February Trains in the Texas Panhandle (HD)

Описание: First off, I'm sorry for the extreme tardiness of this video. March was extremely busy for me as I moved into a new house so this video was left on the back burner. There was not a video from March so hopefully April will produce some results.

February 3

0:00
Following a failed attempt to locate a trackage rights UP train on the Boise City Sub. I was driving past the South Yard when I saw a military train departing. I made my way to Buffalo Bowl, where I was able to catch it.

2:17

By some stroke of dumb luck, I was still able to catch the trackage rights UP train as it made its way out of town on the Red River Valley Sub. This is a fairly new venture running loaded grain trains off the Colorado Pacific and is bound for Galena Park, TX.

February 16

4:23
I got a heads up from a friend that a westbound stack out of Alliance, TX had BNSF Bonnet 728 leading. I saw it was arriving in Amarillo as I was going to get my haircut, so I figured it would be long gone by the time I was done. Luck was on my sided as they were just leaving Amarillo as I was getting done. I beelined my way to Canyon, which would provide the best light as the train made its turn west. I also got lucky as they met a fast moving Z train about 15-20 seconds after the power passed me.

February 17

9:35

I was out the next morning on the Boise City Sub to capture a CP leader on a Sweetgrass, MT to Guernsey, CA grain train. This train had ample power on it as they had picked up the 4 trailing units in Etter to bring to Amarillo.

13:20

A westbound power move is seen passing the Tyson plant in St. Francis. These units are going to Pedernal, NM for long term storage in an old yard BNSF has there.

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A few minutes after sunset, BNSF 6022, one of the 25th Anniversary "Sticker Units" leads an eastbound loaded coal train out of Amarillo.

February 23

17:05

A westbound loaded coal train bound for Springerville, AZ departs Amarillo just before sunset with a nearly new ET44ACH leading 2 brand new ES44ACH's with a 3rd ES44ACH and ET44ACH working as DPU's. Apologies for the crossing, this was the only place I could get before sunset.

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