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

It was a breezy partly cloudy day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub. The high-low was 50-29 with a TR of rain. Traffic is at 19 trains since midnight with more on the way. Here are some trains from yesterday and a few from today, plus a bit of Traction.

3/23/2023

1. Grab shot of EB 255pm manifest train with BNSF 8159 on the point of 6 units with no DPU.
2. FXE 4056 in the head-end mix of same train.
3. KCS 5006-5001 in the head-end mix of same train.

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4. EB 320pm grain train with BNSF 8159-5058 on the pull with DPU.
5. DPU BNSF 6025 on same train.
6. EB 339pm manifest train with BNSF 8292-7156 on the point with no DPU.

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7. EB 403pm Empty coal train with BNSF 3856-4140-4641 on the pull with DPU.
8. DPU BNSF 7133 on same train.
9. WB 516pm grain train with BNSF 6127 and UP 6658 on the point with DPU.

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10. Old ATSF hopper rolling in same train.
11. ​WB 613pm grain train with BNSF 5059-4104-4230 on the point with DPU.
12. DPU BNSF 4069 on same train.

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3/24/2023

13. ​WB 912am manifest train with BNSF 6801-5200=GECX 4844-BNSF 4309 on the pull with no DPU.
14. Nice clean GT blue boxcar rolling in same train.
15. ​EB 1134am "Z" train with BNSF 6522-5345-6580 on the point with no DPU.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/24/23 16:08 by Ritzville.

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16. Stacks on the roll in same train.
17. TOFC on the roll in same "Z".
18. ​WB 1157am manifest train with BNSF 6708-7089 on the pull with DPU's.

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19. DPU's BNSF 3701-5483 on same train.

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

20. LATL H-3 streetcar 1450 on it's Chartered journey in the 1950's. Need help on location. Jerry Squier photo.
21. San Francisco Muni streetcar 158 on the M Line at Randolph and Orizaba in 1955. Alan Weeks photo.

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22. TTC(Toronto) PCC 4544 and newer streetcar 4055 at Roncesvalles and Queen in the 1970's?. Mitchell Libby photo. Any extra info welcomed.
23. OT--A/C Transit bus 1702 at Cutting Blvd and San Pedro in Richmond, CA in 1968. Ron Johnsen photo. Any extra info welcomed.

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

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Nice trains with interesting freight cars. Maybe the blue GT box car with the open door has a hobo inside like it happened in the old times.

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

Thanks Pedro, I was thinking how cold it would be the blue boxcar, lol.

Larry

Another great series Larry. I especially liked the DP's in sunlight-good timing.

PCBill

No 20 appears to be on LAMTA's 'S-Line, moving eastward on the median strip that seperated the traffic
lanes on Gage Ave, between its otherwise north-south travels along Central Ave and Avalon Blvd. 
The brick building remains today albeit protected by a sturdy steel fence. We're in the Wingfoot industrial
area served by Pacific Electric and Santa Fe and there are tracks beyond the far curb. The railroad crossing
sign is there for the two tracks which will cross Gage, before reaching that two-story cream colored building,
to access the southern portion of the industrial park which included its namesake industry and first
tenant: Goodyear Tire and Rubber company. Sadly, no rail service is available today but the area is still a very active 
light industry source of commerce.

Notice the 1450 is displaying the PERRIS dash sign, a nod to where the 1450 will be heading soon, and remains today.

Charlie 

Thanks Bill for your kind comments. Thanks Charlie for your in depth classroom information as to the 1450's location Much appreciated to you both!

Larry

Great stuff as always Larry, thanks for the look.
—Mac

Louisville Section - running late 

RITZVILLE ACTION
Moderate weather and an interesting array of traffic.
Six units on the point of lead-off train was impressive.
UP #6658 may be on a covert spy mission for its owner.
Unit Of The Day is FXE #4036, from "South Of The Border"

HISTORIC TRACTION
21 - Auto following #158 is a 1952 Oldsmobile.
22 - Very nice meet scene, 
23 - #1702 is a GM Model TDH-4507 Blt 1947.

Thanks for the interesting action and insightful traction posting. 
Always look forward to and appreciate your work.

ALLEN 
 

Thanks Mac for your nice comments. Thanks Allen for your as always fun and interesting reviews, unit of the day and bus and car models and year built. I agree on the unit of the day. Much appreciated to you both!

Larry