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| Title: |
BNSF 7315 |
| Description: |
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (red unit) train winds through the curves at Marcel, high in the Tehachapi Mountains. The train, operating from Fresno to San Diego, has three BNSF ES44DCs (7315, 7646 and 7216) on the point, and is made up of 59 cars (34 coaches, 18 flats, 4 stock cars, 2 COFC and 1 bi-level auto rack) - 4290 tons and 5235 feet in length (not counting the diesels) - nearly a mile long! |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/2011 Upload Date: 7/14/2011 11:02:09 AM |
| Location: |
Marcel, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7315(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
627 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7315 |
| Description: |
On Tuesday, July 12th, 2011, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (red unit) train (BNSF symbol U-FRSSDG1-12A) passes under the classic signal bridge at the north end of Mojave after having conquered the crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains as the show relocates from Fresno, CA, to San Diego (arrival in San Diego will be in the wee hours of the morning the next day). The train has three BNSF ES44DCs (7315, 7646 and 7216) on the point, and is made up of 59 cars (34 coaches, 18 flats, 4 stock cars, 2 COFC and 1 bi-level auto rack) - 4290 tons and 5235 feet in length (not counting the diesels) - nearly a mile long! |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/2011 Upload Date: 7/13/2011 11:14:53 AM |
| Location: |
Mojave, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7315(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
649 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7315 |
| Description: |
Stretching out for a mile, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (red unit) train has been steadily climbing the grade out of Bakersfield for 12 miles on its approach to the crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains. Seen here at Sandcut, the 59-car train (34 coaches, 18 flats, 4 stock cars, 2 COFC and 1 bi-level auto rack) weighs 4290 tons and, without power, is 5235 feet in length. Power for the train (symboled as BNSF train U-FRSSDG1-12A) consists of BNSF ES44DCs 7315, 7646 and 7216, which will lift the train up to the 4000’ summit at the town of Tehachapi, then on to Barstow, across Cajon Pass and down the Pacific Coast to San Diego – a trip of about 460 miles from its origination point of Fresno (in California's Central Valley). |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/2011 Upload Date: 7/14/2011 12:48:34 PM |
| Location: |
Sandcut, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7315(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
677 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7315 |
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| Photo Date: |
7/12/2011 Upload Date: 7/22/2011 6:26:09 PM |
| Location: |
Mojave, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7315(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
212 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7315 |
| Description: |
On Tuesday, July 12th, 2011, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (red unit) train approaches Tunnel 2 in the Tehachapi Mountains as the show relocates from Fresno to San Diego (arrival in San Diego will be in the wee hours of the morning the next day). The train has three BNSF ES44DCs (7315, 7646 and 7216) on the point, and is made up of 59 cars (34 coaches, 18 flats, 4 stock cars, 2 COFC and 1 bi-level auto rack) - 4290 tons and 5235 feet in length (not counting the diesels) - nearly a mile long! |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/2011 Upload Date: 7/14/2011 11:09:08 AM |
| Location: |
Caliente, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7315(ES44DC) BNSF 7646(ES44DC) BNSF 7216(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
495 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7315 |
| Description: |
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train crosses over itself on the Tehachapi Loop on July 12, 2011. |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/2011 Upload Date: 7/15/2011 12:42:06 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7315(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
431 Comments: 0 |
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