inch plus snow day.

15. WB 911am "Z" train with BNSF 8437-3927 on the point with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.

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16. A few TOFC on the roll on same train.
17. More TOFC on the roll on same train.
18. DPU's BNSF 7829-4344 on same "Z".

 

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

19. LARY streetcar 1450 on the 5 Line in Los Angeles in the 1950's. Need some location help Charlie. Jerry Squier photo. Nice looking Pontiac!
20. Washington D. C. PCC 1485 in subway. Not much info on this slide. Any extra info welcomed. Unknown photographer.
21. San Francisco Muni PCC 1152 on the L Taraval Line in 1962. Unknown photographer.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/30/22 15:26 by Ritzville.

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22. OT--Valley Transit Lines bus 232 in Phoenix, AZ. Gene Caywood and Mark Hart collection.
23. Couple of Sun Valley Transit buses 201-207 in Phoenix, AZ in the 1960's. Mark Hart collection.

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a great evening and tomorrow. Thanks so much for looking! Stay warm!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Nice series Larry. Cold times arrived there in your backyard. Time to take care with the heath. It's hot in Brazil, but we have rains every day. I am recovering from a terrible flu. So, that's why I haven't posting here in TO. Have a good week.

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



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Thanks Pedro, sorry to hear you have been sick with flu. Lots of that going around here. I took a flu shot, hope that helps not to catch the bug. Winter seems to be here early with the snow. Get well soon!

Larry

No 19 seems to be at the extreme north end of the 5-Line on Eagle Rock Blvd as it existed after March 18, 1948.
From what I can determine the line was shortened back to Eagle Rock Bl from its original route on Colorado Bl
to Townsend St on that date. Looking carefully we can see what appears to be a track switch leading, most likely,
toward the the mid-1950's Pontiac which will put the 1450 back on its route to Hawthorne and Broadway in the
city of Hawthorne. The entire route was abandoned on May 2, 1955. Looks like Mr Squire was trying to capture
some final photos before it was too late. As always, open to suggestions.

One edit: Car 1450 now lives at Perris, CA as part of the collection of the Southern California Railway Museum.


Charlie



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/30/22 21:17 by cewherry.

20. Below street level loop at the south end of Rt 50 (14th Street) adjacent to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Thanks Charlie for your interesting classroom steering us thru the 5 Line, lots of tid-bits of information, much appreciated. Thanks "parsonplus" for the interesting info in Washinton D.C., always appreciated!

Larry

Ritzville Action
Changing Weather - Clear, Clouds, Snog, and Snow but train traffic stayed on a roll.
A very late passenger train made yesterday's scene in the "Big R" (big for lots of trains).
Real variety of freight traffic was on the move; intermodal added nice colors.
Unit Of The Day is BNSF #8464.

Historic Traction
19 - That 1956 Pontiac Hardtop beside #1450 sure looks sharp.
21 - Hope the brakes on #1152 were working well as it descended that hill.
23 - SVBL #201 is a GM Model TDH-4509 built in April 1952.
       SVBL #207 is a GM (somewhat rare) Model TDH-4515 built in March 1955.
       These coaches were built for suburban service with all forward facing seats,
        tall window arrangement, and single entry. AC was added in the mid 1960's.

Thanks for another super action and traction posting; always appreciate your work.

ALLEN



 

Thanks Allen for your enjoyable revoews of the train action and Traction and bus action. Always fun learning bus models and years, plus autos, Always appreciated.

Larry

Charlie,
I beg to differ with you on your descripion of LATL 1450 in Picture 17.
The Car is actually eastbound on 8th Street on the S-Line at Westmoreland Avenue.
Notice the tower of the former Broadway-Wilshire Department Store now the Southwest School of Law peeking above the buildings.

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

JimBaker Wrote:
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> Charlie,
> I beg to differ with you on your descripion of
> LATL 1450 in Picture 17.
> The Car is actually eastbound on 8th Street on the
> S-Line at Westmoreland Avenue.
> Notice the tower of the former Broadway-Wilshire
> Department Store now the Southwest School of Law
> peeking above the buildings.


8th St it is---I can't argue with the architecture. Have to agree, that one-of-a-kind tower sure looks like the Bullocks Wilshire store.
Thanks for the correction, Jim.

Charlie