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By:Lucas Connor
Dates:7/26/2018 - 7/13/2022
Album Info:BNSF's Seattle Sub is one of the most interesting rail lines in the US. It is an important corridor for freight and passengers heading to and from the Pacific Northwest. From Seattle, trains to Tacoma, Vancouver, Pasco, Portland, Eugene, Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno, and Los Angeles must use the Seattle Sub on the first leg of their journey. The line runs from the King Street Station in downtown Seattle to Portland, Oregon. The scenery on the line is very picturesque, with urban settings, high-speed trains, rural countrysides, and moderate grades all present on this line. Trains that use the line usually originate or terminate at BNSF or Union Pacific yards in Seattle, South Seattle, Auburn, Tacoma, Kalama, and Kelso. While BNSF owns the line, Union Pacific has trackage rights over the whole line from their Argo Yard in Seattle to Portland. Along with upwards of 30 freight trains per day, dozens of passenger trains use the line as well. Sound Transit operates Sounder commuter trains between Seattle and Lakewood, and Amtrak Cascades and Coast Starlight trains use the entirety of the line on their runs to Eugene and Los Angeles respectively. Album includes images from South Seattle to the north end of Vancouver Yard
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DTTX 655140
Title:  DTTX 655140
Description:  DTTX 655140 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/11/2022 11:22:22 PM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  34   Comments: 0
DTTX 475764
Title:  DTTX 475764
Description:  DTTX 475764 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/22/2022 12:00:51 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  22   Comments: 0
DTTX 659200
Title:  DTTX 659200
Description:  DTTX 659200 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/22/2022 12:01:43 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  25   Comments: 0
DTTX 459202
Title:  DTTX 459202
Description:  DTTX 459202 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/22/2022 12:02:27 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  27   Comments: 0
DTTX 467825
Title:  DTTX 467825
Description:  DTTX 467825 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 12/13/2022 9:17:13 PM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  11   Comments: 0
DTTX 765633
Title:  DTTX 765633
Description:  DTTX 765633(B) on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 12/14/2022 12:00:33 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  27   Comments: 0
DTTX 765633
Title:  DTTX 765633
Description:  DTTX 765633(C) on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 12/14/2022 12:02:11 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  36   Comments: 0
DTTX 765633
Title:  DTTX 765633
Description:  DTTX 765633(A) on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 12/25/2022 1:04:09 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  46   Comments: 0
DTTX 466624
Title:  DTTX 466624
Description:  DTTX 466624 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 12/26/2022 12:00:20 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  15   Comments: 0
DTTX 475548
Title:  DTTX 475548
Description:  DTTX 475548 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 12/26/2022 12:01:46 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  20   Comments: 0
DTTX 469794
Title:  DTTX 469794
Description:  DTTX 469794 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 1/28/2023 12:02:10 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  55   Comments: 0
DTTX 470171
Title:  DTTX 470171
Description:  DTTX 470171 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 1/29/2023 12:17:33 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  23   Comments: 0
DTTX 466892
Title:  DTTX 466892
Description:  DTTX 466829 on UP O-SEGL SB at South Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 1/29/2023 1:01:57 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Action
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Views:  16   Comments: 0
DPUs Outbound at SSE
Title:  DPUs Outbound at SSE
Description:  Union Pacific 8217 brings up the rear of train O-SEGL as it departs Seattle on its southbound journey. 8217 is an ES44AC-H, built by General Electric in 2014. These are essentially stock ES44ACs with additional ballast, bringing their total weight to 432,000 pounds each. Behind the UP train is BNSF 5832, the DPU on a northbound coal train parked at South Seattle Yard.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 2/7/2023 12:00:14 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8217(ES44AC-H) UP 7378(AC4460CW) BNSF 5832(ES44AC)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
GEVO Waits With Coal Loads
Title:  GEVO Waits With Coal Loads
Description:  BNSF 4271 idles at the BNSF South Seattle yard. The engine is on the point of a northbound coal train parked on one of the yard tracks. The train is likely awaiting a new crew to take the train to points further north. BNSF 4271 is an ES44C4 built in 2016 by General Electric. Behind the newer GE is an older EMD model, 1997-built SD70MAC 9814. 9814 wears the BN Grinstien "Executive" Green that was applied to these units right after the BN/ATSF merger. These units are becoming rarer and rarer as they are repainted in newer BNSF paint schemes.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/13/2022 12:27:19 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 4271(ES44C4) BNSF 9814(SD70MAC)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Grinstein MAC
Title:  Grinstein MAC
Description:  BNSF 9814 is the first of two EMD units on a northbound coal train parked in the BNSF South Seattle yard. The train likely originated from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, and is bound for coal export plants in British Columbia. Despite being built in 1997 for BNSF, the unit is painted in the colors of predecessor Burlington Northern. The unit was delivered before BNSF had established its own corporate logo and paint scheme, so new engines built as late as 1997, two years after the merger, were still delivered painted in predecessor colors.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/12/2022 12:00:26 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 9814(SD70MAC)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
BNSF 9394
Title:  BNSF 9394
Description:  SD70ACe 9394 is the third unit on a northbound coal drag parked on a yard track at South Seattle. The train is likely waiting for a new crew to head further north. The boxy EMD beast was built in 2006, and is part of a series of SD70s built with non-isolated cabs, known as "Thundercabs." These units had noise levels so excessive in the cab that they were banned from leading trains on BNSF, hence why 9394 is third in this consist.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 12/3/2022 12:02:56 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 9394(SD70ACe)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
Southbound Toaster and Foreigner
Title:  Southbound Toaster and Foreigner
Description:  Three General Electrics rumble south with a manifest freight. The train is approaching the South Seattle Intermodal yard on main 1, and will meet a waiting northbound coal train parked on main 3. Second in the consist is Norfolk Southern 4558, a former C40-9W that was rebuilt into a C44-9W in the early 2010s, and later rebuilt into an AC44C6M (Dash-9s rebuilt with AC traction motors) in the early 2020s. Note that lead unit 5667 has burn marks from an excess of unburned fuel built up in the exhaust stack.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/10/2022 12:00:27 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4590(C44-9W) NS 4558(AC44C6M) BNSF 5667(AC44CW)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
BNSF 7994 at South Seattle Yard
Title:  BNSF 7994 at South Seattle Yard
Description:  Crews tinker in the cab with BNSF 7994 as she sits parked in the engine facility at South Seattle. In the left background are the DPUs of two coal trains waiting to head north, and on the right is a set of four units that will be moved into the yard to pick up another train of containers. 7994 had arrived earlier this afternoon on a westbound stack train, and was part of the same consist as the other units on the right. I would wager that 7994 developed some form of mechanical fault, as it has been cut off from the rest of the consist and replaced with another GE. There are no physical engine facilities here at South Seattle, so all these engines have been fuelled by a contracted fuel truck prior to their next assignments.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/21/2022 12:00:37 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 7994(ES44C4)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
GE at South Seattle
Title:  GE at South Seattle
Description:  BNSF 6021 is one of several big GE monsters parked at the South Seattle yard. The 4400-horsepower GEVO was built in mid-2006 as an ES44AC. This unit is powered by a V12 GEVO prime mover, and can carry 5,000 US gallons of fuel between C-C trucks. Visible on the far right is the rear of another GEVO, ES44C4 7994.
Photo Date:  7/13/2022  Upload Date: 11/25/2022 12:01:00 AM
Location:  South Seattle, WA
Author:  Lucas Connor
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 6021(ES44AC) BNSF 7994(ES44C4)
Views:  69   Comments: 0


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