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BNSF 5724, one of the first pre-production ES44ACs, was on the point of empty grain train X-KALULE9-16A as it dropped off Stampede Pass at the west end of two main tracks outside of Easton, WA, on February 17th.
BNSF DPU action by the very large grain loading facility in Ransom, along the old ATSF. That is the loader for the covered hoppers, directly behind the trailing unit, over on the circle track.
When you blow the lead approaching shot, hold on for a 2nd chance at the DPU power.
A variety of power has been used over the years in Oregon's Blue Mountains. Heavy grain trains, such as this GS-BRSE, used to be split in two and assigned 2 SD40-2s on either end. Today's operations see full grain trains with 3 4,000 horsepower units on the point and 4 more 3/4 of the way...
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2:20pm CN 840, 83 hoppers
CN 5773-BCOL 752
Normally I'm not too exited about unit grain trains, as long as they're not hauling junk up front. But add a BCOL SD40-2 and it makes all the difference.
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2:20pm CN 840, 83 hoppers
CN 5773-BCOL 752
He's waiting for a yellow @ Riverview, to follow 346, with 347 + MP188 yard switcher waiting to head West.
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For a couple decades Saskatchewan's hopper fleet looked like this: http://tinyurl.com/35m8d3 (Chris Wilson's photo). Now they are being re-furbished and repainted into this new sheme.
You eyes are not deceiving you, his twin is right behind him on this Vancouver, BC - Humbolt, SK unit grain train.
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BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4948 leads a long grain train through the east end of Montana Rail Link's Laurel yard.
Location: Laurel, Mt
Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive/Train: Dash 9-44CW
Date: April 2007
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