Western Railroad Discussion > Snow Has Returned On The BNSF Lakeside Sub-A Bit Of Traction

It was a snowy cold day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub. The high-low was 37-32 so far with 3 inches of new snow. Snow has been falling all day, but not sticking to the street in the 37 degree temp. Snowed heavy before sunrise. Traffic is at 16 trains since midnight with more on the way. Playing catch-up from 3/7 to 3/10.

3/7/2023


1. EB 327pm empty grain train with BNSF 6768-H1 1083 on the point with no DPU.
2. BNSF 486114 CB&Q Heritage Hopper rolling in same train.

3/8/2023

3. Herzog work train coming to town at 1108am

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4. Work train dropping off ties on yard track at 1147am.

3/9/2023

5. EB 928am empty grain train with BNSF 9066-5144-7297 on the pull with no DPU.
6. EB 942am "V" train with BNSF 5735 and Warbonnet 761 on the point with DPU.

 

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7. DPU BNSF 4082 on same train.
8. WB 959am coal train with BNSF 5348-H1 1105-1039 on the pull with DPU.
9. DPU BNSF 5986 on same train.

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10. EB 1013am Herzog work train leaving town with some smoke.
11. EB 1144am stack train with BNSF 7242-H1 1086 on the point with DPU.
12. Stacks on the roll on same train.

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13. DPU BNSF 6607 on same train.
14. WB 1215pm grain train with BNSF 6322-5300 on the pull with DPU.
15. WB 1257pm grain train with BNSF 9008-6540 on the point with DPU.

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3/10/2023--Work up to 3 inches of new snow, back to Winter, lol.

16. WB 923am manifest train with BNSF 7688 on the pull with DPU's in snowfall.
17. DPU's BNSF 8179-8067 on same train.
16. Grab shot of EB 952am grain train with BNSF Orange on the point with DPU's in snowfall.

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19. DPU's BNSF H1 1116-7479 on same train.
20. WB 1050am #27 with AMTK 206 on the pull about 7hrs late in light snowfall.

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

21. LATL H-4 streetcar 1445 on S Line in the 1950's. Need help on location Charlie. Jerry Squier photo.

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22. San Francisco Muni streetcar 77 on the "B" line at 22nd ave and Balboa St. in 1955. Alan Weeks photo.
23. San Francisco Muni streetcar 167 on "J" Line at 22nd and Church Sts. in 1957. Alan Weeks Photo.
24. TTC(Toronto) Trolley bus 9298 wirh GM bus at Ossington and Dupont in 1972. Mitchell Libby photo
Any extra info welcomed.

That's it for this snowy day. Hope everyone has a great evening and tomorrow. Thanks so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Neat snow shots. Sure miss the kind of work trains we grew up with rather than these modern versions
Brian Stevens

Posted from iPhone

Thanks Brian, I'm with you on the old work trains.

Larry

No 14 shows a LATL car at, I believe, the 'S-Line' at the western end of the line in the vicinity of W 8th St
and Western Ave in Los Angeles. A search of white pages phone books the Library of Congress website from
1950 and 1956 shows the Kimball Laundry & Dry Cleaners to be located at 3569 W 8th St in Los Angeles, which
today's Google Map places this photo to be less than a half block from the end of the line at Western Ave. 

EDIT:

After revisiting Mr Google's site and studying the current structures at this intersection, I conclude Mr Squires photo
of the 1445 was made while the car was on the 'loop' at 8th & Western moving from Western Ave to the eastward
traffic lane of W 8th St.  If I'm correct, this means the 'loop' occupied the northward traffic lane on Western for a very short,
less than 150 feet, distance. Again, if I'm correct, this loop seems to be contrary to other loops of the LARy-LATL-LAMTA
genre in that it occupied city streets throughout its length vs the 'normal' practice of exiting street trackage to accomplish 
its purpose while on private property. The other loop on the 'S-Line', placed in service at the same time, January 1958, utilized
off-street property at Manchester and Central. Apparently this was not possible at W 8th & Western.

The Kimball Laundry building in the photo remains today, albeit well hidden among newer structures. Googling the street view
reveals a couple architectural features shared by the Kimball structure and today's edition, most notably the angled entrance
door---bricked-up with the telltale address '3569' still in place.

So, to answer my own questions, I'd say: LATL H-3 1445, (which was scrapped in 1959) is on the western 'loop' of the
'S-Line', moving from Western Ave to W. 8th St in Los Angeles, sometime between--(another edit)--September 1958 and
the scrapping of 1445 in 1959.

Still open to any additions, corrections. Thanks HT6 for your comment.

Charlie



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/23 14:53 by cewherry.

#21.  Could that be  "5" and not a "S"?  I don't remember any trackage like that on the S.  The dash sign looks like it's a turn-back run but my iPad isn't that great to see what it says.

By the way, a view of a Muni car on 2nd Ave in San Francisco a few postings ago had what looked like an O on the roof.  It was actually a C that had been incorrectly placed.  There was never a Muni O line.

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/23 21:14 by HT6.

I know nothing about the 5 or S line in LA. I do agree with HT6 on that there was never an O Line San Francisco Muni. Thanks Charlie for all your detective work. This could be an unsolved case, lol. #21 sure looks like an S to me under magnification.

Larry

nice catches on those H1's ritz.

when is it gonna stop snowing up there?

66



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/23 17:56 by goneon66.

Thanks 66, I'm not sure. Everytime I think it's over, here comes another swoosh of snow. I'ts good for the farmers.

Larry

We got whacked in Coeur d'alene today... so ready for this junk to stop lol but at least we don't have the Tahoe mess!

Posted from Android



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/23 03:49 by goduckies.

Louisville Section - running late account of tax season

RITZVILLE ACTION
Blue skies turned to snow again; at least spring is only eleven days away.
Appears MofW crews were making the most of the clear weather.
Wonder if AMTK passengers were enjoying the snow scene or were anxious about running late.
Some very colorful intermodal containers passed through; always enjoy seeing those trains.
Unit Of The Day is BNSF #9008

HISTORIC TRACTION
21 - The latest model auto in the scene is the 1957 Ford nearest on the left.
23 - Especially nice scene.  Green auto is a 1952 Pontiac. The red/blue postal box dates the photo to post July 4, 1955.
24 - Like both Trolley Bus #9298 and an unidentified GM New Look in the scene.  Trolley is a Flyer Model E700A Blt 1971/72.

Thanks for the super catchup posting. Always appreciate your time, work, and dedication.

ALLEN

Thanks "goduckies" for your weather comments, I hear you on the crazy weather. Thanks Allen for your as always interesting reviews, unit of the day and bus and car models and year built. Hope you get money back on your taxes.

Larry

Ritzville Wrote:
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> Thanks "goduckies" for your weather comments, I
> hear you on the crazy weather. Thanks Allen for
> your as always interesting reviews, unit of the
> day and bus and car models and year built. Hope
> you get money back on your taxes.
>
> Larry


Yup... i start my training for BNSF in a week up here, so hopefully it gets better... soon you will be taking pictures of my train! Always appreciate your efforts.

Posted from Android



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goduckies Wrote:
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> Ritzville Wrote:
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> > Thanks "goduckies" for your weather comments, I
> > hear you on the crazy weather. Thanks Allen for
> > your as always interesting reviews, unit of the
> > day and bus and car models and year built. Hope
> > you get money back on your taxes.
> >
> > Larry
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> Yup... i start my training for BNSF in a week up
> here, so hopefully it gets better... soon you will
> be taking pictures of my train! Always appreciate
> your efforts.
>
> Posted from Android

Thanks, much Good Luck in your BNSF training. You will have to toot-toot by the house.

Larry