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    BNSF track projects, WA State 2014

    Busy on the Bellingham Sub. More concrete ties and updated crossings. During the daytime work window the empty coals are going down the Sumas line. I guess they figured out the 6 axle curvature problem in Sedro Woolley. Read in the local paper that two new sidings are planned, one to the...
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    Rocky Mountaineer

    Just heade south out of Bellingham. I guess we will see a few of these specials this travel season?
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    BNSF track projects, WA State 2014

    Thanks,Todd! That's exactly what I wanted to see. Interesting to see how the surviving pieces fitted into the working structure.
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    BNSF track projects, WA State 2014

    That is kind of sad. Granted, these aren't remnants of some Roman aqueduct but they are a reminder of the role the Milwaukee Road played in Washington State. I was impressed and reflective when I saw them a few years ago. I'm having a hard time finding an image of this bridge when it was active...
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    Class Reunion Trip 2013

    Got anymore photos, Bill? I would like to see what you found in Lewiston. Either they moved the Royal City ALCO since I photographed it in 2000, or they tore down some sheds that were around it. The engine is seemingly on static display for the past couple of decades, though I imagine there...
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    Thunder Mountain Line

    Happened to see this at Horseshoe Bend, Idaho on my way to Boise. They offer a variety of excursions, though it looks like there might be a slide in the canyon south of Cascade, which is the northern end of the line. Beautiful area along the Payette River.
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  7. Joseph Branch of Wallowa Union Rail Authority

    Joseph Branch of Wallowa Union Rail Authority

    This photo, taken Sept. 29th, 2010 in Joseph, Oregon, shows what the Joseph Branch (ex Idaho Northern Pacific, ex UP) in northeast Oregon is about. That is a center beam car storage for the UP. From Wallowa to Joseph some 1,200+ cars are stored throughout the valley. Many of the residents seem...
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    Comment by 'Facing West' in media 'B&O 294798 Stranded'

    Great photo.
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    Comment by 'Facing West' in media 'Coal meets Stacks at MP 10'

    Real nice photo. I like the low angle. It draws your attention.
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