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BNSF Symbol Z-NBYWSP1 is the descendant of Santa Fe's legendary #991 train from Richmond, California to Chicago, Illinois. The letter Z represents an entire class of priority trains, NBY refers to North Bay (San Francisco Bay), and WSP refers to the BNSF intermodal facility at Willow Springs, a Chicago suburb. Interestingly, the North Bay trai .. More |
ES44DC
Diesel-electric locomotive
| Series: | GE Evolution |
| Build: | GE |
| Gauge: | 1435 mm |
| UIC axles: | Co'Co' |
| Length: | 22.3 m |
| Width: | 3.12 m |
| Height: | 4.7 m |
| Weight: | 188 t |
| Prime mover: | GE GEVO-12 |
| Power output: | 3280 kW |
| Source: | en.wikipedia.org |
Career
 | BNSF ES44DC | BNSF Railway | 346 |
 | CN ES44DC | Canadian National Railway | 12 |
| CSXT ES44DC | CSX Transportation | 11 |
| NS ES44DC | Norfolk Southern Railway | 65 |
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To avoid having to repair the car in the field in sub-freezing weather, NS mechanical department personnel on the scene determined that the car could be moved to Orrick, but only at a slow walk speed, about 2.5 mph. So, for a trip of just over 14 miles to the first available set-out track, the trip took 5 hours. From the point of where he is i .. More |
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This is the highest priority train that was known on the old Santa Fe as #991; Richmond, CA, to Chicago. He’s passing Z-LPKWSP7 02A, which is coming from BNSF’s new Logistics Park Kansas, near Edgerton and Gardner. Both are headed to the BNSF facility at Willow Springs, Illinois, slightly west of Chicago. Thanks to Zach P for the symbol info! .. More |
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Oregon Trunk line offers few trains. Fortunately, weather conspired to reroute BNSF traffic onto the Oregon Trunk 16 March 2017 in daylight no less! The Crooked River Railroad Bridge, part of a BNSF Railway line between the Columbia River and Bend, Oregon, crosses Oregon's Crooked River Canyon in southern Jefferson County. The bridge is .. More |
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Colorado's Joint Line is undergoing a metamorphosis. On May 20, 2015 BNSF took over track and signal maintenance on the southbound mainline South Littleton to Bragdon, Colorado, and the UP took over the northbound main. Included in the BNSF section is the single track between Palmer Lake and Crews. As such BNSF has instituted a major rebui .. More |
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BNSF Railway train H-SLABAR9-03A (High Priority Merchandise, Slaton TX to Barstow CA) has one of the most colorful consists I've seen in quite a while, as it includes two Heritage diesels from two different railroads: Union Pacific 1982 (the Missouri Pacific unit) and Norfolk Southern 1069 (the Virginian unit), along with a pair of old SD6 .. More |
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