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BNSF Military Train at the Keddie Wye...
Posted by DadgariPhotography on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:53 AM
BNSF 7460 moves a military movement across the Keddie Wye Bridge after storms powdered the Feather River Canyon with snow just days before.
Enjoy,
 

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 1:18 PM

....And interesting cargo....location....and good photo.

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Posted by diningcar on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 3:13 PM

Am I correct (?) is this a southbound move from the Bieber line?

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Posted by corwinda on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:22 PM

That is correct.

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Posted by DadgariPhotography on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:31 PM

Quinten, Thanks for the kind words about the photo. 

 

Diningcar, you are correct. This train is coming off the South (RR West) end of BNSF's Gateway Subdivision.  It is headed towards Stockton, and eventually Southern California. 

 

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:47 PM

Oddly enough, Google Earth Street View has been through there on the highway and has some pretty good views of the wye, unfortunately unoccupied.  That was a bit of a surprise.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 6:04 AM

ChuckCobleigh

Oddly enough, Google Earth Street View has been through there on the highway and has some pretty good views of the wye, unfortunately unoccupied.  That was a bit of a surprise.

Crazy thing about Google Earth Street View - in Neenah, WI they have a NS powered train on CN tracks.

Back to the topic, nice shot.  The Keddie Wye is one of the places on my "gotta go there" list.

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Posted by edbenton on Thursday, April 28, 2011 8:11 AM

Looks like the are moving a Strker Brygade.  IIRC from a few buddies one is Scheduled to go to Aghanistan this year. 

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Posted by Victrola1 on Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:25 AM

It certainly reminds of older, black & white images. The locomotive was not built by Lima. The tanks are not "Shermans." Helping to preserve, protect and defend remains the same.

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Posted by Mr. Railman on Thursday, April 28, 2011 1:19 PM

I remember once with my parents, riding a car and scaling a UP military train along the "new line" in Lake Forest on 41.

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Friday, April 29, 2011 12:44 AM

CNW 6000

Crazy thing about Google Earth Street View - in Neenah, WI they have a NS powered train on CN tracks.

 

Back to the topic, nice shot.  The Keddie Wye is one of the places on my "gotta go there" list.

On Google Earth Street View east of Quincy CA on CAL-70, when you get to the Williams Loop, there is a westbound stacker on the loop when they go by.  Also, a lot of snow on the ground.

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