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    Comment by 'robjacox' in media 'CN Power on the Oregon Trunk'

    It would have been a "10" if you took it today!
  2. One-of-a-kind in Bend, OR

    One-of-a-kind in Bend, OR

    "New" BNSF GP60 168 showed up yesterday as local power in Bend, OR, on the Oregon Trunk Sub. It is ex-HLCX 7700, received it's red paint while on lease to the Vermont Railway, and was originally purchased by the Texas-Mexican Railway. Sister BNSF 169 (still in T-M green) was wrecked...
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    • bend bnsf gp60 ot
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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    Comment by 'robjacox' in media 'UP 5381 Frazier, OR'

    The train is crossing the site of the massive "Frazier Slide" from 2008. On the right is a slide fence and what appears to motion detectors on concrete barricades. The lights (which did not come on at night) are wired to a control box with a small radio antenna on it. I did not notice...
  4. Southbound at Lava Butte Summit

    Southbound at Lava Butte Summit

    A southbound BNSF manifest crests Lava Butte Summit, 11 miles south of Bend, OR. A nice one-mile hike over the lave rock from the truck, mid-day, at 90 degrees!
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    • bend lava ot
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
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    Comment by 'robjacox' in media 'A real SD45'

    Mr. Vain: "Is faded primer even a color?" That's not faded primer, it's faded CSX gray. And after a week of seeing 100 or so BNSF H2-painted Dash-9's, this WAS a real treat. To each his own!
  6. Cool Lodging in Essex, MT

    Cool Lodging in Essex, MT

    Our hotel room for two nights! What a great place for the railfan to stay.
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    • essex f45 gn
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  7. A real SD45

    A real SD45

    Passing through Cheney, WA, last week, we hoped we could locate this SD45. Not only did we find it, but it was parked in a clear spot (shot was taken from a "public" parking lot) and in beautiful light.
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    • sd45
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  8. A rare profile

    A rare profile

    MRL SDP40 #290 displays it's rare profile while sitting in the engine facility in Missoula, MT.
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    • mrl sdp40
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
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    Comment by 'robjacox' in media 'Train, Sunrise, Mountain'

    I give this shot a ten for two reasons: It is a great shot (lighting, snow on the mountain). And anyone who will risk their lives standing against the railing of the Hwy 97 bridge (on the non-sidewalk side) deserves a 10!
  10. Ex-Oakways on the MRL

    Ex-Oakways on the MRL

    2 EMD ex-Oakway SD60's lead an eastbound manifest through the yards on the MRL at Missoula, MT, on July 4. Interestingly, we saw these two units on a NB in Bend, OR, on July 2 as we left town to start our week-long Montana vacation, and we see them here 2 days later.
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    • mrl oakway
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  11. WB auto racks at Essex, MT

    WB auto racks at Essex, MT

    Westbound auto racks roll through Essex, MT, taken from the lawn of the Izaak Walton Inn.
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    • bnsf essex marias
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Western United States
  12. WB Grain at Scribner

    WB Grain at Scribner

    Westbound grainer at Scribner, WA
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    • bnsf grain scribner
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  13. WB Potash at Marshall, WA

    WB Potash at Marshall, WA

    WB UP potash train climbs up Marshall Canyon out of Spokane, WA.
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    • marshall spokane up
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Western United States
  14. WB "Z" at Athol, ID

    WB "Z" at Athol, ID

    Westbound Z train accelerates after being held for a red signal at Athol, ID.
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    • bnsf funnel z
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States
  15. WB "Z" at Boyer West

    WB "Z" at Boyer West

    A westbound Z train climbs into Sandpoint, ID, at Boyer West. My auto-focus choked after this shot, wasn't able to get shot of it splitting the signals!
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    • bnsf funnel z
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
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