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Amtrak 21 and a combine train |
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Posted by Dave on Mon Oct 22 12:01:39 2012 Last week when I was chasing UP 844, we ended the chase in North Meridian, TX, on one of the BNSF subs. Since one of the guys I shot photos with is a dispatcher with the BNSF, he knew Amtrak 21 was due by soon and a new combine unit train would follow. BNSF has just started running a unit train of combines from Moline, IL down to Mobile, AL to be loaded on a container ship for export. We caught the second train run since service began.Amtrak 21, the Texas Eagle, travels from Chicago to San Antonio. The normally assigned consist includes: 1 P42, 1 dorm-sleeper, 1 sleeper, 1 diner, 1 Sightseer Lounge, 1 coach-baggage, and 2 coaches.   We watched the horses across the way while waiting for the combine train:  About 15 minutes later the combine train followed led by BNSF 4460 and 5404, both a Dash 9-44CW's. Here she comes:  A solid line of green:     And there she goes:     From here we headed on home after a long, fun-filled day of train chasing! |
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