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BNSF 3970 - San Bernardino CA - 12/23/2020 |
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On a day in which the cold Santa Ana Winds were blowing extra hard, making it difficult to even stand without some effort, a quartet of diesels is putting together a train of empty grain hoppers at the Ardent Mills elevator at Verdemont. BNSF ET44C4 3970, Norfolk Southern ES44AC 8114 (the Heritage unit painted in the colors of the original NS, a North Carolina regional railroad), NS AC4400C6M 4200 (rebuilt from NS Dash 9-44CW 8947) and BNSF ES44C4 3268 will depart later as BNSF train X-SBDBAR3-22A (Empty Unit Grain; San Bernardino to Barstow). Unlike other railroads, BNSF trains with a symbol beginning with an "X" are not Extras, but Empty Grain Trains. (San Bernardino, California – December 23, 2020) |
| Photo Date: |
12/23/2020 Upload Date: 12/26/2020 5:54:26 PM |
| Location: |
Verdemont, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 3970(ET44C4) NS 8114(ES44AC) NS 4200(AC44C6M) BNSF 3268(ES44C4) |
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NS 4289 - San Bernardino CA - 12/23/20 |
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As BNSF Guaranteed Service Intermodal train Q-NWHLAC0-19L (North Baltimore OH to Los Angeles CA) descended Cajon Pass behind Norfolk Southern AC44C6M 4289 (rebuilt from NS Dash 9-40CW 9033 in May 2020), it met BNSF Empty Unit Grain Train X-SBDBAR3-22A (San Bernardino CA to Barstow CA) at the Ardent Mills elevator in Verdemont. The grain empties had BNSF ET44C4 3970 teamed with NS ES44AC 8114 (the Norfolk Southern Heritage engine), NS AC44C6M 4200 (the former NS Dash 9-44CW 8947) and BNSF ES44C4 3268. It must have been “Norfolk Southern Day” on Cajon Pass this day! (San Bernardino, California – December 23, 2020) |
| Photo Date: |
12/23/2020 Upload Date: 12/26/2020 4:54:25 PM |
| Location: |
Verdemont, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 4289(AC44C6M) BNSF 5028(C44-9W) BNSF 7930(ES44C4) BNSF 3970(ET44C4) NS 8114(ES44AC) NS 4200(AC44C6M) BNSF 3268(ES44C4) |
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