{"id":21029,"date":"2018-04-27T05:28:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T09:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=21029"},"modified":"2018-04-27T22:48:57","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T02:48:57","slug":"bnsf-c4s-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/bnsf-c4s-where\/","title":{"rendered":"BNSF C4s Where?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is about location and something unusual.<\/p>\n

A week ago, Rich Reed, Paul Goewey and I were making a survey of Pan Am\/MBTA operations around Fitchburg, Massachusetts, when we came across intermodal freight 22K stopped east of Fitchburg yard.<\/p>\n

Driving up to the head-end, we were surprise to find that the train was led by three BNSF Railway GE diesels, with one of the \u2018C4\u2019 (model ES44C4; a six-axle\/four-motor riding on a variation of the A1A truck) in the lead.<\/p>\n

The train was stopped just west of MBTA\u2019s North Leominster platforms to allow the morning commuter rush to pass unimpeded. This gave us ample opportunity to make photographs.<\/p>\n

I was keen to show these BNSF locomotives (nearly 1,000 miles from home rails) operating in Boston suburban territory.<\/p>\n

Simply photographing the train\/engines really wasn\u2019t good enough, since without some geographically identifying feature, these images could be anywhere<\/em>.<\/p>\n

While I made some close photos of the engines for the record, but I also made a point of exposing images that included station signs and other features to positively identify where we were.<\/p>\n

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Morning sun on Pan Am Southern intermodal freight 22K at North Leominster on April 20, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The big GE diesels weren’t the only thing displaying the BNSF logo in North Leominster!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Not the most graceful composition, but it shows where we are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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MBTA 406 heading to Boston’s North Station overtakes 22K at North Leominster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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As MBTA 406 accelerated away from the station, I made a photo of the trailing locomotive with the BNSF GEs beyond. MBTA operates its trains in push-pull mode (locomotive only at one end, cab control car at the other).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One the commuter rush cleared, 22K got permission to proceed and continued east toward its terminus at Ayer, Massachusetts, leading to more photographic opportunities. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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Admittedly not the most scenic location, but this view from the North Leominster parking garage identifies where we are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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