Nice new rail fan spot and great video. Thanks for posting

Good location Todd...Cheers mate!!

Nice video, maybe someday you can get a train coming off the Delta Yard Lead Tracks heading East.

@SeattleRailFan

9 жыл бұрын

I dunno. There really isn't much public access near Delta Yard. Closest you can get on the south end of the yard is up off Railway Ave - don't know how far up that street you can go before it's private property.

couple questions i thought you might know the answer to. When DPU's are put on the middle or rear of the train, are they usually unmanned or can they be at all? i usually see trains with temporary pushers with crews in them for steep grades but i'm thinking journies that are unreasonable for a second crew to be needed. And lastly, whats up with BNSF renting a whole ton of motive power, ive seen an upsurge in foreign power where i railfan at alot and am seeing it alot in videos. (CitiRail, UP etc.)

@SeattleRailFan

9 жыл бұрын

DPUs are always unmanned. Distributed Power is, by definition, locos in the middle or rear of a train under radio control by the engineer in the lead loco. Locomotives are fitted with a system called Locotrol (think that's the brand most railroads use) that allows the lead loco to communicate with and control the DPU units via a radio signal. If manned locos are attached at the rear of a train for temporary power to get up a steep grade, then here in US those would be called "helpers". As for BNSF leasing power - if business is up and you're short on locos, you gotta rent or lease extra power. I've seen articles that mention that several industries are booming - oil and grain in particular.

@Brl46574

9 жыл бұрын

SeattleRailFan oh, that's cool. you're always full of information :D

@SeattleRailFan

9 жыл бұрын

StickyScissors No problem, glad to pass on whatever info I can...