| BNSF 3992 the only unit I could manage a picture of while she ducks below the Columbia River Train Bridge (and sunset) using the brand new tunnel express lane to by-pass the yard and mainline (overhead) to get to the west/northern leg of the Port of Vancouver yard, parcels, and reversing loop. Little did folks know it was also integral to the new planned (currently on hold, though) oil-by-rail-to-port dock which would potentially be the largest on the west coast... if not for the fall in oil and gas prices, potentially wouldve already been a "done" deal. Oddly enough, the environmentalists seem to predominantly feel the delay is all their doings and lawsuits (odd, since the deal has already been approved and green-lighted from what I can tell). Im just a little shocked it wouldve only sported four unit trains a day emptying the Dakotas and ilk of their oil shale production through our City... heck, I counted more than that, it seemed, back when gas prices were high shuffling north out of Vancouver in the Felida area - seeing at least six during daylight hours. Eh, then again, what do I know? I thought Norfolk Southern wouldve been part of BNSF by now. |