Five trains in Tukwila, WA, 7-22-2015
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Today I set up in Tukwila, WA, 10 miles south of Seattle to see if could catch a train. As luck would have it, I caught 5 trains in two different locations. Sweeet!
I started out at the Tukwila passenger station. An oil train led by BNSF 7399 (ES44DC) was first up, headed northbound on Main 1. This is a loaded train, full of oil from North Dakota. To add some interest, I did something you can't do just anywhere - I started filming on the west platform then ran for the underpass and finished the shot on the east platform.
I then moved north to the other side of I-405 and setup trackside. I barely got set up when a southbound vehicle train came past me on Main 2. BNSF 8218 (ES44C4) was on point.
Fifteen minutes later BNSF 7680 (ES44DC) came around the curve northbound on Main 1. This was another loaded oil train.
Twenty minutes later came a northbound manifest freight on Main 1. The engineer of BNSF 7190 (ES44C4) gave me a little horn as he passed. Thank you!
While the train was passing, SDRX 923 (MP40PH-3C) came whizzing past me pulling a southbound Sounder commuter train on Main 2.
Whew, that was some day! Of the 14 freight locos, all but one were GE.
Oil 1:
7399 / 9029 / 4502 / 4472
ES44DC / SD70ACe / C44-9W / C44-9W
Vehicle:
8218 / 6727 / 7787
ES44C4 / ES44C4 / ES44DC
Oil 2:
7680 / 4521 / 4105 / 7505
ES44DC / C44-9W / C44-9W / ES44DC
Manifest freight:
7190 / 4498 / 4422
ES44C4 / C44-9W / C44-9W
Sounder:
SDRX 923 / MP40PH-3C
Пікірлер: 13
Thank you for a great and timely video. Tukwila was having a very busy day.
Great video as usual! Loved hearing you getting "recognized" by the BNSF crew. I live in Florida now, but spent several years in California & was reminded of how some crews especially the Amtrak commuter trains would let railfans know they were appreciated with a full "Shave and a Haircut. Haven't heard one of those in a long time. . .
Excellent video! I was at the station just last night (August 26th).
Great catches!
Thanks Todd -good vid...
Looks like Tukwila is a good place to shoot!
こんにちは！konnichiwa! hello! 長い長い石油列車、かっこいいですね！ very long oil train! cool!
Nice video. Is this the ex-GN line that goes over the salmon ladder and passes the sports stadiums?
@SeattleRailFan
9 жыл бұрын
+JAMES MARK I forget which tracks were GN or NP in the past, but this is the current BNSF mainline that, north of here, passes the stadiums and crosses Salmon Bay near the fish ladder and locks.
Hey great catch! Question, what kind of camera do you use?
@SeattleRailFan
8 жыл бұрын
+Railfan Rob I use a Sony HDR-CX12. It's a few years old now, but it's small, light and takes great HD video.
were they working on the signals or something the guys in the pickup trucks? looked like they were checking something inside that shed and if that first train with the tankers started too come off the curve how fast can you get the ------- outta there lmao
@SeattleRailFan
9 жыл бұрын
+David Schieler There was a crew working north of me, looks like they were a signals crew. I deliberately moved my position farther from the tracks so they didn't see me too close to the tracks. Some employees are cool, some will hassle you if they see you with a camera close to the tracks.