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Firefox! Click the pictures to see the larger versions! The Incredible American Stack and trailer Train...  A BNSF C44-9W is leading a combined stack and trailer train on the east side of the California Valley in the summer of 2008. See all 37 pictures of the train... Picture by John McKey 2008. BNSF Roster Page  A BNSF Roster Page has been opened. With a number of C449W's there are also a few of other locomotive types. More will be added regularly. Picture by John McKey 2008. Amtrak Roster Page  An Amtrak Roster Page has also been opened. Follow us to Washington and California! Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007. Sound Transit Picture Page  Sound Transit Picture Page has also been opened. Is it always raining in Seattle? Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007. Freight Cars Picture Page  Freight Cars Picture Page displays some of the most common freight car types of North America. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007. BNSF in Seattle  A BNSF ES44DC latest build freight locomotive number 7530 in the reclections of sun from the nearby buildings on the Seattle seaside. Notice the huge radiator module on the long hood. This is the main spotting feature for ES44DC/AC's compared to the earlier AC4400/Dash9-44CW models. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007. More pictures to be added later |
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| Watching the huge BNSF stack train roll by... | |||
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stack trains are a phenomenon in themselves. More and more
trains appear on track every year and the tracks themselves in
many places
seem to be growing from one track to two and in some cases to three now
to meet the demand. Often these monster trains span from one horizon to
another (or at least as far as you can see both ways). The
stack trains are typically pulled with 3-5 newer GE locomotives and
often pushed with a couple more to give the required momentum to keep
them moving fast. Other trains often give room for these monsters
packed with
double decked containers and trailers containing consumer goods. Most
stack trains run on tight schedules; something quite rare for the
railroads in the old days. Many of the BNSF trains don't even stop for
fueling and service in places
like BNSF's major yard Barstow. Below, we'll take a look at one of the combined container and trailer train that we spotted on the way driving from Oakhurst to Sacramento by the road side. Unlike it's main line cousins, this was running at a relative slow speed and halting for a probable crew change in the town nearby, so there was plenty of time to take the pictures. At the end of the page you fill will also later find a video on the BNSF 20000'+ and UP10000'+ stack trains racing out of Barstow! | |||
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Enjoy
the 30 pictures on this page studying the structure of the typical BNSF
stack train! Clicking any picture will bring you a large scale original
picture, where you may spot most of the smallest details of the cars,
cointainers and trailers!
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Two
Stack Trains Race Out of
Barstow, California  See the BNSF and Union Pacific stack trains race out of Barstow! In this video we see BNSF's Q LHALPC1, one of their 10,000'+ trains, departing eastbound out of Barstow, CA, running in a 4x2 configuration. Catching by surprise is UP's KLAG1 which was hiding behind the BNSF train on the approach. The KLAG1 was running in a 2x2 config. The BNSF train was departing off the 30mph Main 4 and is thusly being overtaken by the UP train which sailed through town on the 50mph Main 3. Although where this video was shot, the trains were on mains 2 and 1 respectively. Filmed by: Tom Merritt, 2008 Video: Two trains Race East Out of Barstow Duration: 00:04:13 Size: 30MB  To the top of the page
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