Two southbound trains in Edmonds, WA, 9-7-2015
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- On Labor Day, I made some extra cash by running a delivery to Port Angeles for our company. I came back via the Edmonds-Kingston ferry.
As my ferry approached Edmonds, I could see a southbound train waiting at Milepost 18.
From Milepost 18 north, there are 2 main tracks. South of Milepost 18 there is only 1 main track. So it's common to see southbound trains held at Milepost 18 waiting for a northbound train to pass.
I decided to park next to the tracks on Sunset Ave and see if I could catch them departing. I had no idea how long that would be. Sometimes they stop here for a few minutes, sometimes for hours.
While I was waiting, I shot some video of this beautiful, clear fall day on Puget Sound. There were big boats, little boats, people on the beach, a couple in a canoe and - a moron trespasser. Dude walked up the tracks to get a close shot of the waiting train. I was so wishing the engineer would have lit him up with some horn. That would have scared the crap out of him!
Finally, after 30 minutes the train got permission to depart. The stack train was led by BNSF 6711 (ES44C4). She would have originated in Chicago, headed for Seattle or maybe Tacoma.
As this train was passing I could see way in the the distance another southbound train approaching so I decided to wait for it as well.
While waiting, we had another trespasser. This time it was a scruffy looking drifter, probably walked the tracks down from Everett.
The second train came coasting around the curve. Once the engineer saw he had a Clear signal, he poured on the power. This manifest freight was led by BNSF 4660 (C44-9W). Good chance this was the EVEPAS (Everett to Pasco).
Stack:
6711 / 6849 / 4775 / 9003
ES44C4 / ES44C4 / C44-9W / SD70ACe
Freight:
4660 / 8219 / 4672
C44-9W / ES44C4 / C44-9W
This is an awesome video. Watching it felt like being out there on the beachfront myself, a lazy Sunday passing by just watching the sea on Pudget Sound and trains. Thanks für sharing this.
I've seen some your shoreline videos before and enjoyed them...Keep them coming my friend!!
WOW! What a brilliant day Todd! The calm sea, boats, and ferries...PLUS some track action to round it all off. Thanks
+michael Snow If you check out my other videos shot in Edmonds, several of them feature clips of ferryboats, people on the beach, sunsets, etc. There's a lot going on there other than the trains.
Love your videos--they make me nostalgic for the land of my boyhood. My high school bordered the GN tracks in Ferndale and we had a couple of freights and The Internationals every day. The daily local would usually stop, but not the day I got in a boxcar in Bellingham, intending to detrain at Ferndale. I called my Dad at the Canadian border to come and get me...
This is a superb video you have presented here, and it is all familiar to me, as I used to live in Lynnwood, just up over the hill from Edmond's on the main street in town. Me and my significant other, used to go down to watch the ships of the US Navy pass by headed to Bremerton NSY I lived there from February 1984 to October 1987, then moved to Ottumwa, Iowa. I miss the beauty of Puget Sound and the Islands. It's a beautiful place to see. The Greenest Greens I've ever seen in my life. Your video is superbly;y done. Thank you, :o)
+Larry R Wendell Jr Thanks for the kind words. I've had more than a few former residents find my channel and relive the old times in the Pacific NW.
Truly a beautiful day on the Sound. Nice video as always.
Nice video! I like the background with the ferries!
+Yard Limit It is a fantastic place to railfan on nice days. It is miserable on cold winter days. I have one video shot from here in the middle of December, temp was 24F and a brisk wind was blowing. No fun at all, but ya gotta sacrifice for your art!
I know! It's worse this time of year with limited daylight. The longer, warmer months more than make up for the short, wet winters though. Keep up the good work!
+Yard Limit Here is my "Freezing on the beach to catch a train in Edmonds" video. Froze my butt off, but it was pretty that day.
ua-cam.com/video/fYzK0nd92ts/v-deo.html
Awesome video!
At times, railroad action is hot or slow.
Hey man! love your videos! I've got a question. I don't know if you have ever herd a sputtering sound coming from a train, but if you have, do you know what that is? I was told from someone this it may be the auto bleed or purge valves or whatever for the air tanks.
+bnxboxman360 If you're near an idling loco, you typically hear a soft "psssst" sound every few seconds.
I believe that may be from the pressure relief valve on the air tanks.
Also, most locos have some way to get moisture out of the compressed air system. Moisture in the air lines freezing can result in no brakes which is Very, Very Bad Indeed.
Some have air driers that pull moisture out of the compressed air, those periodically open a valve and blast out the accumulated water with a whoosh of air. Others have a water trap and a "spit valve" that spits out the moisture periodically.
On later model locos, the air compressor is only driven when needed so you'll hear a rhythmic drumming sound as the compressor runs for a while then shuts down.
Ah, okay. I thought so. I have worked on trucks and they have that same kind of moisture alleviating system on them. Thank you for the feedback! :)
Nice video. if you guys were to ever have a sunami hit it would throw the train up over the banks and wipe out every thing in its path with the water as well.