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12/27/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:B Campbell
Dates:11/12/2013 - 1/31/2017
Album Info:Includes southern end of the Burlington Northern sorting yard, the wye, Vancouver Train Bridge over the Columbia River, and Amtrak Station. Includes rantings, description, and other notes.
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BNSF 7454
Title:  BNSF 7454
Description:  BNSF 7454 tailend of the double pushers on this soon-to-be eastbound mixed freight in the middle of the crossing splashing through the rain. I take the lack of exhaust shimmer confirmation neither of the DPU sisters were active. And before folks make fun of the grain and slight blur, please note the glow of the lights - pocket snappers arent really meant to shoot in the dark on the way to church (albeit the LONG way to church, having accidentally taken the wrong turn to go through the station area - not exactly on-the-way on the way to church, if you get the general meaning).
Photo Date:  11/1/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:21:35 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 7454(ES44DC)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
BNSF 5170
Title:  BNSF 5170
Description:  BNSF 5170 first DPU at the rear of a now northbound line of covered hoppers... and continued oddities in our area with the growing number of double pusher units at the tailend... combine that with the sun and you have a mixed up world in our area. That or someone is just messing with me.
Photo Date:  11/6/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:20:37 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5170(C44-9W)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
BNSF 6331
Title:  BNSF 6331
Description:  BNSF 6331 breaking the at-grade crossing coming off the eastbound leg of her journey moving onto northbound lanes through the wye with covered hoppers under morning sun (and on the wrong side of the crossing... but I wasnt going to complaining having pulled up just moments before this shot and being able to get out of the car door and not step into autumn wind and rain was quite the welcome change from previous years.
Photo Date:  11/6/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:21:14 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 6331(ES44AC)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
BNSF 7557
Title:  BNSF 7557
Description:  BNSF 7557 two-of-two at the front on a covered hopper consist moving through the wye under morning sun.
Photo Date:  11/6/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:22:13 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7557(ES44DC)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
BNSF 9263
Title:  BNSF 9263
Description:  BNSF 9263 tailend of the double at the back of a now northbound covered hopper group, rounding out the two-at-the-front / two-at-the-back set as she continues from the east, shifting to north under morning sun. And before someone else says it - dang, that orange hazard cone is really showing up far too frequently in my shots now that Santa is watching and I have to avoid run-ins with rail police (meaning I have to stay around the road and near the car so I can leave before being shaken down for name, rank, serial number, and "Youre doing what?" Its not easy being good around the holidays, especially when naughty includes being in legal areas, but too far from your vehicle to be able to leave before they prowl up on you.
Photo Date:  11/6/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:22:28 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9263(SD70ACe)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
BNSF 4018
Title:  BNSF 4018
Description:  BNSF 4018 in the front of a four-pack mixed freight shifting west-to-north through the wye at Vancouver Center as dark falls quickly in late afternoon/early evening.
Photo Date:  11/8/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:19:22 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4018(C44-9W)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
BNSF 4532
Title:  BNSF 4532
Description:  BNSF 4532 in fourth position at the front of a steamy quad-power group... all the clouds, steam, and sheer grunt coming from number two currently further north, but completely obscuring BNSF 5455 at third place in the westbound to northbound mixed freight through the wye transition. Note 4:30PM is coming earlier by the day, fighting for every photon of light for the shot (and having marked color correction from the severe blue shift that had occurred).
Photo Date:  11/8/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:19:43 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4532(C44-9W)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
BNSF 4578
Title:  BNSF 4578
Description:  BNSF 4578 in second place out of four with mixed freight moving to the northbound tracks through the wye, something appears to have hit the fan, and over the course of the next few seconds, becomes an engulfing cloud of steam and fluff.
Photo Date:  11/8/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:20:00 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4578(C44-9W)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
BNSF 5455
Title:  BNSF 5455
Description:  BNSF 5455 showing at third position just before her sisters puff of vapor from number two position envelopes this unit completely as they move the mixed freight onto the northbound lanes through the Vancouver wye.
Photo Date:  11/8/2015  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 2:20:53 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5455(C44-9W)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
AMTK 132 - AMTK 505
Title:  AMTK 132 - AMTK 505
Description:  AMTK 132 - AMTK 505 with northbound passenger consist rounding the curve of the station deck in Vancouver at sunset.
Photo Date:  11/29/2015  Upload Date: 12/14/2015 7:12:48 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 505(SDP40F) AMTK 132(P42DC)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
AMTK 132  - BNSF 2102 - BNSF 3156 - BNSF 2112
Title:  AMTK 132 - BNSF 2102 - BNSF 3156 - BNSF 2112
Description:  AMTK 132 northbound sliding into the Vancouver Amtrak Station while BNSF 2102 - BNSF 3156 - BNSF 2112 hang out on the power spur at the station enjoying the sunset on our last clear Sunday evening of winter.
Photo Date:  11/29/2015  Upload Date: 12/14/2015 7:13:21 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 132(P42DC) BNSF 2102(GP38-2) BNSF 3156(GP50) BNSF 2112(GP38AC)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
AMTK 132
Title:  AMTK 132
Description:  AMTK 132 on point, with brakes still hot after sliding into Vancouver, under the post-sunset glow, before continuing to steam north to Seattle in late November.
Photo Date:  11/29/2015  Upload Date: 12/14/2015 7:12:31 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 132(P42DC)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
AMTK 505
Title:  AMTK 505
Description:  AMTK 505... "Honey? Does this consist make my bottom look big?" (Thank the Lord, I was struck by a sudden case of complete deafness, followed by unconsciousness... thrashing about like one is having a seizure also helps diverge the conversation before one has to answer that question... oh, wait, that was consist not outfit... - sorry, my mistake, carry on) sitting at number two post-sunset with northbound string paused behind her. (Thanks to Christo­pher Kel­li­her for Loco correction.)
Photo Date:  11/29/2015  Upload Date: 12/14/2015 7:13:41 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 505(B32-8WH)
Views:  210   Comments: 1
BNSF 3930
Title:  BNSF 3930
Description:  BNSF 3930 in second place of four neatly positioned in front of the new Amtrak Station southern boarding area shelter and nearly obscured from vision, dang it.
Photo Date:  11/29/2015  Upload Date: 12/14/2015 7:14:00 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 3930(ET44C4)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
BNSF 5029
Title:  BNSF 5029
Description:  BNSF 5029 in last position and out of the money as number four with a west-to-southbound double-stack paused on the southern leg of the wye waiting for green to cross the Columbia River after sunset.
Photo Date:  11/29/2015  Upload Date: 12/14/2015 7:14:17 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5029(C44-9W)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
BNSF 5816 - BNSF 5029
Title:  BNSF 5816 - BNSF 5029
Description:  BNSF 5816 - BNSF 5029 at third and fourth of the foursome looking down into the western leg of the south branch of the Vancouver Station wye - and my apologies for including the shot, but Ive never been able to get a train with Mt Hood (in Oregon) in the distance - especially at sunset... pretend like those buildings, cement blocks, multiple power lines and such arent there. See? Theres Mt Hood at sunset with a train!
Photo Date:  11/29/2015  Upload Date: 12/14/2015 7:14:34 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5816(ES44AC) BNSF 5029(C44-9W)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
BNSF 6522
Title:  BNSF 6522
Description:  BNSF 6522 on point with her flock of three followers with double-stack preparing to shift through the bottom leg of the wye from westbound to southbound and cross the Columbia River Train Bridge onto foreign (Union Pacific) territory halfway across the main channel.
Photo Date:  11/29/2015  Upload Date: 12/14/2015 7:14:54 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6522(ES44C4)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
AMTK 190 - AMTK 509
Title:  AMTK 190 - AMTK 509
Description:  AMTK 190 - AMTK 509 whizzing around the western part of the Vancouver wye as she comes off the Columbia River train bridge and slipping into Vancouver Amtrak Station in the driving rain in the middle of the night (at least its dark enough for it - amazing its only 4:20 / 16:20 in the early, wet winter evening. Concrete silos serving rail-river traffic in the left background, the bridge itself right background (The green light is on the bridge itself for river traffic - when it swings, the light aims up/down river, otherwise its all red along the span. I presume the green also shows the rail traffic when its been properly aligned and locked into position to prevent any unauthorized river traffic from the rail lines.) for a quick stop before proceeding northward.
Photo Date:  12/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:56:42 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Bridge,Night,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 190(P42DC) AMTK 509(SDP40F)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
AMTK 190
Title:  AMTK 190
Description:  AMTK 190 paused beyond the loading deck leading northbound red-eye... I mean, 4:15... out of Vancouver and into the blowing, blistering rain and high waters further north. A couple days after this image, I believe the passenger service through Portland was temporarily halted, bussing people around sections where passenger traffic wasnt permitted (freight was allowed by swim through).
Photo Date:  12/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:56:24 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 190(P42DC)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
AMTK 509
Title:  AMTK 509
Description:  AMTK 509 in second position at the front of northbound in a broadsides view - unfortunately a bit too far away to be shielded from the blowing rain - speaking of too far away, nice place to plant a signal mast, dang it. (Thanks to Christo­pher Kel­li­her for Loco correction.)
Photo Date:  12/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:57:01 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 509(SDP40F)
Views:  260   Comments: 1
CSX 3265
Title:  CSX 3265
Description:  CSX 3265 showing up in third at southbound double stack shooting through the station area - and its a CSX, so Im not about to let the lens being covered in rain prevent me from shooting AND posting it, dang it. Less than 15 seconds has elapsed from the time UP 8203 headlamp from the first frame hit the sensor until this one... while shooting practically in the dark with only a little pocket snapper camera... hats off to the little Canon camera. (Admitting a mild tall tale... time is correct, but I did have to release the fire button so it could refocus, so I guess it couldve continued firing, but with all the rain on the lens, re-selection was necessary to prevent it from going macro in the middle (rain on the focusing sensor)).
Photo Date:  12/13/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:57:43 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night
Locomotives: 
Views:  195   Comments: 0
CSX 3357
Title:  CSX 3357
Description:  CSX 3357 as wet monkey in the middle of the southbound UP double-stack hauling bal... uh, moving quickly through the Vancouver Station area (this is only two frames away from the UP 8203 approach shot as I pretty much held down the shutter fire button and panned with the power units (station blur in the background) - dang, night photography when the subject is dancing on your toes is a bit challenging... that or its the drenched equipment, sport coat, and shower head hair that Im not demonstrating... good thing I still have 30 minutes before Church starts, Im sure I can dry out... by next Sunday. (Funny - that was somewhat optimistic.)
Photo Date:  12/13/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:58:05 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  203   Comments: 0
PNWR 2306
Title:  PNWR 2306
Description:  PNWR 2306 at the front of the local trio headed back south with mixed freight about a half-hour after last seeing her in the north yard at Vancouver center trading out consists sliding into the still warm tracks on the deck of the station, preparing to pause while the previous UP double stack clears out.
Photo Date:  12/13/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:58:24 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night,Signal
Locomotives:  PNWR 2306(GP39-2)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
PNWR 2315
Title:  PNWR 2315
Description:  PNWR 2315 in the middle of three slipping past on the edge of the platform... and when youre shooting in the dark, rain no longer soaking into your clothes because youre completely saturated, and your foot is practically on the nose ladder steps, you sort of expect a little lens distortion and color shifts.
Photo Date:  12/13/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:58:40 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  PNWR 2315(GP39-2)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
PNWR 3007
Title:  PNWR 3007
Description:  PNWR 3007 nose to the load on a southbound triple header hauling the local back home waiting for clear track on the deck of Vancouver Station... and its 4:30PM, theres no light left, a wet dog smells better than I do, Im saturated down to my Fruit-of-the-Looms, and I hope to dry out a little before having to settle into a pew for the rest of the evening, so splash back to the car to the disbelieving stare of the better-half, who has remained in the car listening to Christmas music for the past twenty minutes... and you wanna know something? Except for the fact they refused to turn on the heat in the church, I dont think I wouldve traded the evening for most anyone elses. Thanks for trains.
Photo Date:  12/13/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:59:02 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  86   Comments: 0
UP 8203 - BNSF 3156
Title:  UP 8203 - BNSF 3156
Description:  UP 8203 on point with a triple that... dang, dang, dang! Showed up WAY too quickly as we were just pulling into the parking lot and approaching far too fast to really do much other than hope the previous camera settings could hope to stop a little of the motion in no light, pouring rain, and a soaked photographer skidding onto the platform. BNSF 3156 chortling quietly to herself on the station side spur. (If anyone is interested, I have the confirmation frame shot immediately after this as I panned with the power unit - it appears as JUST the registry number and two axles in the frame, because thats how close you are when on the platform... and Im going to miss it if they ever go to a closed format on the platform like the Tri-Cities.
Photo Date:  12/13/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:59:40 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  UP 8203(AC45CCTE) BNSF 3156(GP50)
Views:  161   Comments: 1
UP 8427
Title:  UP 8427
Description:  UP 8427 - wait, what the heck - Union Pacific running a pusher unit? Dang, I wasnt really expecting it - in fact, the building on the right of the frame is one of the Amtrak Station weather shelters on the platform where Id taken refuge to evaluate how crapped out the lens was getting... only to be interrupted by that Holy crap rumble to say youre about to miss a shot. Oh, sorry, information about the shot... on southbound pusher duty with double-stack out of Seattle, Washington bound for Portland, Oregon in the regions last-ditch effort to keep container traffic alive in the Port of Portland after the big pull-out of ship traffic from the area. Based upon the recent filing from UP with the state of Washington, were about to get several additional UP runs north-south through Vancouver in a possible shift from BNSF to UP with the Bakken oilfields oil-by-rail pipeline to the west coast ports and refining plants.
Photo Date:  12/13/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 2:00:08 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Night,Signal
Locomotives:  UP 8427(SD70ACe)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
BNSF 2236
Title:  BNSF 2236
Description:  BNSF 2236 working the lower yard at the station/Vancouver Center office/wye - and possibly sporting Remote Control marks I dont really remember, unless they slipped in earlier without notice this year (quite possible as I usually just glance at the registry and say, Yup - already got it and go on).
Photo Date:  12/15/2015  Upload Date: 12/17/2015 1:57:19 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2236(GP38)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
BNSF 2752
Title:  BNSF 2752
Description:  BNSF 2752 middle of three in the bridge spur along the station, idling in our first break in the rain over the past 26 days in December.
Photo Date:  12/26/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:31:11 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2752(GP39E)
Views:  213   Comments: 1
BNSF 5698
Title:  BNSF 5698
Description:  BNSF 5698 in second place and doing her best to stay out of sight, not quite into the crew change area in the wye shifting from westbound to northbound near the Vancouver Station.
Photo Date:  12/28/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:32:10 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5698(AC44CW)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
BNSF 9012
Title:  BNSF 9012
Description:  BNSF 9012 first of two in the eastern leg of the Vancouver Center wye and crew change area leading up a line of covered hoppers on a rainy late December day.
Photo Date:  12/28/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:33:24 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9012(SD70ACe)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
UP 7645, BNSF 2959
Title:  UP 7645, BNSF 2959
Description:  UP 7645 with double-stack coming out of the fog into Vancouver Center while BNSF 2959 shuffles around the corner of the old yard ducking under Mill Plain over-pass. (And if I ever put in a snarl like this, nobody would ever believe it to be prototypical.)
Photo Date:  12/28/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:34:31 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 7645(AC45CCTE) BNSF 2959(GP39-2)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
AMTK 123 up to AMTK 90278
Title:  AMTK 123 up to AMTK 90278
Description:  AMTK 123 up to AMTK 90278 (at the front with toes ready to grab the edge of the Columbia River Bridge crossing) in a fitting last image for 2015... what a great photographic ride this past year. Thank you.
Photo Date:  12/31/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:29:45 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 123(P42DC) AMTK 90278(NPCU)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
AMTK 90278 zipping into the station past BNSF 3156
Title:  AMTK 90278 zipping into the station past BNSF 3156
Description:  AMTK 90278 zipping into the station past BNSF 3156 (and the photographer) idling on the bridge guard-duty spur (well, the photographer was idling on the station deck, but you get the idea) (Contrary to the wifes repeated attempts to correct that sentence, I did NOT intend to say I was addled on the station deck); the southbound passenger Cascades Sounder under crystal clear, but cold, skies at the Vancouver Station.
Photo Date:  12/31/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:30:41 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 90278(NPCU) BNSF 3156(GP50)
Views:  132   Comments: 1
BNSF 5066
Title:  BNSF 5066
Description:  BNSF 5066 proving "But wait! Theres more!" In fact, while shes in second on the double-header covered consist, Im shooting up the east road out of the station & wye because the southbound Sounder (Amtrak) has just appeared in the distance up to the left.
Photo Date:  12/31/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:31:44 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Winter,Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 5066(C44-9W)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
BNSF 6872
Title:  BNSF 6872
Description:  BNSF 6872 at the front of a westbound-to-northbound through the wye covered hopper consist under brilliant blue skies... and a couple days of freezing weather with the ceasing of the rain has left puddles of ice... under sunny skies! (Although with that east wind whipping down the Columbia River Gorge, Ive lost the feeling in my fingers about an hour ago).
Photo Date:  12/31/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:32:36 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Winter,Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 6872(ES44C4)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
BNSF 9261
Title:  BNSF 9261
Description:  BNSF 9261 now northbound at the back of a covered hopper consist crossing out of the Vancouver wye after a quick turn-and-shoot after snapping the Amtrak stomping on my feet on the station deck.
Photo Date:  12/31/2015  Upload Date: 1/8/2016 1:33:57 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9261(SD70ACe)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
AMTK 469 & PNWR 3007 & BNSF 2752
Title:  AMTK 469 & PNWR 3007 & BNSF 2752
Description:  AMTK 469 & PNWR 3007 & BNSF 2752 filling the lanes beside Vancouver Amtrak Station. AMTK 469 powhr/pusher on southbound Cascades doing a near-touch-and-go, PNWR 3007 was the lead unit in the northward local, then trailing unit in the quick get out of the way of the Cascades reverse bacd into the station area, but will return back out to the yard area (crossing the left/Amtrak occupied track to get access to the yard & her staged local for the return trip south back across$the bridge (partially visible in the background to the right near the setting sun). BNSF 2752 is in the paired bridge protection spur waiting for inaction. All below the last moments of sunet a day after New Years. Id have to admit, sort of a neat way to start the year.
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:36:07 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 469(F59PHI) BNSF 2752(GP39E)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
AMTK 510 - AMTK 174
Title:  AMTK 510 - AMTK 174
Description:  AMTK 510 - AMTK 174 as double front-end on southbound out of Seattle the day after New Year... and thats really sun reflecting off the nose! Pulling into the Vancouver Amtrak Station under early evening haze.
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:36:52 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 510(B32-8WH) AMTK 174(P42DC)
Views:  118   Comments: 1
AMTK 510 - AMTK 174
Title:  AMTK 510 - AMTK 174
Description:  AMTK 510 - _MTK 174 just as fast as she slid to a stop, a wheeze and a whirl, and before the sun could sink much further, she was notched down and accelerating onto the Columbia River bridge to continue south out of the state of Washincton. In a cloud of exhaust and a hardy Hi-oh, Silver! she was away.
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:37:15 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 510(B32-8WH) AMTK 174(P42DC)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
AMTK 510
Title:  AMTK 510
Description:  AMTK 510 with her southbound consist whips into Vancouvers curved passenger platform uader a bright sunset.
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 12/29/2013 2:36:31 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 510(B32-8WH)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
PNWR 2306
Title:  PNWR 2306
Description:  PNWR 2306 at third nose-to-the-south slot out of four preparing to re-shuffle back into position in a few minutes after moving to the far track at the station platform out of the way of an incoming Cascades touch-and-go.
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:40:34 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PNWR 2306(GP39-2)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
PNWR 2305 - PNWR 2308 - PNWR 2306 - PNWR'3007
Title:  PNWR 2305 - PNWR 2308 - PNWR 2306 - PNWR'3007
Description:  PNWR 2305 - PNWR 2308 - PNWR 2306 - PNWR 3007 local power quad sliding up into the far main along the station coming down from the north - potentially in a holding pattern to move her out of the way of the soon to arrive south bound Cascades (and with the near rails still warm from the just departed southbound Amtrak 510 pair - talk about a neat Saturday on deck (my thanks to the beloved for suggesting services a day early for a change).
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:40:13 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PNWR 2305(GP39-2) PNWR 2308(GP39-2) PNWR 2306(GP39-2)
Views:  707   Comments: 1
PNWR 2305
Title:  PNWR 2305
Description:  PNWR 2305 pointing out that not all sunsets are created equal... or maybe they are, but how you choose to observe them are not.
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:39:46 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PNWR 2305(GP39-2)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
PNWR 2308
Title:  PNWR 2308
Description:  PNWR 2308 in second southward position in the local power line waiting to shift back north once the southbound Casca{es clears the near rail. PNWR still sporting a significant portion of the Willamette & Pacific (WPRR) logo and lots of ATSF yellow-bonnet under the glow of a setting sun.
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:40:57 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PNWR 2308(GP39-2)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
BNSF 6192
Title:  BNSF 6192
Description:  BNSF 6192 nose facing southeast as she enters the wye backwards pushing a coel drag away from the Columbia River (Interstate 5 lift-span auto bridge tower visible in the background) under moderately heavy rains on a Sunday evening - and moving much#faster than it appears.
Photo Date:  1/17/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:37:59 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 6192(ES44AC) BNSF 6192(ES44AC)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
BNSF 6408
Title:  BNSF 6408
Description:  BISF 6408 last of the lead-three on westbound to northbound through the wye coal drag gaining speed as they prepare to enter the main lines under dark-and-stormy night conditions.
Photo Date:  1/17/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:38:22 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6408(ES44AC)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
BNSF 8997 - CREX 1304 - BNSF 6408
Title:  BNSF 8997 - CREX 1304 - BNSF 6408
Description:  BNSF 8997 - CREX 1304 - BNSF 6408 triplet coming around the comner in the westbound to northbound shift as she enters the Vancouver Center wye with a coal drag under wet-and-miserable conditions... but at least theres some actinn this week after last weeks three lonely yard units.
Photo Date:  1/17/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:38:49 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CREX 1304(ES44AC) BNSF 6408(ES44AC)
Views:  274   Comments: 1
CREX 1304
Title:  CREX 1304
Description:  CREX 1304 dribbling through the eastern leg of the wye in second pmace out of three with an almost northbound coal drag.
Photo Date:  1/17/2016  Upload Date: 2/5/2016 2:39:23 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CREX 1304(ES44AC)
Views:  1160   Comments: 0
BNSF 2093
Title:  BNSF 2093
Description:  BNSF 2093 parked over the rail-nappy (fine... what else do you call it? It helps contain drips, leaks, and accidents being parked routinely this close to a major salmon migration river in the Pacific Northwest... if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, drones on-and-on about their seventeen different uniform styles and colors (and how great they were - several years ago)... its probably a duck.) on bridge protection duty idling softly in front of the Vancouver Amtrak Station.
Photo Date:  1/23/2016  Upload Date: 2/12/2016 1:17:48 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 2093(GP38-2)
Views:  190   Comments: 1


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