Sorry about the confusion. The Port of Seattle website liste three bulk loading terminals. I wasn't sure how many of them had rail access and if they did who served them UP/BNSF. The one you showed in the picture is the one I saw.
How many hoppers (roughly) does it take to fill an average size bulk transport ship. The ship I saw at the facility took two days to fill and there were at least three full trains at there holding yard, not to mention how much may have already been in storage at the site in silos.
Dave
Not sure what you mean. It is the only one at the Port of Seattle.
Terminal 86:
There is a map and information at BNSF.com about facilities in general.
You are looking at the current BNSF main line between Seattle and Vancouver/Portland/Inside Gateway to California. The carload yard to the north is Interbay or Balmer. It makes carload trains for Vancouver BC and the East via Wenatchee, plus all south destinations plus Pasco. The North and East lines separate at Everett.
Intermodal traffic for the East originates at Seattle Intermodal Gateway, about 2-3 miles south of the motel, moves south then East then North on the main, or at South Seattle which is South of Boeing Field, or at Port of Tacoma. Most if not all the intermodal traffic you saw is between the East and one or the other of those terminals.
The south end of the tunnel is at King Street Station. The tunnel is either 2 Main Tracks or Double Track.
Mac
Just have a question for you guys up in the Seattle area. I have stayed at motel at Pier 67 twice now and I was curious as to where all the traffic goes to/comes from that travels along the road and disappears under Pikes. I was looking at a satellite map and can see it goes to a yard in the north, but I lose it under the city going south.
I saw almost every type of unit BNSF has new GE, rebuilt EMD, and even saw a couple of switchers, but I didn't see any new EMD SD60 or higher. Is this common for the Seattle area or just for that stretch of track.
Great trainspotting location though, not an hour went by without seeing one!
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