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By:S.L. Dixon
Dates:1/1/1970 - 1/1/1973
Album Info:A teenager with my first 35mm camera. The "B&W" years of my youth.
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Alaska RR boxcars
Title:  Alaska RR boxcars
Description:  Bellingham during the 1970's was a point where traffic destind for Alaska via the Delta Alaska Hydro train got forwarded by one of the locals out of Bellingham.
Photo Date:  8/4/1971  Upload Date: 2/9/2015 8:23:29 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  291   Comments: 0
BN 2518 South
Title:  BN 2518 South
Description:  BN train 133 at F Street.
Photo Date:  8/8/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:50:01 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2518(GP35)
Views:  268   Comments: 1
BN 2518 South
Title:  BN 2518 South
Description:  BN train 133 pauses at F Street after making a pickup.
Photo Date:  8/8/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:49:26 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BN 2518(GP35)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
BN 2211 South
Title:  BN 2211 South
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:46:49 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2211(GP30)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
BN 810 South
Title:  BN 810 South
Description:  BN train 133 making a pick-up at Bellingham.
Photo Date:  8/26/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:29:57 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 810(F9A)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
BN 810 South
Title:  BN 810 South
Description:  BN train 133 at mid-yard Bellingham preparing to make a pick-up.
Photo Date:  8/26/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:28:36 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  63   Comments: 0
BN 2515 North
Title:  BN 2515 North
Description:  BN train 134 on the gas leaving Bellingham.
Photo Date:  9/8/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:48:32 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2515(GP35)
Views:  183   Comments: 1
BN 4197 North
Title:  BN 4197 North
Description:  Fern Turn North arrives mid-yard to make a setout.
Photo Date:  10/17/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:54:20 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 4197(RS11) BN 849(F9B)
Views:  487   Comments: 1
BN 4197 North
Title:  BN 4197 North
Description:  Think this was the only time BN ran this unit on the BN Bham Sub.
Photo Date:  10/17/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:54:52 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 4197(RS11)
Views:  332   Comments: 1
BN 4197
Title:  BN 4197
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:55:19 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BN 4197(RS11)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
BN 4197 North
Title:  BN 4197 North
Description:  Fern Turn North making a setout at Bellingham.
Photo Date:  10/17/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:55:56 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 1504(GP7) BN 808(F9A)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
BN 4197 North
Title:  BN 4197 North
Description:  The Fern Turn always had unusual lashups.
Photo Date:  10/17/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:53:45 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BN 4197(RS11)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
BN 2544 North
Title:  BN 2544 North
Description:  Ferndale Turn North rolls to mid-yard for a setout.
Photo Date:  11/10/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:51:44 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2544(GP35)
Views:  233   Comments: 1
BN 2544 North
Title:  BN 2544 North
Description:  Ferndale Turn North getting ready to make their setout.
Photo Date:  11/10/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:52:18 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2232(GP30)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
Switching
Title:  Switching
Description:  A switchman trying to decide things.
Photo Date:  12/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/9/2015 8:12:32 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  95   Comments: 0
EJ&E Gondola
Title:  EJ&E Gondola
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/9/2015 8:15:18 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  158   Comments: 1
Linde boxcar
Title:  Linde boxcar
Description:  Saw this car pass through Bellingham many times heading for Canada.
Photo Date:  12/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/9/2015 8:16:53 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  499   Comments: 0
BN 808 North
Title:  BN 808 North
Description:  BN train 134 heading for the hill at Bellingham. Pretty standard power for the Seattle-Vancouver BC freights just after the BN merger.
Photo Date:  12/9/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:25:59 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BN 808(F9A)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
BN 808 North
Title:  BN 808 North
Description:  BN train 134 crossing F Street and very soon the Bellingham Hill will be in view.
Photo Date:  12/9/1971  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:25:19 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Station,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BN 808(F9A)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
NP veneer boxcar
Title:  NP veneer boxcar
Description:  This car is for Mt Baker Plywood on the MILW in Bellingham.
Photo Date:  12/10/1971  Upload Date: 2/9/2015 8:18:37 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  1097   Comments: 1
Autorack
Title:  Autorack
Description:  Since Bellingham doesnt have a facility to unload autoracks it was a rare sight. Think it is Alaska bound.
Photo Date:  12/10/1971  Upload Date: 2/9/2015 8:19:17 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  129   Comments: 2
NP veneer boxcar
Title:  NP veneer boxcar
Description:  This boxcar of veener will be interchanged to the MILW at Bellingham for delivery to Mt Baker Plywood.
Photo Date:  12/10/1971  Upload Date: 2/9/2015 8:18:06 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  844   Comments: 0
GN 610 South at MILW crossing
Title:  GN 610 South at MILW crossing
Description:  The BN/MILW crossing at Army Street.
Photo Date:  2/4/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:21:31 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2200(GP30) BN 809(F9B) BN 610(F7A)
Views:  751   Comments: 0
BN 9949 Amtrak
Title:  BN 9949 Amtrak
Description:  Amtrak's Pacific International on the throttle leaving Bellingham
Photo Date:  7/21/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 5:58:55 PM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9949(E8A)
Views:  259   Comments: 1
BN 810-804
Title:  BN 810-804
Description:  BN New West Local tied up in front of Bellingham depot.
Photo Date:  8/1/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:33:04 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Station
Locomotives:  BN 810(F9A) BN 804(F9A)
Views:  600   Comments: 1
BN 810-804
Title:  BN 810-804
Description:  I didnt shoot much color film during the early 1970's. BN 810-804 New West local tied up in front of the depot.
Photo Date:  8/1/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:31:27 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Station
Locomotives:  BN 810(F9A)
Views:  361   Comments: 0
Trackage
Title:  Trackage
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 6:13:52 PM
Location:  South Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  36   Comments: 0
Trackage
Title:  Trackage
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 6:14:21 PM
Location:  South Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  34   Comments: 0
Trackage
Title:  Trackage
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 6:13:33 PM
Location:  South Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  34   Comments: 0
Lehigh Valley
Title:  Lehigh Valley
Description:  Dint see too much LV rolling stock going thru Bellingham.
Photo Date:  9/1/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:02:27 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  331   Comments: 0
BN 1510 North
Title:  BN 1510 North
Description:  BN train 134 with real powerhouse lashup getting ready to setout BN 391 at Bellingham.
Photo Date:  11/1/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:34:45 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 1510(GP7)
Views:  277   Comments: 1
BN 391
Title:  BN 391
Description:  BN 391 new right out of box gets a chance to work at Bellingham. Traditionally the SW type of locomotive never got sent up this way and it was only for month. Remember the 391 working in Everett in the early 1970's.
Photo Date:  11/3/1972  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:03:51 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BN 391(SW1000)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
BN 610 North
Title:  BN 610 North
Description:  BN train 134 passing mid-yard at Bellingham.
Photo Date:  1/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/10/2015 12:18:41 AM
Location:  Bellingham, WA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 1829(GP9)
Views:  198   Comments: 0


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