detours off oregon trunk?

[Ballard Beaver]

just heard the H-VAWBAR-1-31 leave out of hauser yard. this train normally runs down the oregon trunk. any news on why i am hearing it in hauser?

 

[Rader Sidetrack]

There was a derailment near Belden, California in the Feather River Canyon that likely promoted the detour. Here is a Trainorders thread with some info:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2554788

You can read the thread without being a member (at least as far as the first page goes).

 

[Youngwarrior]

There is also a possiblity that the fires in the Deschutes Canyon area are threatening the line. Don't know for sure but highways 97, 197, and 26 have been closed off and on from the fires which are burning on both sides of the river and only 15% contained.

 

[Ballard Beaver]

just heard the h-pasbar-1-29 come into spokane.

 

[robjacox]

We already had two southbounds this morning (9/2/11) in & out of Bend, OR.

1st was a s/b BNSF grainer, all new jumbo BNSF cars, running 3x2 with an "Oakway" SD60 as the trailing unit up front. This is a rarity. Other than the recent Canadian grainers heading south, a rare "mixed" BNSF grainer, and a couple (at least one that I saw) n/b detouring loaded grainers during the Minot flood closure E7/11, grain trains just don't come this way.

2nd is a manifest - just in & out at noon, that appears to be an EVEBAR or VAWBAR, judging by the train makeup. Also running 3x2.

 

[Youngwarrior]

We already had two southbounds this morning (9/2/11) in & out of Bend, OR.

1st was a s/b BNSF grainer, all new jumbo BNSF cars, running 3x2 with an "Oakway" SD60 as the trailing unit up front. This is a rarity. Other than the recent Canadian grainers heading south, a rare "mixed" BNSF grainer, and a couple (at least one that I saw) n/b detouring loaded grainers during the Minot flood closure E7/11, grain trains just don't come this way.

2nd is a manifest - just in & out at noon, that appears to be an EVEBAR or VAWBAR, judging by the train makeup. Also running 3x2.

Photographed that train (the grainer) yesterday in the gorge. I'd post the picture here but it is still in the camera.

 

[robjacox]

Photographed that train (the grainer) yesterday in the gorge. I'd post the picture here but it is still in the camera.

Where did you catch it?

I guess the OT is open (no fire closures). Had a n/b manifest pull into Bend about 4:30pm. Lots of power on this one: seven C44-9W (all H2), with an H3 ES44DC. 5206 is lead unit.

 

[Youngwarrior]

Where did you catch it?

Wishram. I believe this train originates in Aberdeen, SD.