February 19, 2006
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Once again, the forecast promised a cold but cloudless morning, so I headed out before dawn with a
specific purpose in mind...
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| Puyallup, WA |
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The sun's first rays of a new day play across a farm near Puyallup. |
| Puyallup, WA |
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With Mt. Rainier dominating the horizon, BNSF train U-EVEROO1-16A -- known simply as "the garbage
train" after its cargo -- sweeps through the curve south of the Stewart crossovers shortly after
sunrise. |
| Titlow, WA |
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I returned home for a few hours before heading out again in the afternoon. On my way south I
stopped at Titlow to scope out the view of the tracks with the Tacoma Narrows Bridges in the background.
I heard a northbound coming and set up for a going-away shot, and it wasn't until after the train had
passed that I realized the leader was a foreign visitor: Ferromex (Ferrocarril Mexicano) #4521. |
| Fort Lewis, WA |
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I left Titlow before a late-running Cascades No. 507 arrived, so I decided to head back down
to Solo Point for the rest of the evening. A bit after 4pm, BNSF 7000 led V-CHCPTL8-14A southward along
the shore of Puget Sound. |
| Fort Lewis, WA |
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A spectacular sunset began to develop... |
| Fort Lewis, WA |
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I took a break from shooting the scenery to turn around and capture this view of UP train MSEHK
rolling southward past Steilacoom. |
| Fort Lewis, WA |
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Ketron Island, Anderson Island's ferry dock and the Olympic Mountains. |
| Fort Lewis, WA |
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The sunset continued to become more brilliant... |
| Fort Lewis, WA |
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The tranquility was briefly spoiled by loaded BNSF grain train G-THPTAC9-09A (visible
as the triangular headlight pattern at left) passing a nearby rock quarry's barge-loading pier. |
| Fort Lewis, WA |
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Finis. |
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