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Viewing Album:  BNSF Needles sub
 
By:Mike Woodruff
Dates:1/1/2000 - 1/1/2050
Album Info:Action on BNSF's Needles sub
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ATSF 694
Title:  ATSF 694
Description:  Warbonnets with an eastbound stack train have attained the summit of Ash Hill on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  6/13/1998  Upload Date: 3/24/2020 12:19:59 PM
Location:  Ash Hill, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  ATSF 694(C44-9W)
Views:  241   Comments: 0
ATSF 864
Title:  ATSF 864
Description:  Eastbound stacks and pigs at the old manual crossover at Saltus, just east of Amboy on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  6/13/1998  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 11:56:06 AM
Location:  Amboy, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  ATSF 864(C40-8W)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
BNSF 153
Title:  BNSF 153
Description:  A westbound grain train rolls through the junction with the UP at Daggett.
Photo Date:  6/13/1998  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 12:05:48 PM
Location:  Daggett, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  BNSF 153(GP60M)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
BNSF 732
Title:  BNSF 732
Description:  Warbonnets with an eastbound vehicle train descend from Ash Hill on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  6/13/1998  Upload Date: 3/24/2020 12:19:02 PM
Location:  Siberia, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 732(C44-9W)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
BNSF 799
Title:  BNSF 799
Description:  Westbound pigs rolling through the junction with the UP at Daggett.
Photo Date:  6/13/1998  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 12:08:59 PM
Location:  Daggett, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 799(C44-9W)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
ATSF 143
Title:  ATSF 143
Description:  A colorful consist on this westbound train of stacks and pigs.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:22:20 AM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 143(GP60M)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
ATSF 546
Title:  ATSF 546
Description:  More westbound pigs on the Needles sub. The 546's red paint and logo are already looking a bit worn.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:20:39 AM
Location:  Goffs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 546(B40-8W)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
ATSF 575
Title:  ATSF 575
Description:  Westbound stacks struggling upgrade on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:21:34 AM
Location:  Java, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 575(B40-8W)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
ATSF 575
Title:  ATSF 575
Description:  Westbound stacks and pigs climbing to Goffs behind a rather faded warbonnet Dash-8.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:22:01 AM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 575(B40-8W)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
ATSF 666
Title:  ATSF 666
Description:  The infamous 666 was later renumbered to BNSF 599.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:21:02 AM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 666(C44-9W)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
BNSF 4392
Title:  BNSF 4392
Description:  Westbound stack train climbing the grade between Ibis and Goffs on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:23:00 AM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4392(C44-9W)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
BNSF 4658
Title:  BNSF 4658
Description:  Eastbound manifest on the Needles sub. It's hard to remember sometimes how nice these units looked when they were brand new.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:19:22 AM
Location:  Goffs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4658(C44-9W)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
BNSF 4795
Title:  BNSF 4795
Description:  Eastbound stacks on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:19:45 AM
Location:  Fenner, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4795(C44-9W)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
BNSF 716
Title:  BNSF 716
Description:  More stacks and pigs working upgrade between Ibis and Goffs on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:27:41 AM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 716(C44-9W)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
BNSF 8732
Title:  BNSF 8732
Description:  Westbound pig train on the Needles sub. BNSF 8732 was originally ATSF 4032, later renumbered to BNSF 190.
Photo Date:  4/23/2000  Upload Date: 4/11/2020 11:20:06 AM
Location:  Fenner, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8732(GP60)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
BNSF 8217
Title:  BNSF 8217
Description:  Interesting line-up of power at the depot as westbound trains wait for new crews.
Photo Date:  6/20/2001  Upload Date: 4/24/2020 11:12:49 AM
Location:  Needles, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8217(SD75M) KCS 624(SD40-3) BNSF 6941(SD40-2)
Views:  391   Comments: 1
BNSF 505
Title:  BNSF 505
Description:  Eastbound behind a quintet of four-axle power on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/24/2013  Upload Date: 4/24/2013 11:52:41 PM
Location:  Klondike, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 505(B40-8W)
Views:  481   Comments: 4
BNSF 6991
Title:  BNSF 6991
Description:  Eastbound BNSF intermodal on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/30/2013  Upload Date: 5/1/2013 12:24:10 AM
Location:  Klinefelter, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6991(ES44C4)
Views:  370   Comments: 1
BNSF 7215
Title:  BNSF 7215
Description:  Westbound stack train climbs out of the Colorado River valley on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/30/2013  Upload Date: 5/1/2013 12:27:36 AM
Location:  Klinefelter, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7215(ES44DC)
Views:  483   Comments: 3
BNSF 7579
Title:  BNSF 7579
Description:  Westbound intermodal climbs out of the Colorado River valley at Klinefelter on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/30/2013  Upload Date: 5/1/2013 12:25:13 AM
Location:  Klinefelter, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7579(ES44DC)
Views:  378   Comments: 2
BNSF 4325
Title:  BNSF 4325
Description:  Eastbound manifest descends into the Colorado River valley at Klinefelter.
Photo Date:  5/1/2013  Upload Date: 5/1/2013 11:09:37 PM
Location:  Klinefelter, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4325(C44-9W)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
BNSF 6563
Title:  BNSF 6563
Description:  Eastbound stack train pulls out of the siding at Goffs.
Photo Date:  5/1/2013  Upload Date: 5/1/2013 11:44:41 PM
Location:  Goffs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6563(ES44C4)
Views:  334   Comments: 1
BNSF 7819
Title:  BNSF 7819
Description:  Eastbound empty ethanol train on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  5/1/2013  Upload Date: 5/1/2013 11:18:51 PM
Location:  Bannock, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7819(ES44DC)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
BNSF 7860
Title:  BNSF 7860
Description:  Eastbound stack train on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  5/1/2013  Upload Date: 5/1/2013 11:29:17 PM
Location:  Homer, CA
Author:  Brian Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7860(ES44DC)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
BNSF 3878
Title:  BNSF 3878
Description:  A westbound J.B. Hunt stack train runs around a manifest at West Goffs on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/23/2018  Upload Date: 4/30/2018 4:12:58 PM
Location:  Goffs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 3878(ET44C4) BNSF 82É6(ºRö6C4)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
BNSF 4190
Title:  BNSF 4190
Description:  ~n amply powered westbound manifest works upgrade near Ibis on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/23/2018  Upload Date: 4/30/2018 4:27:54 PM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4190(C44-9W)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
BNSF 5391
Title:  BNSF 5391
Description:  A faded "peach boat" leads an eastbound sea stack. At this point on the Needles sub just east of Ash Hill, the north and south tracks are sepa ated by nearly a mile. Eastbound trains generally use the shorter steeper south track, while westbounds use the north track.
Photo Date:  4/23/2018  Upload Date: 4/30/2018 3:53:21 PM
Location:  Klondike, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5391(C44-9W)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
BNSF 8080
Title:  BNSF 8080
Description:  Three C3s struggle upgrade with a heavy westbound stack train. The rear of the train can be seen at right. The center axle lifting pistons on these units were clearly deployed, accompanied by plenty of wheel slip.
Photo Date:  4/23/2018  Upload Date: 4/30/2018 4:33:18 PM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8080(ES44C4)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
BNSF 8179
Title:  BNSF 8179
Description:  A hot westbound Z-train climbs the shorter, steeper south track at Ibis on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/23/2018  Upload Date: 4/30/2018 4:44:16 PM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodrudf
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  196   Comments: 0
BNSF 4263
Title:  BNSF 4263
Description:  A short eastbound manifest works across the desert on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/24/2018  Upload Date: 5/2/2018 4:12:25 PM
Location:  Bagdad, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4263(ES44C4)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
BNSF 5067
Title:  BNSF 5067
Description:  An eastbound stack train streaks across the desert.
Photo Date:  4/24/2018  Upload Date: 5/2/2018 4:02:37 PM
Location:  Amboy, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5067(C44-9W)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
BNSF 5461
Title:  BNSF 5461
Description:  An eastbound stack train passes the DPUs of a westbound stack train stuck in the siding at East Goffs.
Photo Date:  4/24/2018  Upload Date: 5/2/2018 3:50:49 PM
Location:  Goffs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5461(C44-9W) BNSF 8087(ES44C4)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
BNSF 6856
Title:  BNSF 6856
Description:  An eastbound mixed manifest has reached the summit at East Goffs.
Photo Date:  4/24/2018  Upload Date: 5/2/2018 3:57:05 PM
Location:  Goffs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  164   Comments: 0
BNSF 8102
Title:  BNSF 8102
Description:  An eastbound vehicle train works upgrade east of Ludlow on the Needles sub. The trailing CSX SD40-2 was DIT.
Photo Date:  4/24/2018  Upload Date: 5/2/2018 4:46:21 PM
Location:  Ludlow, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8102(ES44C4)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
BNSF 4608
Title:  BNSF 4608
Description:  Technically still on the Seligman sub, this westbound stack train has just crossed the Colorado River into California.
Photo Date:  2/6/2020  Upload Date: 2/6/2020 9:57:26 PM
Location:  Needles, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4608(C44-9W)
Views:  187   Comments: 3
BNSF 8186
Title:  BNSF 8186
Description:  Still actually on the Seligman sub, this solid train of JB Hunt containers is just east of Needles.
Photo Date:  2/6/2020  Upload Date: 2/6/2020 9:51:32 PM
Location:  Needles, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8186(ES44C4)
Views:  179   Comments: 1
BNSF 5117
Title:  BNSF 5117
Description:  A short westbound with international and domestic containers and autoracks climbs to Goffs on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  3/7/2020  Upload Date: 3/19/2020 8:49:40 PM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  168   Comments: 0
BNSF 5320
Title:  BNSF 5320
Description:  Westbound stacks and pigs climb to Goffs behind a well-worn Dash-9.
Photo Date:  3/7/2020  Upload Date: 3/19/2020 9:05:10 PM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  147   Comments: 0
BNSF 6579
Title:  BNSF 6579
Description:  A westbound train of J.B. Hunt and Schneider containers climbs to Goffs on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  3/7/2020  Upload Date: 3/19/2020 8:35:48 PM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  139   Comments: 1
BNSF 8350
Title:  BNSF 8350
Description:  A westbound Z climbing to Goffs on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  3/7/2020  Upload Date: 3/19/2020 8:27:37 PM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  134   Comments: 1
NS 8172
Title:  NS 8172
Description:  A trio of NS motors with westbound stacks in decidedly un-NS territory!
Photo Date:  3/7/2020  Upload Date: 3/19/2020 9:10:16 PM
Location:  Ibis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  235   Comments: 0
BNSF 5831
Title:  BNSF 5831
Description:  Westbound sea stack on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  3/11/2020  Upload Date: 3/12/2020 12:09:11 AM
Location:  Cadiz, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5831(ES44AC)
Views:  139   Comments: 2
BNSF 6187
Title:  BNSF 6187
Description:  Westbound vehicle train on the Needles Sub.
Photo Date:  3/11/2020  Upload Date: 3/11/2020 11:54:39 PM
Location:  Goffs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6187(ES44AC)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
BNSF 6264
Title:  BNSF 6264
Description:  Eastbound sea stacks on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  3/11/2020  Upload Date: 3/12/2020 12:27:07 AM
Location:  Ash Hill, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6264(ES44AC)
Views:  85   Comments: 2
BNSF 6400
Title:  BNSF 6400
Description:  Westbound stack train on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  3/11/2020  Upload Date: 3/12/2020 12:13:36 AM
Location:  Ludlow, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6400(ES44AC)
Views:  78   Comments: 2
BNSF 7291
Title:  BNSF 7291
Description:  Westbound soda ash train on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  3/11/2020  Upload Date: 3/12/2020 12:00:06 AM
Location:  Fenner, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7291(ES44DC)
Views:  92   Comments: 1
BNSF 8218
Title:  BNSF 8218
Description:  Manifests meet at West Goffs on the Needles sub.
Photo Date:  4/23/2018  Upload Date: 4/30/2018 4:17:13 PM
Location:  Goffs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 82É6(ºRö6C4) BNSF 4868(C44-9W)
Views:  176   Comments: 0

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