Trains in the Rain in Auburn, WA 1-23-2016
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- I was down in Auburn, WA (about 20 miles south of Seattle) on rainy, overcast day. Fortunately, Auburn Station has a covered pedestrian overpass, which enables one to shoot video without getting the camera soaking wet.
Listening to my scanner, I heard a train approaching. So I trudged up to the overpass and set up for the shot.
Our first train was a short manifest freight, running south on Main 1. The lead engine was a leaded engine, CREX 1329 (ES44AC).
The rain slacked off a bit, so I went down on the platforms, where I could still shoot under cover of the overpass.
Next up was an Amtrak Cascades passenger train, running south on Main 1. The train was led by a non-powered cab car with AMTK 93 (P42DC) pushing on the rear.
Twenty minutes later and the northbound Main 1 signal went to Approach Medium then to Clear. So I setup to see what was coming.
As I waited, a track inspector came motoring down Main 2 in his Hy-Rail truck.
And our last train came into view, a garbage train led by BNSF 5004 (C44-9W). This would be an empty train, coming from the landfill in Roosevelt, WA and headed to either Seattle or Everett.
Freight:
CREX 1329 / BNSF 7955
ES44AC / ES44C4
Amtrak:
AMTK 93 / P42DC
Garbage:
5004 / 4150
C44-9W / C44-9W - Авто та транспорт
Man quits job to shoot more videos for his devoted fans. I can see the headline now. Great video again.
enjoyed your video. always liked shooting in the rain.glad you stayed dry
love the Talgo 8 K5HA-CBF, it's really a nice horn
Very nice video! That looks like a great place to shoot. I'll have to go down there sometime.
+Yard Limit Auburn Station and Kent Station are both nice in that they have a parking garage right there so parking is easy, covered overpass for shooting on rainy days or getting to the other side of the mains easily and benches on the platforms so you can sit down while waiting.
Good view of signals from the platforms as well which helps you determine if a train is coming.
Disadvantage is the platforms aren't very wide so you tend to get an exaggerated closeup view of trains as they pass.
Cool. I love having signals in view. It makes the video more dramatic.
Excellent video
If you have a trash train, how do they dump the cars?
+Richard Moses The containers used for garbage are standard shipping containers with the roof removed. This allows them to be loaded easily with a front end loader. They have canvas tops that cover the load during shipping.
At the landfill, the containers are lifted off the well cars and put on a regular trailer chassis. Trucks drive them up to the top of the hill where the landfill proper is located.
There, the trucks back onto a platform at the edge of the landfill. Hydraulics tilt the whole platform up, dumping the garbage out the back. The trucks take the containers back down the hill, the empty containers go back on the well cars and the whole cycle repeats again.
Good one Todd!
I concur with James.
What would you say is a good spot (quantity of trains) to railfan in the Seattle area?
+VanCityRailfan Man, most of the places I taken videos at around the area have plenty of trains. Olympic Sculpture Park, S Horton St crossing, Ballard Locks are all good. Train stations at King Street Station, Kent, Auburn, Edmonds, Mukilteo and Everett all work well.