Western Railroad Discussion > Seeing more of this-BNSF symbol help please

I had to run an errand downtown this afternoon. I caught the BNSF 8491 east rolling into downtown Bismarck. 1x1 power, approximately 2 miles long, first third were ocean stacks and the rest of the train was vehicle carriers. I was shooting through my windshield and my rear-of-train shots focused on rain drops instead of train. Sorry. Any info on train symbol would be appreciated.

Bismarck Bill

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Nice grab—like the EMD leader

Brian Stevens

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My guess would be a VTACLPC filled out with container traffic out of the Port of Tacoma.  BNSF is on a big rally to increase train sizes (they apparently have "train-size-envy" because UP's trains are larger....).

Ticeska Wrote:
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> My guess would be a VTACLPC filled out with
> container traffic out of the Port of Tacoma. 
> BNSF is on a big rally to increase train sizes
> (they apparently have "train-size-envy" because
> UP's trains are larger....).

I think it's a pretty guess. The "super" train's also can't run on the HiLine EASTBOUND as sidings aren't long enough. So BNSF is sending them on the former NP east of Sandpoint.

BB

Ticeska Wrote:
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> My guess would be a VTACLPC filled out with
> container traffic out of the Port of Tacoma. 
> BNSF is on a big rally to increase train sizes
> (they apparently have "train-size-envy" because
> UP's trains are larger....).

I would actually guess the opposite and say it was an S-train with empty racks added at the rear. Loaded racks are more likely to be up front.