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Pics...about 1420 10/5/08






-- Edited by Uke at 00:57, 2008-10-06

Is that an empty coal train?

In answer ta my good friend, and personal trainer Troll, yes that was a loaded coal train. I would've climbed up into our shop switcher for a better view of the cars had I been 'in uniform,' but street clothes are inappropriate. Especially soft toed shoes!

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October 6, 2008

For BNSF, another Powder River Basin coal load recordBNSF Monday said it had loaded a monthly record 24.1 million tons of coal in the Powder River Basin (PRB), including Wyoming and Montana mines, during September, breaking the previous record of 24.0 million tons set in August and "well ahead of the 23.2 million tons loaded in September 2007."

BNSF loaded a monthly record average 54.8 coal trains per day in the PRB in September, up from the previous monthly record of 54.1 trains per day set last November. September's average was up more than two trains a day from the 52.4 trains per day loaded in September 2007.

On Wyomings Joint Line, served by both BNSF and Union Pacific, average trains per day loaded by both railroads totaled 71.1 in September, also a monthly record, BNSF said. The previous record of 70.9 trains per day was set in August. Both railroads combined loaded an average of 68.7 trains per day in September 2007.

BNSF said the September records were set while its engineering teams continued work on construction projects, such as crossover and signal work on the fourth main track completed at Logan Hill on the Joint Line earlier this year, and shifting tracks to increase spacing between them. Wider track spacing will allow for increased throughput during future track maintenance projects in the area.

For the nine-month year-to-date period through September, BNSF has loaded 204.0 million tons of coal in the PRB, up 2.6% from the 198.8 million tons loaded through the same period in 2007. BNSF loaded a total daily average of 51.0 trains per day in the PRB through September, compared with an average of 49.7 trains per day loaded through the same period in 2007.

You think it's going to be that much?

FMB wrote:

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Buckethead wrote:

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You think it's going to be that much?

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Nah...... not really

The have the midwest floods, hurricane in Texas, injuries, the stock is down....

I'm surprised they're not whining to the Feds. for a bailout......

 

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I could see it, if shit don't turn around. From what I remember, BNsf has a pretty nice surplus to squeeze through about 10 years of bad business. As long as the Sante Flush side don't suck it all up fucking around with that non revenue transcon shit.

 

WTF were you doing across the border? I guess those phone calls and faxed picture to Canadian Immagration had no effect