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| Title: |
Making the best of it |
| Description: |
The impressive Columbia River gorge has plenty of rail activity on both sides of the river. Aside from the obvious benefit of such traffic density, it can be frustrating when waiting upon activity on one side of the river to view what one is missing across the water. Such is the case at Biggs, OR as I wait for approaching UP traffic as an SD-70MAC heads a nice eastbound BNSF manifest cruising up the valley. But it is still a pretty sight. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/2012 Upload Date: 5/8/2013 12:20:59 PM |
| Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1779(SD40-2) BNSF 9981(SD70MAC) BNSF 2136(GP38AC) BNSF 331(GP60B) BNSF 5618(AC44CW) |
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1268 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Tackling the mountain |
| Description: |
BNSF 5860 lifts its train through the curve at Austin. |
| Photo Date: |
10/3/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 11:58:17 AM |
| Location: |
Austin, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5860(ES44AC) BNSF 5663(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
732 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Notching out |
| Description: |
The westbound never stops but slowly creeps up the main and after the empty train with its DPU power has cleared the switch, the searchlight flicks to green and the load begins to accelerate into the grade. A good example of why MRL extended the siding about half a mile in 2008. |
| Photo Date: |
10/3/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 11:54:16 AM |
| Location: |
Austin, MT |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6386(ES44AC) BNSF 9413(SD70MAC) BNSF 5860(ES44AC) BNSF 5663(AC44CW) |
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1011 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Evening closer |
| Description: |
The shadows are getting long at Walong as yet another in a long procession of southbounds coils through Tehachapi loop. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/2011 Upload Date: 9/27/2011 12:44:48 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Rick Erben |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9237(SD70ACe) BNSF 5693(AC44CW) BNSF 1038(C44-9W) BNSF 2101(GP38-2) |
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1056 Comments: 1 |
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