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| At 7 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, between Ibis and Goffs, CA on BNSF Railway's Needles Subdivision, a westbound 1+2 employee special has BNSF 6568 + 3271, 3815. |
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Friday, June 9, 2023
The night before I spent the night in a motel in Tehachapi, CA. From there I drove to Kingman via Mojave and the BNSF's Needles Subdivision. I spent another motel night there. My good buddy Ken Compton also arrived that night at the Motel 6 in Kingman.
Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 2023 : Friday, June 9, 2023
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California, UP Mojave Subdivision
Mojave, CA
BNSF 6927, GE ES44C4
- Southbound Manifest near Mojave
- On Friday, June 9, 2023, at MP 377, drag box, north of Mojave, CA at 9:45 a.m., a northbound BNSF Railway Manifest, 3+1, has BNSF 6927, 4067, 5389 + 5051.
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
Click to view images: 2023.6.18.2.4-ph, 10, 14- Photos on Flickr: Train coming, Power going away, DPU 5051
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
UP 6940, GE C44ACM
- UP Local at Mojave, CA
- On Friday, June 9, 2023, at 10:05 a.m., Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 6940 (new scheme), 5093 are facing northbound switching in Mojave, CA.
California, BNSF Needles Subdivision
Pisgah, CA
BNSF 7458, GE ES44DC
- Eastbound at Pisgah
- A BNSF Railway eastbound at Pisgah, CA at 12:05 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023. Head end power is BNSF 7458, 3678, NS 4126, KCS 4589.
Lavic, CA
BNSF 6791, GE ES44C4
- Eastbound at Lavic
- On Friday, June 9, 2023, BNSF Railway 7919 is the DPU on a BNSF 3+1 eastbound autoracks and intermodal train at Lavic, CA, on BNSF's Needles Subdivision, at 2:55 p.m. Power is BNSF 6791, 6307, 6578 + 7919. BNSF 6791 is the Q-STOATG6-7.
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
Click to view images: 2023.6.18.2.35-ph, 38, 45- Photos on Flickr: Train coming, BNSF 6791, 7919 DPU
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
Fenner, CA
BNSF Two Trains at Fenner
- Two Trains at Fenner
- On Friday, June 9, 2023, BNSF Railway 6872, 4421 and 750 are on the point of an eastbound empty grain train sitting at Fenner, CA, on BNSF's Needles Subdivision, at 5:35 p.m. A westbound 4+0 intermodal train with 8045, 8016, 7219 and 4149 goes roaring past.
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
Click to view images: 2023.6.18.2.49-ph, 54, 55- Photos on Flickr: Eastbound Train, BNSF 750 (warbonnet), Westbound train
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
BNSF 5468, GE C44-9W
- Stopped Intermodal at Fenner
- A BNSF Railway eastbound intermodal stopped at Fenner, CA, on BNSF's Needles Subdivision, at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023. Power on this train is BNSF 5468, 4362, NS 4279, NS 8001.
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens & Nikon F4, Nikon 75~150mm f3.5 Series E, MF lens:
Click to view images: 2023.6.18.2.68-ph, 62, 64
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens & Nikon F4, Nikon 75~150mm f3.5 Series E, MF lens:
Goffs, CA
BNSF 7091, GE ES44C4
- Two trains at Goffs
- BNSF Railway 7091, Kansas City Southern De Mexico (KCSM) 4519, BNSF 5960 are on the point of a stopped EB autoracks and intermodal at East Goffs, on BNSF's Needles Subdivision, at 6:25 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023. The EB BNSF EB Q-STOATG6-7, autoracks and intermodal, 3+1, with BNSF 6791, 6307, 6578 + 7919 passes the stopped train.
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
Click to view images: 2023.6.18.2.73-ph, 74, 80- Photos on Flickr: BNSF 7091, KCSM 4519, Two Trains
- Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
BNSF 6568, GE ES44C4
- BNSF passenger train on Needles Sub
- At 7 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, between Ibis and Goffs, CA on BNSF Railway's Needles Subdivision, a westbound 1+2 employee special has BNSF 6568 + 3271, 3815.
- Nikon D750 w/ 24~120mm f4 lens:
Click to view image: 2023.6.18.2.97-ph
- Nikon D750 w/ 24~120mm f4 lens:
Ibis, CA
BNSF 7056, GE ES44C4
- Westbound at Ibis
- At 7:10 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023 a westbound 4+0 intermodal is at Ibis, CA, on BNSF Railway's Needles Subdivision. It has BNSF 7056, 3269, 4619, 7374.
- Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens:
Click to view images: 2023.6.18.1.22-ph & 27- Photos on Flickr: Train Coming, Train Going
- Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens:
BNSF 3815, GE ET44C4 (Tier 4)
- BNSF passenger train at Ibis
- At 7:45 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, an eastbound 2+1 employee special has BNSF 3815, 3271 + 6568 at Ibis, CA, on BNSF's Needles Subdivision.
- Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
Click to view images: 2023.6.18.2.122-ph, 125, 126- Photos on Flickr: Overall, Closer, Going away
- Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens:
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- Nikon F4, Nikon 75~150mm f3.5 Series E, MF lens, Roll R34:20220108
- Digital
- Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens
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- Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens
Notes from Day
Mojave, CA Area
- Mojave, CA, 9:45 a.m., MP 377, drag box, NB BNSF Manifest, 3+1 BNSF 6927, 4067, 5389 + 5051. Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens
- Mojave, CA, 10:05 a.m., UP 6940 (new scheme), 5093 NB switching. Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens
Pisgah, CA
- BNSF EB, 12:05 p.m., BNSF 7458, 3678, NS 4126, KCS 4589. — Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens
- BNSF EB, 12:35 p.m., BNSF intermodal, 6536, 7402, 5612, 991, 5935 — Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens
Lavic, CA
- BNSF EB, intermodal, 2:25 p.m., 4+0, 8335, 5418, 7662, 7756 — Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens
- BNSF EB, intermodal, 2:35 p.m., 5+0: 6569, 6755, 4357, 4013, 7507 — Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens
- BNSF EB Q-STOATG6-7, autoracks and intermodal, 2:55 p.m., 3+1, 6791, 6307, 6578 + 7919 — Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens
- BNSF EB, 8089, 5782, 5293 + 7803 — Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens
Fenner, CA
- 5:35 p.m. — BNSF EB & WB, BNSF 6872, 4421 and 750 are on the point of an eastbound empty grain train sitting at Fenner, CA at 5:35 p.m. A westbound 4+0 intermodal train with 8045, 8016, 7219 and 4149 goes roaring past. — Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens
- 6 p.m. — BNSF EB intermodal stopped, 6 p.m., BNSF 5468, 4362, NS 4279, NS 8001. — Nikon D750, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens & Nikon F4, Nikon 75~150mm f3.5 Series E, MF lens
Goffs, CA
- 6:25 p.m. — BNSF 7091, KCS 4519, BNSF 5960 are on the point of a stopped EB autoracks and intermodal at East Goffs at 6:25 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023. The EB BNSF EB Q-STOATG6-7, autoracks and intermodal, 3+1, with BNSF 6791, 6307, 6578 + 7919 passes the stopped train.
- 7 p.m. — At 7 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, between Ibis and Goffs on BNSF's Needles Subdivision, a westbound 1+2 employee special has BNSF 6568 + 3271, 3815.
Ibis, CA
- 7 p.m. — Eastbound Intermodal, 6564, 4712(w), 5297, 8010
- 7:10 p.m. — Westbound 4+0 Intermodal, BNSF 7056, 3269, 4619, 7374 — Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens
- 7:45 p.m. — Eastbound, 2+1 employee special, BNSF 3815, 3271 + 6568.
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- Flickr Album, Arizona 2023 Road Trip
- Flickr Album, Trains 2020-2029
- Flickr Album, June 2023
- Flickr Collection: Photos taken in 2023
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