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Good catch on the trio of Geeps pulling the garbage train. I haven't seen that in a long, long, time. With the motive power shortage caused by coal and oil trains, maybe BNSF has reassigned all high horsepower diesels to higher priority trains.
I call those fading, peeling AT&SF units "War(p) Bonnets" and they are quite active. I heard the fading and peeling was caused by faulty factory paint jobs on a particular order.
Good catch on the trio of Geeps pulling the garbage train. I haven't seen that in a long, long, time. With the motive power shortage caused by coal and oil trains, maybe BNSF has reassigned all high horsepower diesels to higher priority trains.
I call those fading, peeling AT&SF units "War(p) Bonnets" and they are quite active. I heard the fading and peeling was caused by faulty factory paint jobs on a particular order.
Yeah I was happy to catch those geeps on that garbage train. I've heard they're pulling power from coal trains to put on grain trains which apparently has started up a little earlier this year. Sounds like it going to be messy soon for BNSF.
Delta Yard was pretty full today so this loaded coal sat at Bayside Yard. The rear ACe DPU has been very busy as a DPU for coal unit trains. I've seen this now for the 3rd time and I'm amazed at how quickly it gets to and from our state. Amazingly fast. I was glad to finally get pics of ACes. I think the lead ACe has been pulling coal with this rear DPU on all 3 times it's been in our state but I can't remember what was lead when I first saw the DPU pushing into Delta a few weeks ago.
SD70ACe Waiting by
deere120, on Flickr
ACe by
deere120, on Flickr
EMD SD70ACe #9277 by
deere120, on Flickr
SD70ACe by
deere120, on Flickr
Lovely CITIRAIL
EMD and GE by
deere120, on Flickr
CREX #1334 by
deere120, on Flickr
CITIRAIL #1334 by
deere120, on Flickr
Rear DPU I was talking about...
Rear ACe DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
Rear DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
Two Gevos leading manifest over bridge 37 out of Delta Junction (I think that's it, the far east tracks) elephant style. Second Gevo looked to be newer. Didn't see the tree branch until after the shots.
Bridge 37 by
deere120, on Flickr
Newer Looking Gevo by
deere120, on Flickr
Great pictures! Regarding the DPU 9395 SD70ACe, I've heard from several people that the non-isolated cab ACe's are prohibited from being used as leaders on BNSF. From what I understand it's due to excessive vibration and noise when at speed. I believe these non-isolated versions are mostly pulling DPU duty now because of that restriction.
Keep the pictures coming! I've gone back through the last several pages and have found quite a few pics that are going to be very handy for modeling purposes, particularly the shots of coal trains (as that is what I'm working on at the moment). I'll be spending some time over the next few days enjoying all the photos you've posted here.
-Kevin
Great pictures! Regarding the DPU 9395 SD70ACe, I've heard from several people that the non-isolated cab ACe's are prohibited from being used as leaders on BNSF. From what I understand it's due to excessive vibration and noise when at speed. I believe these non-isolated versions are mostly pulling DPU duty now because of that restriction.
Keep the pictures coming! I've gone back through the last several pages and have found quite a few pics that are going to be very handy for modeling purposes, particularly the shots of coal trains (as that is what I'm working on at the moment). I'll be spending some time over the next few days enjoying all the photos you've posted here.
-Kevin
Thanks Kevin! About the DPU, I think I've heard the same thing...although no one likes operating any of the Ace's regardless of non-isolated or isolated cabs so they end up somewhere else on the consist.

I have a particular interest in unit trains myself and plan on focusing on that for my HO layout in the future so I try to take as many pics of those as I can.
Kevin, got some photos for ya. I didn't bring my other lens so I couldn't get the shots I wanted of the inside of the coal cars but hopefully these will do for now.
IMG_2738 by
deere120, on Flickr
IMG_2740 by
deere120, on Flickr
IMG_2742 by
deere120, on Flickr
Took my daughter out for a walk at Lowell and it happened to be a busy time frame for train activity.
First up was the tail end of this empty coal leaving Lowell. Not sure what was on front but this nice ACe satisfied my ACe craving.
BNSF DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
IMG_2712 by
deere120, on Flickr
Was happy to see some Canadian Pacific power today too. Second empty coal coming into Lowell.
IMG_2721 by
deere120, on Flickr
Canadian Pacific by
deere120, on Flickr
CP Leading BNSF Coal Empties by
deere120, on Flickr
CP Empty Coal by
deere120, on Flickr
It had a nice shiny new ACe third in line.
EMD SD70ACe by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF #8401 by
deere120, on Flickr
New ACe! by
deere120, on Flickr
IMG_2733 by
deere120, on Flickr
New ACe! by
deere120, on Flickr
Empty Coal by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF ACe by
deere120, on Flickr
This train got a high green and right before it made contact with the crossing it suddenly stopped. I checked my ATCS and nothing was coming westbound so not sure what happened but they reversed back to the signal bridge and tied it down. I think the crew left so maybe change of plans.
CP ES44AC by
deere120, on Flickr
This z-train came roaring through .
BNSF Z-Train by
deere120, on Flickr
Perfect! That's exactly what I'm looking for. I appreciate you taking the time to grab a few pics on the interior weathering. I've been searching for a while but couldn't find any pictures of the inside of these cars. I've already saved all those pics for reference!
-Kevin
This train got a high green and right before it made contact with the crossing it suddenly stopped. I checked my ATCS and nothing was coming westbound so not sure what happened but they reversed back to the signal bridge and tied it down.
I've been there when this happens-the train being on Lowell Siding is a clue. They came out of Delta using the "Connector", connecting to the middle of the siding. They have to make a poke out onto the main, line the Connector switch normal and then back up. It sounds like it was not a road crew that moved the train. They probably moved this one out of the Marsh Tracks because the yard needed the space.
I've been there when this happens-the train being on Lowell Siding is a clue. They came out of Delta using the "Connector", connecting to the middle of the siding. They have to make a poke out onto the main, line the Connector switch normal and then back up. It sounds like it was not a road crew that moved the train. They probably moved this one out of the Marsh Tracks because the yard needed the space.
Thanks Mark!
Today's catches.
Waiting For Crew by
deere120, on Flickr
Power Move by
deere120, on Flickr
CREX #1327 by
deere120, on Flickr
Auto Stack Train by
deere120, on Flickr
Grain Cars by
deere120, on Flickr
Grain Cars by
deere120, on Flickr
Grain Terminal by
deere120, on Flickr
Grain Terminal by
deere120, on Flickr
Bunch Of Locomotives by
deere120, on Flickr
IMG_2767 by
deere120, on Flickr
IMG_2768 by
deere120, on Flickr
EMD SD40-2R by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF #1655 by
deere120, on Flickr
NS Train by
deere120, on Flickr
Lowell Trains by
deere120, on Flickr
Lowell Trains by
deere120, on Flickr
I like the different power. Good shots coopers.
From a month ago.
EMD SD70ACe by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF EMD SD70ACe by
deere120, on Flickr
Work train coming through lighthouse park.
BNSF Geeps by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF Geeps by
deere120, on Flickr
Loaded coal through lighthouse park
BNSF Loaded Coal by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF GE ES44AC by
deere120, on Flickr
Yay!! An ACe.
BNSF ACe's by
deere120, on Flickr
Two ACe's in this consist!
EMD SD70ACe by
deere120, on Flickr
And now 3!
Rear DPU Pushing. by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
Rear DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
Taken a while ago: New siding in Mt. Vernon
New Siding by
deere120, on Flickr
Empty coal unit train at Lowell - Everett, WA.
Coal At Lowell by
deere120, on Flickr
Found this MAC to have its BN logos still on it!
Hidden Mac by
deere120, on Flickr
BN Logo by
deere120, on Flickr
Still There! by
deere120, on Flickr
Two dirty EMDs.
Dirty EMDs by
deere120, on Flickr
New & The Old by
deere120, on Flickr
BNSF EMDs by
deere120, on Flickr
High Green by
deere120, on Flickr
Rear DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
Gone by
deere120, on Flickr
Good shots. Why were you gone for so long?
Hi Bill,
With my work schedule it's been very hard to get out, especially with winter's limited light. Now that longer daylight hours are here I can snap photos after work. Plus I had an actual day off today.

GP50 at grain terminal in south Seattle.
BN EMD GP50 by
deere120, on Flickr
My beloved Grinstein Green EMD SD70MAC taking an empty grain train out of south Seattle going underneath Olympic Sculpture park.
BNSF Mac by
deere120, on Flickr
A -9 with the dreaded H2 livery.
Empty Grain by
deere120, on Flickr
I don't normally like to take pictures through the windshield but for an ACe I'll make an exception. Actually would have turned out fine if the reflection of my hat would not have shown up. Intermodal sitting idle in south Seattle off Airport Way.
SD70ACe by
deere120, on Flickr
Some power sitting same location of the ACe but just south of it.
Extra Power by
deere120, on Flickr
CITIRAIL from a couple days ago leaving south Marysville about to cross bridge 37.8 in Everett. Heading towards Delta Yard.
CREX by
deere120, on Flickr
Boeing work train in Mukilteo by Port of Everett's loading dock.
Boeing Work Train by
deere120, on Flickr
Cell phone grab of empty coal unit train through Marysville. Gevo rear DPU.
Coal DPU by
deere120, on Flickr
Balmer Yard and south Seattle in general were dead. I've never seen Balmer Yard with so few engines. Even the engine facility was desolate.
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