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4/27/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:B Campbell
Dates:11/12/2013 - 2/2/2017
Album Info:BNSF Yard at Vancouver: Fruit Valley Road views; includes rantings, description, and other notes.
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BNSF 4590
Title:  BNSF 4590
Description:  BNSF 4590 leading (or possibly part of a pushing pair) on a stack train waiting patiently in the rain for the green just to the north of the service yard at Vancouver.
Photo Date:  4/27/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 2:00:22 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4590(C44-9W)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
BNSF 5667 leading CP 9554
Title:  BNSF 5667 leading CP 9554
Description:  BNSF 5667 leading CP 9554 visiting power on a coal train north through the extended passing spur section of the Vancouver Yard along Fruit Valley Road in Vancouver.
Photo Date:  4/27/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 1:59:04 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5667(AC44CW) CP 9554(AC44CW)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
BNSF 7234
Title:  BNSF 7234
Description:  BNSF 7234 prepares to slide forward through the points after a manual switch throw.
Photo Date:  4/27/2014  Upload Date: 6/10/2014 4:37:10 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7234(ES44DC)
Views:  125   Comments: 1
BNSF 7234
Title:  BNSF 7234
Description:  BNSF 7234 with hints of a possible barbeque under the back awning, starboard side.
Photo Date:  4/27/2014  Upload Date: 6/10/2014 4:36:36 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7234(ES44DC)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
BNSF 7348
Title:  BNSF 7348
Description:  BNSF 7348 grunting a bit more than the lead pair, pushing a coal drag north out of the Vancouver yard passing zone below the auto bridge, transitioning from Fruit Valley Road to Lake Shore.
Photo Date:  4/27/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 1:58:25 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7348(ES44DC)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
BNSF 7348
Title:  BNSF 7348
Description:  BNSF 7348 pushing a northbound coal drag under temporary sun.
Photo Date:  4/27/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 1:57:38 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7348(ES44DC)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
BNSF5401 and BNSF6561 Idle
Title:  BNSF5401 and BNSF6561 Idle
Description:  BNSF5401 and BNSF6561 leading an oil can consist awaiting the UP Stack to pass and clear the northbound tracks.
Photo Date:  5/1/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 3:45:51 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5401(C44-9W) BNSF 6561(ES44C4)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
UP4897 overtakes BNSF5401
Title:  UP4897 overtakes BNSF5401
Description:  BNSF trackage giving courtesy to visiting northbound UP4897 stack train before following at clear.
Photo Date:  5/1/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 3:50:09 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5401(C44-9W) UP 4897(SD70M)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
UP4897 northbound stack train away
Title:  UP4897 northbound stack train away
Description:  UP4897 leading stack train consist northbound rushing to clear the track for the awaiting BNSF oil can.
Photo Date:  5/1/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 3:52:47 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4897(SD70M) UP 9249(C40-8)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
BNSF 4586 awaiting shuffle
Title:  BNSF 4586 awaiting shuffle
Description:  BNSF 4586 waits patiently for tracks to clear and another shuffle before more action. BNSF 2318 sorts in the background.
Photo Date:  5/2/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 3:38:43 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 4586(C44-9W) BNSF 2318(GP38-2)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
BNSF 1512 and BNSF 2089 return from sorting duty
Title:  BNSF 1512 and BNSF 2089 return from sorting duty
Description:  Preparing to rise up to the main Burlington Northern sorting yard from the western sub-yard (closer to the grain port, boarding the waste water treatment plant), this duo crosses in front of Northwest Pack canning plant & other warehouses.
Photo Date:  5/3/2014  Upload Date: 5/31/2014 1:45:12 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1512(GP28M) BNSF 2089(GP38-2)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
BNSF 2089 and BNSF 1512 start the climb onto the main yard
Title:  BNSF 2089 and BNSF 1512 start the climb onto the main yard
Description:  BNSF 2089 wearing original BN green livery tags behind BNSF 1512 in safety orange after work out on the western sorting sub-yard by the grain loading elevators under gloomy Northwest skies.
Photo Date:  5/3/2014  Upload Date: 5/31/2014 1:44:39 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2089(GP38-2) BNSF 1512(GP28M)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
BNSF 6933 leading a southbound consist awaits a green
Title:  BNSF 6933 leading a southbound consist awaits a green
Description:  Idling along the Fruit Valley holding pen and mains, BNSF 6933 will lead a southbound mixed freight after finally getting a green - which would seem to be planned for a distant point in the future with all lights off.
Photo Date:  5/3/2014  Upload Date: 5/31/2014 1:41:30 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6933(ES44C4)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
BNSF 4001 leads a northbound oil can under clear skies
Title:  BNSF 4001 leads a northbound oil can under clear skies
Description:  Dash8-44CW BNSF 4001 pulls northward another oil pipeline on steel wheels nearing the mid-point / north crew change location of the expanded BNSF yard and holding tracks. At last, a chance to shoot in non-rainy/dreary weather.
Photo Date:  5/11/2014  Upload Date: 5/31/2014 1:15:48 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4001(C44-9W) BNSF 1027(C44-9W)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
BNSF 4135 and BNSF 7146 pusher pair bring up the rear of a northbound oil can
Title:  BNSF 4135 and BNSF 7146 pusher pair bring up the rear of a northbound oil can
Description:  BNSF 4135 showing a decorative burnishing on some panels helping to push crude oil to the north.
Photo Date:  5/11/2014  Upload Date: 5/31/2014 1:16:40 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4135(C44-9W) BNSF 7146(ES44C4)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
BNSF 7146 and BNSF 4135 pusher pair for northbound oil can
Title:  BNSF 7146 and BNSF 4135 pusher pair for northbound oil can
Description:  Two at the front pulling and these two at the rear pushing a crude oil train north toward Seattle since the local vocal public opinion put the breaks on the approved Tesaro oil terminal here in Vancouver.
Photo Date:  5/11/2014  Upload Date: 5/31/2014 1:17:15 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7146(ES44C4)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
UP5129 and UP5847 head up a northbound stack train
Title:  UP5129 and UP5847 head up a northbound stack train
Description:  Just passing through, UP5129 and UP5847 pair up to pull through the BNSF trackage stringing a stack train through the middle of the BNSF yard along the mains beside Fruit Valley Road in Vancouver, WA.
Photo Date:  5/11/2014  Upload Date: 5/31/2014 1:17:51 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5129(SD70M) UP 5847(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
BNSF 4379
Title:  BNSF 4379
Description:  BNSF 4379 idling at third waiting for the green to head north with a coal drag.
Photo Date:  6/8/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 1:54:26 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4379(C44-9W)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
BNSF 5994 waits while BNSF 5093
Title:  BNSF 5994 waits while BNSF 5093
Description:  BNSF 5994 waits while BNSF 5093 slips off into the middle tracks for a pass at Vancouver north yards under blue skies.
Photo Date:  6/8/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 1:52:09 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5994(ES44AC) BNSF 5093(C44-9W)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
BNSF5994 in lead with CP 8811 and BNSF 4379
Title:  BNSF5994 in lead with CP 8811 and BNSF 4379
Description:  BNSF5994 in lead with CP 8811 and BNSF 4379 pulling out having got the green, northbound on one of the mains out of the north Vancouver BN yard/holding pen area. Thanks for the wave - made for a very happy young crew member with me also snapping pictures.
Photo Date:  6/8/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 1:51:10 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5994(ES44AC) BNSF 4379(C44-9W) CP 8811(ES44AC)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
BNSF 5994
Title:  BNSF 5994
Description:  BNSF 5994 getting the green notches her up leading a coal drag trio northbound out of Vancouver.
Photo Date:  6/8/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 1:53:02 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5994(ES44AC)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
BNSF 624
Title:  BNSF 624
Description:  BNSF 624 war bonnet in number three but still pulling her own weight (and then some) on a mixed freight south.
Photo Date:  6/8/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 1:56:42 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 624(C44-9W)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
CP 8811 and BNSF 4379
Title:  CP 8811 and BNSF 4379
Description:  CP 8811 and BNSF 4379 - nestled nose to nose, a little international brotherly love (or maybe BNSF has such a huge power deficit with the coal drags and oil cans... the girls all get prettier at closing time.)
Photo Date:  6/8/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 1:49:20 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8811(ES44AC) BNSF 4379(C44-9W)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
CP 8811
Title:  CP 8811
Description:  CP 8811 Canadian Pacific in the middle of a coal drag northbound out of Vancouver.
Photo Date:  6/8/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 1:50:22 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8811(ES44AC)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
AMTK 83 leading AMTK 98
Title:  AMTK 83 leading AMTK 98
Description:  AMTK 83 leading AMTK 98 under the 39th St overpass along the BN service-and-sort yards of Vancouver.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:39:57 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 83(P42DC) AMTK 98(P42DC)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
BNSF 1024 dragging along behind BNSF 732
Title:  BNSF 1024 dragging along behind BNSF 732
Description:  BNSF 1024 dragging along behind BNSF 732, youd think she could at least look like she was helping her coughing sister.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:37:35 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1024(C44-9W)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
BNSF 1746
Title:  BNSF 1746
Description:  BNSF 1746 with roasted side panels under partly sunny skies in the Vancouver sorting yard running a small mixed freight fracture north.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:37:12 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1746(SD40-2)
Views:  239   Comments: 2
BNSF 2085
Title:  BNSF 2085
Description:  BNSF 2085 lugging along in second under partly sunny skies with a mixed freight line. And thats not a little bit of green paint peeking out near the window, is it?
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:36:17 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2085(GP38-2)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
BNSF 2318
Title:  BNSF 2318
Description:  BNSF 2318 dragging along in third place, vandalism and all, an odd mix heads south onto the main lines and into Vancouver proper.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:35:49 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2318(GP38-2)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
BNSF 6560
Title:  BNSF 6560
Description:  BNSF 6560 in number two behind BNSF 768 war bonnet through Vancouver.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:34:29 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6560(ES44C4) BNSF 768(C44-9W)
Views:  108   Comments: 1
BNSF 732
Title:  BNSF 732
Description:  BNSF 732 sounding a little rough clearing her throat coming out of the back pocket along the northern end of the BN sort yard.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:39:08 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 732(C44-9W)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
BNSF 732
Title:  BNSF 732
Description:  BNSF 732 coming up into the mains, coughing up a bit more, orange A/C and all - shes still a war bonnet.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:38:49 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 732(C44-9W)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
BNSF 7323
Title:  BNSF 7323
Description:  BNSF 7323 third in line on a mixed freight north out of Vancouver, WA.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:33:27 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7323(ES44DC)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
BNSF 768 - BNSF 6560 - BNSF 7323
Title:  BNSF 768 - BNSF 6560 - BNSF 7323
Description:  BNSF 768 - BNSF 6560 - BNSF 7323 charging through the main along the Vancouver BNSF sort yard under partly sunny skies.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:38:01 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 768(C44-9W) BNSF 6560(ES44C4) BNSF 7323(ES44DC)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
BNSF 768
Title:  BNSF 768
Description:  BNSF 768 with a friendly wave as she heads north out of Vancouver, WA. Stamped Dash9-44CW on her nose.
Photo Date:  6/29/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:38:24 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 768(C44-9W)
Views:  60   Comments: 0
AMTK 93 with AMTK 206
Title:  AMTK 93 with AMTK 206
Description:  AMTK 93 with AMTK 206 in double lead, no pusher throttling out of the Vancouver Amtrak Station rushing up through the BNSF yard headed north toward Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/5/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:39:34 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 93(P42DC) AMTK 206(P42DC)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
BNSF 4525
Title:  BNSF 4525
Description:  BNSF 4525 pulling in second on a coal drag north through Vancouver.
Photo Date:  7/5/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:35:24 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4525(C44-9W)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
BNSF 6164 on main, BNSF 2085 switch duty
Title:  BNSF 6164 on main, BNSF 2085 switch duty
Description:  BNSF 6164 on main, BNSF 2085 switch duty: BNSF 6164 tail end pusher waiting for the crew change to complete on a coal drag north while BNSF 2085 - BNSF 1746 pair up for switch-and-sort duty.
Photo Date:  7/5/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:35:03 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 6164(ES44AC) BNSF 2085(GP38-2)
Views:  424   Comments: 1
BNSF 6793
Title:  BNSF 6793
Description:  BNSF 6793 leads a trio hauling a string of coal up to a crew change along Fruit Valley Road in the new BNSF passing lane off the mains in Vancouver.
Photo Date:  7/5/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:33:54 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6793(ES44C4)
Views:  74   Comments: 1
CP 8804
Title:  CP 8804
Description:  CP 8804 for third in a coal drag trio headed north through Vancouver, WA.
Photo Date:  7/5/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 4:33:05 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8804(ES44AC)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
AMTK 510
Title:  AMTK 510
Description:  AMTK 510 showing even Amtrak can eventually select good looking motive power, headed north with next stop Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:31:03 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 510(B32-8WH)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
AMTK 93 with AMTK 510
Title:  AMTK 93 with AMTK 510
Description:  AMTK 93 with AMTK 510 hoof it out of the Vancouver Station area charging quickly up through the BN sort yard mains.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:30:41 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 93(P42DC) AMTK 510(B32-8WH)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
BNSF 4560 and CP 8851
Title:  BNSF 4560 and CP 8851
Description:  BNSF 4560 and CP 8851 confusing the heck out of me - Id thought they were the headend, but soon disappeared south (right of frame) as pushers or one heckuva long back-up maneuver to get back onto the mains (near tracks in frame, hes on number four, the old passing lane; the new extra-long passing lane closest in frame. Now you too can be as confused as I.)
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:31:48 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4560(C44-9W) CP 8851(ES44AC)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
BNSF 754
Title:  BNSF 754
Description:  BNSF 754 pulling second on a mixed freight northbound heading out of the Vancouver yard area on the main.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:31:22 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 754(C44-9W)
Views:  37   Comments: 0
BNSF 7802
Title:  BNSF 7802
Description:  BNSF 7802 in number two behind BNSF 8030 trundles toward BNSF 8266 which gets the yellow to proceed on the main (BNSF 8030-7802 are on the new multi-mile passing lane, so this is really a meet, not just a pass). (Thanks to Matt Hagfors for confirming GE-ES44C4!)
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:32:10 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7802(ES44DC) BNSF 8030(ES44C4) BNSF 8266(ES44C4)
Views:  233   Comments: 1
BNSF 8030 leading BNSF 7802
Title:  BNSF 8030 leading BNSF 7802
Description:  BNSF 8030 leading BNSF 7802 on an empty spine-car/well-car heading south, preparing to enter the northern end of the Burlington Northern flat yard area.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:32:51 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8030(ES44C4) BNSF 7802(ES44DC)
Views:  113   Comments: 1
BNSF 8030
Title:  BNSF 8030
Description:  BNSF 8030 seeming to work much harder than needed on a string of empty pig-spines, unless BNSF 7802 coasting behind thinks shes supposed to be pulling north on this southbound empty. The wonderfully non-photogenic Pacific Northwest haze under gloomy lighting conditions.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:32:30 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8030(ES44C4)
Views:  89   Comments: 1
BNSF 8266 with BNSF 754
Title:  BNSF 8266 with BNSF 754
Description:  BNSF 8266 with BNSF 754 head north out of the BN Yard under a yellow with a mixed freight, slipping along an empty pig-spine line coming to a stop in the passing lane.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:33:35 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 754(C44-9W) BNSF 8266(ES44C4)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
BNSF 8266
Title:  BNSF 8266
Description:  BNSF 8266 leading a mixed consist north out of the Vancouver Yard area. Stamped ES44C4 on the cab. (Thanks to Matt Hagfors for confirming GE-ES44C4!)
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:33:09 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8266(ES44C4)
Views:  195   Comments: 1
CP 8851
Title:  CP 8851
Description:  CP 8851 on a mixed freight consist in the BN Vancouver Yard.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2014 2:33:53 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8851(ES44AC)
Views:  47   Comments: 0


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