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    BNSF track projects, WA State 2014

    Interesting about the English siding project. I know one of the farmers real well, but he actually leases a little bit of the land from the BNSF on the far north end.
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    What Boots Do You Wear?

    Also wore White's for years farming...switched to Danners due to them being water proof. Might be just me, but even with constant greasing, my Whites tended to start leaking in under a year. Don't even wear rubber boots ditching anymore, Danners hold up great in water, stay warm and dry. Had...
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    What Boots Do You Wear?

    Some guys are Democracts, some are Republicans, I'm a Danner man. Danner "quarry" style boots, made in Portland, Ore, feel like a broke in pair of slippers when you first put them on. http://www.danner.com/?gclid=CNH56NfPyq0CFWgaQgodWxhRhA Life's short, buy expensive shoes. Martin Burwash
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    Comment by 'martin burwash' in media 'Tunnel # 16'

    Very cool!
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    Comment by 'martin burwash' in media 'all CP power'

    Agree, Hobo. Have seen plenty of the CN version of this train, first time I've seen an all CP consist. When it went south through Mt. Vernon, had 3 units on the point, and no DPU.
  6. EMD vs GE

    EMD vs GE

    A GE unit works west, passing an EMD unit waiting on the siding.
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    • Category: Western United States
  7. Opening the Upper Gate

    Opening the Upper Gate

    Harrison Local stops while a crewman opens the upper cattle gate.
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    • Category: Western United States
  8. Meeting on the Great Divide

    Meeting on the Great Divide

    A helper set shoves a coal heavy over the Great Divide at Blossburg while a lite set waits to return east to Helena
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    • Category: Western United States
  9. Shoving Around Austin

    Shoving Around Austin

    Head-end of a coal heavy works towards Iron Ridge while the helper shoves through West Austin
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    • Category: Western United States
  10. Midnight Meet

    Midnight Meet

    Empty coal waits at the summit of Mullan Pass for a westbound.
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    • Category: Night Photos
  11. Black Diamonds Westbound

    Black Diamonds Westbound

    The Livingston helper gives a westbound coal heavy a shove over Bozeman Hill.
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    • Category: Western United States
  12. Last Light

    Last Light

    A 4-set helper holds the siding at Blossburg, MT in the last light of the day.
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    • Category: Western United States
  13. Polson Local

    Polson Local

    The MRL Polson Local greets the morning sun.
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    Comment by 'martin burwash' in media 'La Grange'

    Amazing shot
  15. Peaking Around the Bend

    Peaking Around the Bend

    The headlight of an eastbound stack train illuminates the falling rain at Scenic, WA.
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