Remarks: A UP container train is led by an ex CNW Dash 9 while traversing the Pritchard Creek Horseshoe Curve. The third unit is a standard cab Dash 8 that is becoming rare on the UP. There are quite a few stored in the yard at Hinkle, OR.
Remarks: A nice mix of pre merger locos await their next tour of duty at BN's now defunct Hoyt St. roundhouse. The recession of 1980 would cause the ex NP RS11 to be stored for good. Ex NP F9 820 and ex GN F7 620 would last a little over a year more before they too would be retired from the active roster.
Remarks: Results of a run in with a trailer load of frozen pizzas. The train was whstling but the truck driver drove right in front of the train. Luckily, only minor injuries occured. This is on BNSF's Bellingham sub.
Remarks: After nearly 14 miles of 10mph running, BNSF engineer Rick Kriewald finally gets to notch out his two horses while running to the Renton Boeing plant. This was the second to the last time that the fuselages will run on this line. Progess? I don't think so.
Remarks: For the second to the last time ever, the Renton Turn brings some 737 fuselages through Woodinville on it's way to the Renton Boeing plant. These will be routed through Seattle and Tukwila starting on February 27th.
Interstate 405 expansion doomed the tracks between Bellevue and Renton.
