| Hill 582
= MP 58.2X This is the "Oasis" for the Railfans (See also
- The History of Hill 582 - click here) |
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| DET 1/05/10 BNSF
7247 EB new MP 58 - 001 |
GGG 1/15/10 UP
7111 EB at Hill 582 - 002 |
GGG 1/15/10 The
engines just passed the Hill - 003 |
| Barstow
West "D" Yard MP 2 |
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Last Thursday, Feb 4, Marc and I (Gary)
drove up to Barstow. Along Rt 66 we noticed miles of new wooden ties
laying alongside the South track. Of course, closer to Barstow there
were numerous pieces of MOW equipment working on the tie
replacement project. Why wooden ties ??
On the return trip we stopped just RR West
of the BNSF West "D" yard to watch the orchestration for
single track running.
Photo 004: BNSF 5125 + eight WB in a
lite engine move. Photos 005 - 006: Also, BNSF 7477 West
with a very "sick" second unit departed the D yard. NOTE:
The train to the left is also WB on the Cajon Sub ---The coal train in
the background evidently was to go WB on the Mojave Sub. Photo
007: BNSF 7477 WB passes the light engine move and will shortly
switch to the South Main in front of BNSF 5125. Photo
008: The lite engine move pulls up behind BNSF 7477 awaiting BNSF
7430 EB to clear ---- image 009.
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| GGG 2/04/10 BNSF
5125 WB - 004 |
GGG 2/04/10 BNSF
7477 WB - 005 |
GGG 2/04/10 The
2nd unit's engine is "sick" - 006 |
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| GGG 2/04/10 BNSF
WB pass the lite units - 007 |
GGG 2/04/10 The
lite engines are moving - 008 |
GGG 2/04/10 Lite
engines on hold - 009 |
| Mormon
Rocks / Highway 138 and Hill 582 |
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| DET 2/17/10 UP WB
crossing Hwy 138 - 010 |
DET 2/17/10 UP
DPU WB at of train - 011 |
DET 2/17/10 AT #
3 WB on MT3 Hill 582 - 012 |
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| DET 2/17/10 BNSF
WB 12 Lite Engines H582 - 013 |
DET 2/17/10
Passing under signal bridge H582 - 014 |
DET 2/17/10 BNSF
7693 EB on MT-3 uphill - 032 |
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| DET 1/28/10 BNSF
7279 EB Hill 582 - 026 |
DET 1/28/10 BNSF
7547 EB w/snowy peaks - 027 |
DET 2/17/10 UP
7813 EB on MT-1 - 028 |
| Sullivan's
Curve |
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| DET 2/17/10 BNSF
7309 EB entering SC - 029 |
DET 2/17/10 UP
8480 WB on BNSF MT-2 - 030 |
DET 2/17/10 UP
7722 EB on BNSF MT-1 - 031 |
| different
Locations between MP 57 and MP 59 |
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| DET 3/26/10 UP
1989 NB at MP 57.2 - 053 |
DET 3/26/10 EMD
SD70ACe close up - 054 |
DET 3/29 UP-RG
Heritage Unit pass Hill 582 - 055 |
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| DET 3/26/10 BNSF
7723 EB at MP 57.2 - 056 |
DET 3/26/10 Empty
Ethanol (Bomb) Train - 057 |
DET 3/17/10 BNSF
Research & Test Cars EB - 058 |
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| DET 3/17/10 BNSF
EB passing Hill 582 - 059 |
DET 3/26/10 BNSF
7258 WB former T-2 area - 060 |
DET 3/26/10 Same
train, same place (Alray) - 061 |
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| DET 3/26/10 BNSF
7518 EB at MP 57.75 - 062 |
DET 3/26/10 BNSF
7427 EB on MT3, MP 57.2 - 063 |
DET 3/26/10 BNSF
WB at MP 57 - 064 |
| Frost
MP 38 and Flyover MP 39.1 |
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| GGG 2/19/10 BNSF
4001 WB at Frost - 065 |
GGG 2/19/10 BNSF
7250 WB - 066 |
GGG 2/19/10 BNSF
7485 WB - 067 |
| At
Frost, BNSF tracks pass through the Kemper Campbell Ranch (KCR) and there
we can even find some "wildlife" during railfaning! |
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| RS 2/19/10 Texas
Long Horn at KCR - 068 |
GGG 2/19/10 Geese
at KCR - 069 |
GGG 2/19/10 UP
7650 EB at flyover MP 39.1 - 070 |
| Summit
- MP 57.2 - MP 58.2 (Hill 582) - West of Davis Ranch Road |
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| MF 4/06/10 SBCO
Fire Truck is stuck - 071 |
MF 4/06/10
Looking for help - 072 |
MF 4/06/10 The
bulldozer solved the problem - 073 |
| The
local Fire Dept (SBCO - San Bernaardino County) was doing some Cajon
familiarization runs, in preparation for the upcoming fire season, when
they became very familiar with one of the hazards of Cajon. It helps if
you have access to a Bulldozer. |
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| MF 4/07/10 BNSF
WB 12 units lite MP 57.2 - 074 |
RS 2/25/10 Hill
582 seen from the signal bridge - 075 |
RS 2/20/10 Hill
582 seen from UP track - 076 |
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| DET 4/09/10 BNSF
7303 EB Hill 582 - 077 |
DET 4/09/10 End
of train w/CA Poppies - 078 |
DET 4/13/10 BNSF
7804 WB MT-3 at Hill 582 - 079 |
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| DET 4/07/10 BNSF
7641 EB near DRR - 080 |
DET 4/09/10 BNSF
7290 EB on MT-1 - 081 |
DET 4/09/10 Same
train West of DRR - 082 |
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| DET 4/19/10 BNSF
7787 EB MP 62 - 083 |
DET 4/19/10 Same
train & location - 084 |
DET 4/19/10 BNSF
7787 WB Nasty Knoll - 085 |
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| DET 4/06/10 BNSF
7309 EB Sullivans MT-1 - 086 |
DET 4/07/10 BNSF
7324 EB Sullivans MT-2 - 088 |
DET 4/07/10 Same
train getting closer - 087 |
| Frost
(K-C Ranch) MP 38 |
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| GG 5/02/10 BNSF 5089
WB heading for Flyover - 090 |
GGG 5/02/10 Same
double stack train - 091 |
GG 5/02/10 BNSF 7605
WB another dbl stack - 092 |
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| GGG 5/02/10 UP 5500
EB - 093 |
GGG 5/02/10 UP EB meets BNSF 7605 WB - 094 |
GG 5/02/10 BNSF 7727
EB (5 locos & 20 cars) - 095 |
| SWC
- Alray (former T-1 and T-2 area) |
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| DET 4/19/10 BNSF
7460 EB at SWC - 096 |
DET 4/19/10 BNSF
7460 at T-2 area - 097 |
DET 4/19/10 UP
5396 NB above BNSF train - 098 |
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| DET 4/19/10 BNSF
7469 DPU on BNSF - 099 |
DET 4/09/10 BNSF
7446 WB lite T-1 area - 100 |
DET 4/09/10 BNSF
5088 EB T-2 area - 101 |
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May 8th and 9th, 2010 San Bernardino Railroad Days
& Bicentennial Celebration
At the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot, 1170 W. Third Street,
San Bernardino |
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The San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum, the
San Bernardino Historical & Pioneer Society, the City of San
Bernardino, the San Bernardino Bicentennial Committee, in conjunction with
Amtrak's National Train Day on May 8th, will host San Bernardino Railroad
Days, at the historic Santa Fe San Bernardino Depot. Railroad displays
will include a new BNSF locomotive, Metrolink train, (hopefully to include
one of the new cab cars), historic private passenger cars including: Ex CN
Business car "Tioga Pass," ex SP lounge "Overland Trail,"
ex CP baggage "Pony Express," ex CB&Q dome-diner-lounge
"Silver Splendor, and former Santa Fe Steam Locomotive No. 3751.
There will also be historic fire apparatus and vehicles including: 1890
San Bernardino horse drawn hose wagon, 1905 horse drawn steam pumper, 1910
Pope-Hartford, (from San Bernardino), additional modern fire trucks from
San Bernardino and surrounding communities are expected. There will also
be a 1931 Arrowhead water truck, Queil Bros 1939 boom truck, Crafton Dairy
Divco milk truck, 1931 U.S. Post Office Dept Ford delivery van, 1917 Dodge
military rail car, 1917 FWD military transport, 1932 Ford tow truck, 1958
Omni-Trans bus, new Amtrak Thruway Bus, 1938 City refuse truck, and other
historic vehicles. Model railroads will include; Pacific Coast Modular HO
Club, Inland Empire Modular HO Club, N-Track Express, ZoCal Z Scale Club,
Bill Martinez's O Scale Route 66 layout and Ken Seipp's wonderful circus
layout. The OERM Harvey Girls along with Women in Railroading will be set
up inside the depot waiting room. There will be railroadiana for sale,
apparel, model railroad equipment, food, music, fun!
About the Steam Excursion:
May 8th and 9th, 2010 a special excursion train will be operated to
San Bernardino Railroad Days sponsored by the San Bernardino History &
Railroad Museum, the City of San Bernardino, The City of San Bernardino
History & Pioneer Society and the San Bernardino Bicentennial
Committee. The special train will operate from Los Angeles Union Passenger
Terminal to San Bernardino on Saturday May 8th, departing 900am, over the
Metrolink San Gabriel Subdivision. The train will return Sunday May 9th,
departing 300pm from San Bernardino to LAUPT. The train will consist of
four private passenger cars: Ex CN Business car "Tioga Pass,"
built in 1959. Ex SP club lounge No. 2981 "Overland Trail,"
built in 1949. Ex CB&Q No. 4735 dome-diner-lounge "Silver
Splendor," built in 1956. Ex CP baggage express car No. 4210,
"Pony Express," built in 1941. A Metrolink diesel will provide
H.E.P., and if necessary tractive effort, behind Santa Fe Steam Locomotive
3751. Ticket prices are $85 for the remaining 20 tickets in the Pony
Express and lower level, lounge section of the "Silver Splendor
" First class tickets are sold out for Business Car "Tioga
Pass," and in the dome section of dome-diner-lounge "Silver
Splendor." There will be no intermediate stops to pick up or
discharge passengers with the special passenger train. All tickets include
one way Metrolink fare to all points on the Metrolink San Gabriel Sub, so
that passengers can get to/from LAUPT and San Bernardino, as the special
will operate only one way, on each day, as previously mentioned.
Our photographers: Marc Fournier (MF) # 108-117, Paul Westover (PW) #
118-119 and Dave Tomeraasen (DT) of San Diego # 120-125.
While waiting for ATSF 3751 to arrive from LA, Marc and several hundred
others crowded on the Mt Vernon Bridge-just West of the
Depot-looking WEST.
Afterwards, Paul sends some beautiful detail shots of ATSF 3751 and
finally, Dave sends some of the other events and exhibits at the Depot.
Thank you guys for documenting this event (GGG)
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| MF 5/08/10 BNSF
7464 EB at Mt. Vernon Ave - 108 |
MF 5/08/10
Metrolink 889 at Mt. Vernon Ave - 109 |
MF 5/08/10
Metrolink 865-866 storage - 110 |
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| MF 5/08/10 ATSF
3751 on the Flyover - 111 |
MF 5/08/10 ATSF
3751 w/Metrolink helper - 112 |
MF 5/08/10
Excursion train w/4 cars - 113 |
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| MF 5/08/10
Passing double stack train - 114 |
MF 5/08/10
Rolling over the switches - 115 |
MF 5/08/10 and
will pass under Mt. Vernon Ave - 116 |
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| MF 5/08/10
Arrival at the Depot - 117 |
PW 5/08/10 ATSF
3751 4-8-4 beauty - 118 |
PW 5/08/10 Looks
great and impressive - 119 |
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| DT 5/08/10 New
Metrolink Bi-Level Car - 120 |
DT 5/08/10 BNSF
7412 on display - 121 |
DT 5/08/10 Old
Fire Trucks on parade - 122 |
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| DT 5/08/10
History comes back - today - 123 |
DT 5/08/10 1958
Omni-Trans Bus - 124 |
DT 5/08/10 New
Amtrak California Thruway Bus - 125 |
| diff.
Locations (SWC / Hill 582 / Alray - former Tunnels) |
Photos
126 - 127: BNSF leases SD70MACs to Ferromex - Published:
Friday, May 14, 2010 (Trains magazine).
Ferromex has leased 40 EMD SD70MACs
from BNSF Railway for four months beginning at the end of April. According
to BNSF spokeswoman Suann Lundsberg, after being inspected by Ferromex
personnel at BNSF's Alliance, Neb., shop, the units were routed in five
groups to Mexico via Denver; Amarillo, Texas; Belen, N.M.; and through to
El Paso, Texas, for interchange. The
5,000 mile Ferromex system began operating in 1998 after the privatization
of Mexico's rail system. |
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| DET 4/30/10 BNSF
SB on UP at SWC - 126 |
DET 4/30/10 BNSF
9506 SB - 127 |
DET 4/13/10 UP
7796 EB at Hill 582 - 128 |
Photos
128 - 129: Owner: US Army Number: USAX 6004, Built:
May 10, 2006 Serial Number: ?
Hybrid History: Canadian Pacific
1702 (2006-2007) Converted at: Alstom (former CPR) Calgary, AB shops. US
Army 6004 (May 2007-present). Donor
Unit: CP 1552 (GMD GP9u) Built: 1955. Build
No.: A704 Frame No.: C187-?
Unit History: CP 8506:1 (GMD GP9, rebuilt in 1983). Canadian
Pacific 1552 (GP9u). CP 1702 (GG20B)
sold to Railpower Jan 07. USAX 6004 (Resold
in mid-2007). CP 1702 sold by Railpower
to US Army as USAX 6004. From Canadian Railway Observations May 2007
edition. From other information, unit is to be deployed at Fort Bliss, TX
(near El Paso.). |
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| DET 4/13/10 UP EB
w/US Army 6004 - 129 |
GGG 2/20/10 BNSF
EB from I-15 lookout - 130 |
DET 4/26/10 BNSF
EB former T-2 area - 131 |
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| GGG 2/25/10 UP
7877 EB at Alray - 132 |
DET 4/30/10 BNSF
5161 EB at former tunnels - 133 |
DET 4/26/10 BNSF
7202 EB T-2 area - 134 |
| Hill
582 - SWC |
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| DET 4/22/10 BNSF
7329 WB at Hill 582 - 135 |
DET 4/23/10 BNSF
7430 EB blooming bushes - 136 |
DET 4/22/10
Blooming cactus on Hill 582 - 137 |
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| DET 4/22/10 BNSF
7543 EB blooming bushes - 138 |
DET 4/22/10 New
benches on Hill 582 - 139 |
GGG 2/25/10 BNSF
6618 EB on MT-1 - 140 |
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| RS 2/20/10 BNSF
5205 WB at SWC - 141 |
GGG 2/20/10 BNSF
5205 WB at RR-xing - 142 |
GGG 2/20/10 BNSF
7603 WB at SWC - 143 |
| from
CP Walker to former Tunnel area, to Hill 582 and Silverwood |
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| DET 5/14/10 UP
5256 EB at CP Walker - 144 |
DET 5/14/10 BNSF
5173 EB at former T-1 - 145 |
GGG 6/02/10 BNSF
7218 EB seen from the Hill - 146 |
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| GGG 6/02/10 BNSF
7391 EB Hill 582 curve - 147 |
DET 5/14/10 Larry
da Lizard on Hill 582 - 148 |
DET 5/14/10 UP
5485 NB Silverwood - 149 |
| Photo
148: Hill 582 including the newly discovered Blue throated, Silver
Backed Fly catcher -- (Cajonis Hungryis Lizardis) -- and he sure
got a nickname: Larry da Lizzard.
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Photos
150, 151, 196-2: Last Wed (6(02/10), Don, Keith and I hosted Werner and
Melinda Meer and their friend Steve (Switzerland) on Hill 582. As you
may know, Werner owns the Web Site where he so graciously posts our
thousands of Cajon Pictures.
Before
the meet on 582, Werner and Steve hired a Cessna and pilot for a
photographic mission over Cajon. Photos 203 - 211: Here are just
9 photos taken from the air. In the meantime, all 120 aerial photos are
online on a separate page. Here
is the link for all aerials:
click here
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| GGG 6/02/10
Flight over Hill 582 - 150 |
GGG 6/02/10
Werner & Steve inside - 151 |
WM 6/02/10 Hill
582 as seen from the air - 196-2 |
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| WM 6/02/10 BNSF
Flyover at Frost MP39.1 - 203 |
WM 6/02/10 BNSF
EB will pass under Flyover - 204 |
WM 6/02/10 BNSF
seen from the other side - 205 |
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| WM 6/02/10 Upper
Narrows (left KC Ranch) - 206 |
WM 6/02/10 Mojave
Narrows Regional Park - 207 |
WM 6/02/10 BNSF
WB is waiting at the signal - 208 |
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| WM 6/02/10 Upper
Narrows Victorville - 209 |
WM 6/02/10 BNSF
EB pass the Narrows - 210 |
WM 6/02/10 BNSF
Mojave River bridge MP34.1 - 211 |
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| GGG 6/02/10
Delayed AMT 9 WB - 153 |
GGG 6/02/10 Rear
end of SW Chief - 154 |
GGG 6/02/10 AMT
WB & BNSF EB - 155 |
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| GGG 6/02/10 BNSF
7216 EB at Hill 582 - 156 |
GGG 6/02/10 BNSF
7603 EB Ethanol train - 157 |
GGG 6/02/10 UP
7697 EB mixed freight - 158 |
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| KS 6/02/10 Don w/sign
- yes, we sure do! - 161 |
KS 6/02/10 Werner
w/blue Werner trailer - 163 |
KS 6/02/10 Gary
and Don on Hill 582 - 164 |
| Photos
165 - 170: After the Swiss visitors, we got our friends from Great
Britain. So, Don, Bruce and I hosted Colin Marsden and Nathan
Williamson (GB) last Friday (6/11/10) on Hill 582. Loads of laughs but
very few trains. GGG |
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| GGG 6/11/10 Gary,
Don, Bruce, Nathan, Colin - 165 |
GGG 6/11/10 UP
7646 EB on UPT - 166 |
GGG 6/11/10 BNSF
6606 EB (ES44C4 A1A) - 167 |
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| GGG 6/11/10 UP
4566 NB + BNSF 7545 EB - 168 |
GGG 6/11/10 Same
trains "racing" uphill - 169 |
GGG 6/11/10 DET
departs the "easy" way - 170 |
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| GGG 6/25/10 BNSF
5095 WB on MT-3 - 171 |
GGG 6/25/10 BNFS
Track Geometry Train - 172 |
GGG 6/25/10 BNSF
7473 WB bare table - 173 |
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| GGG 6/24/10 BNSF
7521 WB 11 Lite Engines - 174 |
GGG 6/25/10 BNSF
7238 EB Hill 582 - 175 |
GGG 6/25/10 BNSF
7725 WB at WSI on MT-3 - 176 |
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| GGG 6/24/10 BNSF
7583 WB at KCR - 177 |
GGG 6/25/10 BNSF
7852 Cushenbury Local - 178 |
GGG 6/25/10
Heading for Lucerne Valley - 179 |
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Last
Tuesday (7/06/10), BNSF moved 30 stored dash-8 locomotives from
Commerce Yard (LA) to Barstow for further storage --- all units were in
the BNSF 800 series. The stated reason, according to TO, is that the
Commerce space is needed to reactivate some business interests within
the Yard.
These
photos 189 - 191 are truly "GRAB SHOTS" taken from just south
of the Hesperia Airport and nearly into the sun. Chasing
the train was impossible since it was running 2 X 2 with 26 dead units
in tow --- track speed all the way. You will, however,
get the idea of something seldom seen. GGG
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| GGG 7/06/10 BNSF
7742 w/29 units EB - 189 |
GGG 7/06/10
Location is near Hesperia Airport - 190 |
GGG 7/06/10 The
old SF unit needs a repaint? - 191 |
| Photos
212 - 220: From CP Walker, former Tunnel area (Alray), Hill 582 to
Silverwood by Don E. Toles |
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| DET 5/11/10 UP
5256 EB at CP Walker - 212 |
DET 5/11/10 BNSF
5173 EB at T-1 area - 213 |
DET 7/07/10 BNSF
7826 EB at T-2 area - 214 |
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| DET 7/07/10 UP/RG
1989 NB on UPT - 215 |
DET 5/11/10 UP
5365 EB above tunnel area - 216 |
DET 5/11/10 UP
5365 EB on UPT - 217 |
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| DET 5/14/10 AMT
23 on WB AMT #3 Hill 582 - 218 |
DET 5/14/10 BNSF
6616 EB near MP57X - 219 |
DET 5/14/10 UP
5489 NB at CP Silverwood - 220 |
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Bob
Widholm & son Wiley (San Diego) camped on WSI last week (July
10) and send:
Photos
221-222: BNSF 7418 leads 26 dash 8 units DIT (Dead in Tow) to
Barstow. We understand that some or all of these units will go
to Canadian National RR. The power for the move was 2X2 - -. Photo
223: BNSF 4690 leads a very late AMT #3 WB at West Summit
Island.
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| BW 7/20/10 BNSF
7418 w/26 Dash-8 locos - 221 |
BW 7/20/10
Consist is on the way to Barstow - 222 |
BW 7/20/10
Delayed AMT #3 w/BNSF helper - 223 |
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Photos 224 - 225: BNSF 7700 leads
remote control BN 3119 WB (GP-50) WB past Hill 582. Photos 226 - 227:
BNSF 7454 with BRAND NEW BNSF 7899 as #4 in the consist. All photos by
GGG from Hill 582.
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| GGG 7/23/10 BNSF
7700 WB - 224 |
GGG 7/23/10 BN
3119 (GP50) - 225 |
GGG 7/23/10 BNSF
7454 WB, UP NB above - 226 |
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| GGG 7/23/10 Brand
new BNSF 7899 - 227 |
GGG 7/23/10 One
of the last CNW OLS is WB - 228 |
GGG 7/23/10 "Lite"
Engine move WB on MT-2 - 229 |
