Western Railroad Discussion > Some Of Friday-Saturday's Action On BNSF--A Bit Of Traction

It was a partly cloudy coolish day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub. The high-low was 49-26. Traffic is at 18 trains since midnight with more on the way. Been a long lull in traffic this afternoon so far. Here are some trains from yesterday and a few from today and a bit of Traction.

3/24/2023

1. WB 301pm oil train with BNSF 7835-3993 on the point with DPU's.
2. DPU's BNSF 8242-4624 on same train.
3. Grab shot of EB 401pm manifest train with BNSF 8277 on the point of 5 units with no DPU.

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4. Old ATSF hopper rolling in same train.
5. Hail falling in the distance at 450pm
6. WB 451pm manifest train with BNSF 6589-7646 on the pull with no DPU.

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7. One blue with graffiti and one clean LRS Blue boxcar rolling in same train.
8. A clean TBOX yellow boxcar rolling in same train.

3/25/2023

9. WB 937am grain train with BNSF 5876-7067 on the point with DPU's and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/23 15:53 by Ritzville.

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10. DPU's NS 4145 and BNSF 3987 on same train.
11. Grab shot of EB 954am empty grain train with BNSF Orange EMD and Warbonnet on the pull with no DPU.
12. WB 1026am manifest train with BNSF 8063 and NS 4094 on the point with DPU.

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13. DPU BNSF 7345 on same train.
14. WB 1058am grain train with BNSF H1 1115-5349 on the pull with DPU and a friendly toot-toot from the hogger.
15. EB 1158am manifest train with BNSF 67??-9385-5510-2917 on the point with no DPU.

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

16. LATL H-3 streetcar 1450 on it;s Charter run travels in the 1950's. Any extra info welcomed. Jerry Squier photo.
17. San Francisco Muni streetcar 211 on the C Line entering Transbay Terminal station in 1957. Any extra info welcomed. Alan Weeks photo.
18. SEPTA(Philly) training PCC on a Charter run in 1978. Any extra info welcomed. Mitchell Libby photo.

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19. Pacific Electric Hollywood car 1801 at Watts car house in 1957. Too bad photo has a blur. Ron Johnsen photo. Any extra info welcomed.
20. OT--LA MTA bus 6633 at 10th Ave and W. Jeffersn loop in 1959. Any extra info welcomed. Ron Johnsen photo.

That's it for today. Train lull still in effect. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Thanks so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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#17.  The only buildings remaining standing today are the taller building on the far right and the one shorter building to its left.  Everything else has been or will be replaced by high rises.  Great traction pictures today, Larry, as usual.  Thanks.

Thanks HT6 for all the sad infomation. I'm glad I saw that area before the modern change, SF was a great old looking City.

Larry

Nice GP!
—Mac

Louisville Section - on the advertised

RITZVILLE ACTION
Nice weather with a very nice variety of traffic.
Great catch of an awesome weather display in Photo 5!
Unusual, two NS units heading west on different trains.
Unit Of THe Day is BNSF #2917

HISTORIC TRACTION
17 - Auto in the scene is a 1952 Ford.
18 - Definitely an interesting and unusual scene.
20 - #6633 is a GM Model TDH-3610 Blt 1947.

Thanks for posting more interesting action photos; Photo 5 is a super scene.
And a big thanks for the traction; like to see the buses and auto from yesteryear.
Your postings are always appreciated.

ALLEN

Larry,

I've seen a few pics of that training PCC in Philly. This is a new and clearer one. I never saw it in person. Scary that they appear to be flying black flags!
Thanks for more transit goodies.
Gonut

Thannks Mac, I liked the GP also. Thanks Allen for an on time arrival. Thanks for your very interesting reviews, unit of the day and glad you liked the weather shot. Had more the same weather today with rain and hail all around, but not in Ritzville. We could use the moisture also. Thanks Gonut1 one for your interesting observation of the Training PCC Much appreciated to you all.

Larry



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/23 19:47 by Ritzville.

No 16 shows a view of LAMTA car 1450 while on another excursion, this time on the 'V-Line' at the northern end 
of its route at the New Hampshire Ave wye within the campus of Los Angeles City College. The wye had been built to
allow predecessor LARy to turn its single-ended PCCs without the benefit of a loop in preparation for their southward trips.
Notice the "Perris" destination sign; many miles from the nearest 'home rail' of its owner. From the looks of these photos
it appears the local railfan community was dedicated to make one last trip aboard the 1450 over a major portion of what 
was left the former LARy system before moving on to her new owners in Perris. Thankfully we have these photos to 
show the extent of the fan base at the time.

Charlie



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/23 21:08 by cewherry.

Thanks Charlie as always for an interesting classroom narrative on the 1450 and it's final destination. Much Appreciated!

Larry