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The BNSF Fernley Local, train id LC505J, operates out of Sparks, NV to Fernley, NV 6 days a week, Monday through Saturday, on Union Pacific’s Overland Route. The local is normally crewed by 3 Union Pacific employees, an engineer, conductor and brakeman, although additional crew may work the train during student brakeman training. <br /> <br />Locomotives powering BNSF’s Fernley local are normally two EMD GPs, although in years past a single GE has been used on occasion. The power is generally rotated into Sparks from BNSF’s California operations about every 30 days. When not in use the Local’s power is parked adjacent to the “New” Sparks wye on East Glendale Street. <br /> <br />BNSF’s northern Nevada presence was an out-growth of the Union Pacific‘s merger with the Southern Pacific railroad during 1996. Operations of the local started as I remember it during 1997, maybe early 1998. During the early days of operation this local roamed the former SP route between Sparks, NV and Winnemucca. <br /> <br />Today, its regular customers include BNSF logistics’ RR Donnelly reload at Sparks along with Reno Lumber. At Fernley, Paramount Petroleum’s Asphalt plant, Trex, John Manville and Qubecor a large printing plant. For a short time the local was serving a new concern at Darwin, NV’s Western Nevada Rail Park. <br /> <br />The photo was taken at Clark, NV on June 2nd. <br /> <br />Jim
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