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Title: |
Mudhole |
Description: |
A rather muddy switch for a main line, at MP 1.77. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:20:56 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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Track |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Garbage train |
Description: |
The first sighting of the weekend, a empty garbage train heads north with three SD40-2s |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:22:01 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 6795(SD40-2) FURX 8129(SD40-2) BNSF 6313(SD40u) |
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624 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Roof shot |
Description: |
A overhead view of the three SD40-2s leading the garbage train. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:23:42 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 6795(SD40-2) FURX 8129(SD40-2) BNSF 6313(SD40u) |
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599 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Red flags |
Description: |
BNSF was doing some maintenance at this spot, the northbound main was out and trains had to stop and call the dispatcher to get permission to proceed past North Porthole. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:25:59 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Signal,Track |
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158 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Stopped in the shadows |
Description: |
A north bound train is stopped, waiting for permission to proceed. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:27:32 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 5295(C44-9W) |
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327 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Huh? |
Description: |
A cop on a horse is the LAST thing i expected to see in Seattle. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:28:09 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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184 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Past owners |
Description: |
The crossing signal electrical boxes show a mix of ownership over the years. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:29:08 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Signal |
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181 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
The Stinky Side of Railfanning |
Description: |
A south bound loaded garbage train negotiates the crossover at North Porthole. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:32:10 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
FURX 8127(SD40-2) BNSF 2543(GP35u) BNSF 7132(SD40-2) |
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558 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Crossing over |
Description: |
The garbage train, with the Seattle Skyline in the background. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:33:30 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Scenic |
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141 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MOW |
Description: |
A ballast train heads south, with some interesting power. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:47:00 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 8066(SD40-2) |
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307 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Power on ballast train |
Description: |
There was a GP60M in the consist, and I didnt realise this untill I got back home and uploaded the pictures. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:48:34 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 8066(SD40-2) BNSF 160(GP60M) BNSF 7155(SD40-2) |
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658 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
North Porthole |
Description: |
The stack train takes teh crossover as anothe ballast train waits in the distance. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:51:52 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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125 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
What.......? |
Description: |
this guy had the dumbest look on his face when he realized that he couldn't get across a moving train. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:53:12 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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396 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
MOW #2 |
Description: |
Another ballast train heads south. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:53:55 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 2719(GP39-2) |
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287 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN white face |
Description: |
10 years ago, this is the only paint scheme I would have seen here. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:55:01 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 2883(GP39M) |
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351 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Railfanning in Seattle |
Description: |
Trying for an artistic approach, (and to cut out a fence in the bottom of the picture), BNSF 4823 rests at the terminal 86 grain silos after being the DPU on a north bound grain train. |
Photo Date: |
2/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:15:36 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 4823(C44-9W) |
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268 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Seattle Tunnel |
Description: |
The tunnel under downtown Seattle, apply named. Yes, thats a puddle on a main line railroad. Makes me wounder where all that ballast I saw headed south was going. |
Photo Date: |
3/1/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 7:56:54 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Track |
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159 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BN SD60M |
Description: |
Im mad that this came out fuzzy, but this is the first ex BN SD60M that I have seen. |
Photo Date: |
3/1/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:00:56 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 8153(SD60M) BNSF 4868(C44-9W) BNSF 555(B40-8W) BNSF 7126(SD40-2) |
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960 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF has the best power |
Description: |
A ex ATSF dash 8 behind a ex BN SD60M. Youd never see that mix of power on UP, BNSF has a much more interesting mix of power! |
Photo Date: |
3/1/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:02:49 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 4730(C44-9W) BNSF 8153(SD60M) BNSF 4868(C44-9W) BNSF 555(B40-8W) |
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807 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Rany Seattle |
Description: |
A lone GP39V takes a mostly single stack train north in the poring rain. |
Photo Date: |
3/1/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:04:30 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Scenic |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 2974(GP39V) |
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327 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Snow Pig |
Description: |
Snow pig ea? Railroaders have an interesting sense of humor. |
Photo Date: |
3/1/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:05:44 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 2974(GP39V) |
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301 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Grain under my feet. |
Description: |
A grain train heads north under the World trade center pedestrian overpass. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:07:27 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 688(C44-9W) |
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297 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Underfeet hopper. |
Description: |
Heres an overhead view of a for all you covered hopper fans. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:08:31 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Roster |
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282 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF green |
Description: |
A BNSF hopper in BN green breaks up the brown. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:09:19 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Roster |
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135 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Covered hopper repaint. |
Description: |
This is what I expect a repainted ribside covered hopper to look like. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:10:45 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Roster |
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92 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DPU |
Description: |
The DPU crawls past, locos in idle. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:11:19 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 4823(C44-9W) BNSF 873(C40-8W) |
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416 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Old solder |
Description: |
Since I gre up in New Mexico, Ill always have a soft spor for Santa Fe. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:12:17 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 4823(C44-9W) BNSF 873(C40-8W) |
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449 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Old face |
Description: |
The old Santa Fe dash 8 rolls across Broad St. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:13:22 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 873(C40-8W) |
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290 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Wheels in a Truck |
Description: |
Hey, look at that, its wheel sets in a truck. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:14:02 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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118 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Railfanning in Seattle, take two |
Description: |
Yet again, trying to be artsy. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:15:07 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
Scenic |
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107 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Santa Fe |
Description: |
All the way, even in Seattle! |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:15:38 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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85 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Tired old face |
Description: |
Too bad BNSF lets their warbonnets get like this. Shouldnt have chopped off the top of the globe. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:16:44 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 873(C40-8W) |
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309 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
How UPS ships your stuff. |
Description: |
Keep on trucking... by train. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:18:48 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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166 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Wheels in a Truck |
Description: |
Theres the wheel set truck again, with less wheels. |
Photo Date: |
3/2/2008 Upload Date: 3/5/2008 8:19:23 PM |
Location: |
Seattle, WA |
Author: |
Matt Farnsworth |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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