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Post icon  Posted 07 July 2008 - 04:48 PM

In the summer heat of Arizona, the first crew died on the law near MP 485. Myself and Conductor Jeffery Klem boarded the BNSF 9970 East, a 122-car loaded coal train weighting in around 12,000 tons, and prepared to head west to Seligman. A good friend, Grant Beech, followed us to around MP 500, where his car overheated. Below are the best five pictures taken. Please enjoy.

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About two miles from where we started. I can't believe the Traction Effort (TE) on these beasts! They're only three on the head-end!

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Our train barely making 11MPH as we approach the signals.

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Slowly dragging our train past MP 494. The roar of EMD 710 engines are shaking the ground in this powerful struggle of man versus nature to climb this hill. Not man, but steel won this battle, barely.

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Beautiful new BNSF hoppers have a nice glint in the desert sun.

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At a good clip, making around 35 MPH our train rumbles past the camera.

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 02:39 PM

The good looking Streamlines equipment nicely complements your enjoyable train tale! :unclesam: :shock6:

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 11:39 PM

View Postrevich, on Jul 8 2008, 03:39 PM, said:

The good looking Streamlines equipment nicely complements your enjoyable train tale! :unclesam: :)

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Awww, thank you very much :shock6:

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 05:40 PM

Beautiful pictures. The scenery also reminds me of the stretch of I-5 just between the Grapevine and Bakersfield.

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Posted 31 July 2008 - 02:51 AM

:sweatingbullets: very cool

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Posted 31 July 2008 - 05:25 AM

View PostTuddley3, on Jul 11 2008, 06:40 PM, said:

Beautiful pictures. The scenery also reminds me of the stretch of I-5 just between the Grapevine and Bakersfield.

View PostDan_4449, on Jul 31 2008, 03:51 AM, said:

:sweatingbullets: very cool

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