Sunday, June 23, 2019

A BNSF grain train speeding through the night...


Three railroad names in one--- The Burlington, The Great Northern, and the Santa Fe--- BNSF. Their engines are that orange-red design that reminds us of the old Santa Fe colors. Their track is on the Washington side of the Columbia river as it goes through the gorge and beyond.  The the locomotives are mostly GE's, and the scenery on the Washington side is more exciting than on the Oregon side. The Union Pacific is on the Oregon side. UP engines are a shade of yellow and are generally EMD diesels.  Nearer to where we live, the main north-south route is in Western Washington and is used by both railroads--- usually more than 60 trains a day.  This train had two engines in front, and two pushing in the rear.

Sharing today with Mersad's Through My Lens

13 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

An incredibly dramatic shot.

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

São umas composições imponentes, aproveito para desejar uma boa semana.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros

Laura~Pretty Pix said...

Simply Superb! ❤️❤️

Margaret D said...

Fabulous work there.
Interesting history.

Andy said...

Wow! You are off to a good start with your railroad series.

Rose said...

I am going to enjoy this series for sure..thus is a great shot.

joaquín said...

¡Genial!

Taken For Granted said...

You have a special magic with trains, and this photo is no exception. Your picture reminds me of the work of artist Don (Ace) Williams, https://www.modernartsmidtown.com/artists/Don%20Williams

Antonio Rodriguez said...

Impresionante. Un gran monstruo saliendo de la oscuridad. Y un gran control de la luces.
Un abrazo.

Mikael Bergman said...

a beautiful picture
I like it a lot

Molly said...

There is something wonderfully eerie about this image

Mollyx

Lady Fi said...

Great shot!

Anne Le Maître said...

I really like your railways pictures !