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BNSF 5479 and BNSF 5662 in the lead of a northbound loaded unit coal train,pass under BPA high voltage power lines at Custer,WA enroute to the US-Canadian Border 9 miles ahead.
BNSF 9904 leads an empty southbound unit coal train at track speed (60 MPH) thru Custer,WA after discharging over 12,000 tons of export coal at Roberts Bank,BC.It's headed back to PRB for another load.
BNSF 2712 with three other GEEPS,the power for the CHERRY POINT LOCAL,makes a reverse move from the BNSF Bellingham Sub main where it left its string of empties into the INTALCO Yard at Custer,WA to pick up a string of ARCO/BP loaded hoppers.The Conductor and Brakeman ride the last trailing GEEP...
Four Geeps lead the "NEW WEST" northbound thru Custer,WA headed for the INTALCO yard on the Cherry Point Sub where it has a big switching job to build a train to bring into the ARCO Cherry Point refinery.