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| Title: |
Why #3 is on the south track |
| Description: |
Going away shot of the Southwest Chiefs last car as it rolls through the point where the north and south tracks split. An eastbound is in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
9/16/2023 Upload Date: 10/9/2023 5:35:09 AM |
| Location: |
Rio Puerco, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7832(ES44DC) UP 6005(AC44CWCTE) BNSF 7708(ES44DC) BNSF 8198(ES44C4) |
| Views: |
37 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Away we go |
| Description: |
The first eastbound starts up, the interloper UP unit giving up some smoke as it starts to move. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2023 Upload Date: 11/26/2023 6:08:01 AM |
| Location: |
Rio Puerco, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7832(ES44DC) UP 6005(AC44CWCTE) BNSF 7708(ES44DC) BNSF 8198(ES44C4) |
| Views: |
30 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Rolling through the boards |
| Description: |
The eastbound stack now building speed, rolls through the eastbound signals at Rio Puerco. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2023 Upload Date: 11/26/2023 6:10:24 AM |
| Location: |
Rio Puerco, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7832(ES44DC) UP 6005(AC44CWCTE) BNSF 7708(ES44DC) BNSF 8198(ES44C4) |
| Views: |
22 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Full view |
| Description: |
The entire eastbound stack, all 84 platforms and TOFC of it, rolls toward Belen, its tail end just clearing the westbound signals. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2023 Upload Date: 11/26/2023 6:12:27 AM |
| Location: |
Rio Puerco, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7832(ES44DC) UP 6005(AC44CWCTE) BNSF 7708(ES44DC) BNSF 8198(ES44C4) |
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37 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Two stacks |
| Description: |
Not an uncommon sight on the Transcon. The westbound stacks containers roll away from us, as the next eastbound comes up at a crawl. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2023 Upload Date: 11/26/2023 5:28:22 AM |
| Location: |
Rio Puerco, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7832(ES44DC) UP 6005(AC44CWCTE) BNSF 7708(ES44DC) BNSF 8198(ES44C4) |
| Views: |
30 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Crawling up |
| Description: |
The eastbound we saw in the distance crawls up to the crossing, as he waits for the signal to clear. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2023 Upload Date: 11/26/2023 5:32:17 AM |
| Location: |
Rio Puerco, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7832(ES44DC) UP 6005(AC44CWCTE) BNSF 7708(ES44DC) BNSF 8198(ES44C4) |
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27 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Doesnt take long |
| Description: |
As the stack stops to keep clear of the crossing, we see that it doesnt take long for things to back up on the Transcon, as another eastbound appears in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2023 Upload Date: 11/26/2023 5:35:41 AM |
| Location: |
Rio Puerco, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7832(ES44DC) UP 6005(AC44CWCTE) BNSF 7708(ES44DC) BNSF 8198(ES44C4) |
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23 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Coal waiting |
| Description: |
Back in Amarillo, I got out and was about to head east for home, but thought Id check out the "other" BNSF in town, the former Fort Worth & Denver, which, unlike the ex Santa Fe Transcon, sees a lot of coal. It does see some merchandise and intermodal traffic, but mostly a lot or Wyoming coal. This was one of several coal trains I caught there that morning, shuffling power for the run east on the FW&D. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/2023 Upload Date: 1/14/2024 6:40:18 AM |
| Location: |
Amarillo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9025(SD70ACe) BNSF 3740(ET44C4) BNSF 7832(ES44DC) |
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35 Comments: 1 |
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