Saturday, May 18, 2013

BNSF 6778 on a train
At 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Barstow, CA, near where East Tower once was, an eastbound BNSF Auto Racks (6778, 7501) started it's journey onto the Needles Subdivision.

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My start to this day was delayed by a flat tire. I tried to fix it myself but the lugnuts were on too tight for the wrench I had, so I called AAA. Once I had the spare on I was able to go to the Depot, aka Western America Railroad Museum, to shoot the museum's collection in better morning light. Then I went to a local Firestone where I got the flat repaired.

After that I went back to the motel, packed the car and checked out. Not many trains this day! One last time I went to the the Depot and took more photos after the light shifted a bit.

Then I drove to Mojave. BNSF had most of the sidings east of their occupied with shut down trains. Yes, more work windows! I went to Tunnel 2. It was windy and chilly, so I hunkered down there until they started running trains again.

BNSF 5261, GE C44-9W

Meet in Barstow
At 8:38 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Barstow, CA, BNSF 5261 was leading a 4+0 (5261, 4342, 4320, 5430) eastbound intermodal train onto the Needles Subdivision. Behind it a westbound 5+0 (BNSF 6836, 4014, NS 2583, 724wb, 960) manifest was heading in the other direction.

BNSF 6778, GE ES44C4

Autoracks at East Tower, Barstow
At 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Barstow, CA, near where East Tower once was, an eastbound BNSF Auto Racks (6778, 7501) started it's journey onto the Needles Subdivision.
This photo was shot with my Nikon F100 and my second to the last roll of Fuji Astia film.

Notes

Barstow, CA

Depot - Western America Railroad Museum

8:00 a

Museum Equipment: UP 9950, ATSF 1460 (beep), ATSF 95 (FP45), Yellow GE 44 tonner, ex-USMC

East end yard "East Tower"

8:05 a

EB UP Manifest went by 7404, 5204, 7379

8:32 a

WB UP Manifest 5773, 5024, 4031 - passed BNSF 6836, 4014, NS 2583, 724wb, 960 - D600 & D300s

8:38 a

EB BNSF YANZ (Yet another Z train) 5261, 4342, 4320, 5430 - D600 & D300s

8:45 a

EB BNSF Auto Racks - 6778, 7501 - F100 Astia & D300s

8:50 a

EB BNSF YANZ - F5 FP4+ 75~150mm E

9:08 a

WB BNSF 6836, 4014, NS 2583, 724wb, 960 - No pics, bad light

Depot - Western America Railroad Museum

11:00 a

Museum Equipment: ATSF 95 (FP45), Yellow GE 44 tonner, ex-USMC w/grain train

WB BNSF 6979

Tehachapi

Tehachapi

1:25 p

UP Sitting Equipment 7242, 5073 +2, sitting with MoW Equipment

Tunnel 2

4:00 p

BNSF EB (SB) YANZ - 6663, 6600, 7888, 6511 at curve before tunnel 2 - D600 & D300s

5:10p

UP YANZ EB (SB) 7655 +1 | DPU 5436

5:20 p

BNSF YANZ WB (NB) 4851, 5462, 4166, 5013 - F100 Astia

Caliente

5:30 p

BNSF YANZ WB (NB) 4851, 5462, 4166, 5013 - D600 & D300s

5:40 p

UP WB (NB) 7351, 4722 | DPU 8314 - D600

7:00 p

BNSF YANZ EB (SB) - 6967, 5172, 7214, 6856 - D300s

7:27 p

BNSF YANZ WB (NB) 6653, 6887, 4175 - D600 & D300s

7:35 p

BNSF YANZ WB (NB) 7877, 7421, 4560, 7605 - D600 & D300s (last light)

Assets

Digital
  • Folder: 2013060302ph, scans from Analog Image, Nikon F100, Fuji Astia film
  • Folder: 2013060303ph, scans from Analog Image, Nikon F100, Fuji Astia film
  • Folder: 2013052007ph, Nikon D300s
  • Folder: 2013052008ph, Nikon D600

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