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  1. 1925 Plymouth

    1925 Plymouth

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    • Category: Industrial and critters
  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
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  3. 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
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    • Category: Western United States
  4. SB Baretable @ Sunriver, OR

    SB Baretable @ Sunriver, OR

    A southbound baretable (spine cars) blasts through Sunriver, OR at track speed (50 mph in dark territory). Those aren't specks on my lens, they're big snowflakes making an unsuccessful attempt at extending our winter.
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    • bend bnsf ot sunriver
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    • Category: Western United States
  5. SB Baretable @ Sunriver, OR

    SB Baretable @ Sunriver, OR

    A southbound baretable (spine cars) blasts through Sunriver, OR at track speed (50 mph in dark territory). Those aren't specks on my lens, they're big snowflakes making an unsuccessful attempt at extending our winter.
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    • bend bnsf ot sunriver
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    • Category: Western United States
  6. BNSF 129

    BNSF 129

    A work train came through Bend today, led by ES44C4 6627. I couldn't get a photo of the lead unit, but this GP60M was hiding in the consist.
    • warrenroot
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    • 129 bend bnsf gp60m or
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  7. BNSF 4566 South at Bend, OR

    BNSF 4566 South at Bend, OR

    At SSS Cascan
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    • bend bnsf ot trunk
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    • Category: Western United States
  8. BNSF 4566 South at Bend, OR

    BNSF 4566 South at Bend, OR

    At NSS Cascan
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    • bend bnsf ot trunk
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    • Category: Western United States
  9. Coming...

    Coming...

    BNSF 4490 North splits the signals at SSS Deschutes, a few miles north of Bend, OR.
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    • bend bnsf ot trunk
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    • Category: Western United States
  10. Pacific Harbor Line 66

    Pacific Harbor Line 66

    BNSF 4327 North came through Bend with the Pacific Harbor Line 66 as the last locomotive of the head end consist. While this may look like an SD40-2, it is actually an MP20C-3, built from an ex SP SD40.
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    • 4327 bend bnsf cascan mp20c-3 or phl
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    • Category: Western United States
  11. Real Heritage

    Real Heritage

    The SP 144 is the third unit of five on this Northbound (first two were boring H2 BNSF C44-9W's). SP 144 has survived 14 years without an ugly UP patch, and behind SP 144, BNSF 755 and BNSF 758 still wear the red and silver Warbonnet scheme of the Santa Fe.
    • warrenroot
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    • 144 755 758 bend bnsf cascan or sp
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  12. SP 144

    SP 144

    I was reading the "other" forums this morning and saw a heads up about this AC4400 heading North on the BNSF Gateway Sub. in Northern California. I heard the lead unit (BNSF 5450) get a warrant from 11Z to North Siding Switch Cascan, and the hunt was on! The BNSF 1000 also came...
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    • 144 ac4400cw bend cascan or pacific southern sp
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    • Category: Union Pacific
  13. Ferromex ES44

    Ferromex ES44

    This Ferromex ES44 was on the train with the heat exchanger / boiler.
    • warrenroot
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    • bend bnsf cascan ferromex or
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    • Category: International Locomotives and Rolling Stock
  14. Heat Exchanger / Boiler on the Trunk

    Heat Exchanger / Boiler on the Trunk

    I got a call from a friend who lives near the tracks telling me about this load. This is the first time I've seen something like this come through Bend.
    • warrenroot
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    • bend bnsf cascan or
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    • Category: Unusual Loads
  15. S/b Grainer on the OT Sub.

    S/b Grainer on the OT Sub.

    A very rare for the OT Sub. southbound grain train has topped Lava Butte Summit south of Bend, OR, in a "moderate" snow storm. 2nd loaded grainer we've seen come through here in the last couple of weeks, apparently symboled as Pasco to Barstow.
    • robjacox
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    • bend bnsf grain lava snow
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  16. ATSF 151824

    ATSF 151824

    This old Santa Fe boxcar came through Bend on a Northbound manifest today. Amazing to see a car still retaining its ATSF reporting marks in 2010, and in revenue service. Too bad the graffiti covered up the build date.
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  17. TTZX 856810

    TTZX 856810

    After calling Rob (robjacox) about the BNSF SD70ACe coming into town, I headed down to Cascan myself to try and get a photo of it with my new camera. If you saw Rob's photo of the SD70ACe, you'll know what happened to me when they set out the cars. This car a only a test shot to dial in the...
    • warrenroot
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    • 856810 bend cascan centerbeam or ttzx
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  18. ...and then an SD70ACe

    ...and then an SD70ACe

    On Monday the BNSF sends an ES44C4 up the Oregon Trunk Sub., and on Wednesday an SD70ACe! A first for me for both models, 2 days apart.Thanks to Warren Root for the heads up.
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    • bend bnsf ot sd70ace
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    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  19. Finally a C4 in central Oregon!

    Finally a C4 in central Oregon!

    I hear one or two came down the OT Sub. when they were first released, but this is the 1st one I've seen. Departed northbound out of Bend at 4:00pm. Not sure where (Pasco or Vancouver/Seattle) it was heading.It's pretty cold here - about 0 degrees - and that's fresh powder getting blown around...
    • robjacox
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    • bend bnsf es44c4 ot
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  20. Bend, OR - Nov. 1997

    Bend, OR - Nov. 1997

    Shortly after the BNSF merger, a shiny and still-Santa Fe SD75M leads a southbound manifest at Bend, OR.
    • robjacox
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    • bend bnsf ot sd75m
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Western United States



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