Amtrak 48 (P42DC) at Napavine
Amtrak 48 on the southbound Coast Starlight at Napavine, Washington, on Oct. 2, 2009. It appears the unit had a close encounter of the crunch kind on the conductor’s side.
Amtrak 48 is GE P42DC.
BNSF 723 (C44-9W) at Napavine
BNSF 723 still wears the Santa Fe warbonnet on a northbound freight manifest at Napavine, Washington, on Oct. 2, 2009.
BNSF 723 is a GE C44-9W (DASH9-44CW) built in July 1997 (#50006) for BNSF but delivered in Santa Fe paint with the large BNSF on its flanks.
Locomotive data: BNSF 2006 Locomotive Review and Diagrams, by Robert Del Grosso, Great Northern Pacific Publications.
BNSF Seattle Sub – South of Napavine
Taken at MP 67.2 at Avery Road. This was supposed to be the double headed steam special consisting of SP 4449 and UP 844. However the special was running some hours late so while we were waiting, we shot all the trains that BNSF and UP ran that day.
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Double headed steam
On May 12, 2007, a steam excursion equipment move from Portland to Tacoma passes through Napavine, WA with SP 4449 and UP 844 in the lead. Also shown at Steilacoom, WA.
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