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Re: Stampede Pass question

Author: George Andrews

Date: 10-05-2013 - 09:50

Yea -- I'm wondering about that " 13 trains a day " deal myself. Dmac844, can you confirm this figure -- it seems a bit high for me on this line.
I do know that last week, after the E/B AAPRCO passenger special went through Ellensburg, there was an E/B Grain MTs about an hour behind, then @ Bristol siding an E/B Coal MTs.
The way BNSF has the Stampede line configured currently is a combination of Track Warrant Control with CTC " pockets " at the few sidings ( Kanasket, Lester, Bristol, and Ellensburg, along with 2 main tracks between Easton and Bull Frog ). I suppose this works well when traffic is one direction, and it is good for the foamer with a scanner, as you will hear the train crew giving back track to the DS for a following train. I noticed last week that Twin City Foods in Ellensburg had several reefers spotted for loading, which means a local out of Yakima ( or maybe Pasco ???) runs against the flow of traffic at least that far.

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George Andrews Wrote:
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> Yea -- I'm wondering about that " 13 trains a day
> " deal myself. Dmac844, can you confirm this
> figure -- it seems a bit high for me on this
> line.
>  I do know that last week, after the E/B AAPRCO
> passenger special went through Ellensburg, there
> was an E/B Grain MTs about an hour behind, then @
> Bristol siding an E/B Coal MTs. 
>  The way BNSF has the Stampede line configured
> currently is a combination of Track Warrant
> Control with CTC " pockets " at the few sidings (
> Kanasket, Lester, Bristol, and Ellensburg, along
> with 2 main tracks between Easton and Bull Frog ).
> I suppose this works well when traffic is one
> direction, and it is good for the foamer with a
> scanner, as you will hear the train crew giving
> back track to the DS for a following train. I
> noticed last week that Twin City Foods in
> Ellensburg had several reefers spotted for
> loading, which means a local out of Yakima ( or
> maybe Pasco ???) runs against the flow of traffic
> at least that far.

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