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By:B Campbell
Dates:6/14/2014 - 6/14/2014
Album Info:Balmer Yards including Interbay Car Shop
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AMTK 164
Title:  AMTK 164
Description:  AMTK 164 jumps through the only open main line while an auto rack waits just on the otherside of the bridge, the oil can sharing the same main behind the photographer.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:10:31 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 164(P42DC)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
AMTK 466
Title:  AMTK 466
Description:  AMTK 466 at the tail of a passenger consist shooting the main into a flashing yellow through Balmer Yards, Seattle. Cruise ships Golden Princess and Westerdam (Holland Cruise Line) in the background.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:11:31 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 466(F59PHI)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
AMTK 466
Title:  AMTK 466
Description:  AMTK 466 clears the block lights and slides down into the gray misty-rainy background with the Golden Princess cruise ship as a backdrop.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:12:52 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 466(F59PHI)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
AMTK 93 "Sierra Hotel"
Title:  AMTK 93 "Sierra Hotel"
Description:  AMTK 93 "Sierra Hotel" observation-parlor car - unable to read the reporting mark (if there were any) as I was shooting from on top the bridge a significant distance away. Dang, what a time to give up on trains and wander off over the bridge to play with boats, instead!
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:09:32 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  87   Comments: 0
AMTK 93
Title:  AMTK 93
Description:  AMTK 93 scoots through the one open main line while everything else is tied up and I walked out to get pictures of the passenger cruise ships refueling near the yard. Ho-hum, just another Amtrak... but dang, what was that last car on his consist? An observation-parlor car with rear deck?
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:08:50 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 93(P42DC)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
Balmer Hump Tower with BNSF 1551
Title:  Balmer Hump Tower with BNSF 1551
Description:  Balmer Hump Tower with BNSF 1551 working in background.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:14:14 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1551(SD9)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
Balmer Hump Yard
Title:  Balmer Hump Yard
Description:  Balmer Hump Yard looking down away from the Interbay Car Shops with one of two ocean cruise vessels docked just down the way from the yard (the one visible in this frame is the Golden Princess). BNSF 1655 remote control engine sitting at the hump waiting for crew change to begin work once again.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:15:27 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1655(SD39-2)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
Balmer Yard Building
Title:  Balmer Yard Building
Description:  Balmer Yard Building just across from the idling engines on the track.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:17:28 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Balmer Yard
Title:  Balmer Yard
Description:  Balmer Yard with some only in Seattle points: 1) Ocean going cruise ship as backdrop; 2) Biking trail that skirts the yard (runs below the tree line angling off toward the ship); 3) Boeing Custom Flat Cars. Other notes: hump yard visible; UFO is actually plane towing a banner.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:16:31 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  92   Comments: 0
BNSF Interbay Car Shop
Title:  BNSF Interbay Car Shop
Description:  BNSF Interbay Car Shop at the outskirts of the Balmer Yard in Seattle. Youd think they couldve ordered better weather for our trip... then again, guess it was only raining sporadically throughout the weekend... and it was above the 40° range (most of the time), so not sure why Im complaining (other than its the middle of June). Pretty sure with the two lanes of garbage scows on rail to the side of the building, though, theyre pretty happy with cooler weather.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:19:31 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  387   Comments: 0
BNSF 13883
Title:  BNSF 13883
Description:  BNSF 13883 MOW (Maintenance Of Way... well, not really, but seemed better description than most) crane.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:44:08 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  197   Comments: 0
BNSF 1551
Title:  BNSF 1551
Description:  BNSF 1551 yet different Remote Control engine prowling around the Balmer yard, this time sliding up along BNSF 6792 autorack.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:24:33 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1551(SD9)
Views:  374   Comments: 0
BNSF 1573
Title:  BNSF 1573
Description:  BNSF 1573 idles in Seattles Balmer Yard.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:26:01 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1573(SD40-2R)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
BNSF 1573
Title:  BNSF 1573
Description:  BNSF 1573 stamped SD40-2 with light duty in Balmer Yard.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:27:07 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1573(SD40-2R)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
BNSF 1573
Title:  BNSF 1573
Description:  BNSF 1573 switching out a long string of grain cars from the six sidings serving the grain elevator along the water.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:28:22 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1573(SD40-2R)
Views:  345   Comments: 0
BNSF 1573
Title:  BNSF 1573
Description:  BNSF 1573 continues shuffling grain train covered hoppers while the pair of cruise ships continue refueling off barges in the background.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:29:24 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1573(SD40-2R)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
BNSF 1655
Title:  BNSF 1655
Description:  BNSF 1655 doing the sortnshuffle in Balmer Yard.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:30:48 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1655(SD39-2)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
BNSF 1655
Title:  BNSF 1655
Description:  BNSF 1655 idling on the hump ramp waiting for duty. Stamped SD39-2
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:31:52 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1655(SD39-2)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
BNSF 1655
Title:  BNSF 1655
Description:  BNSF 1655 on the slope up to the hump at Balmer Yard, with the hump tower/control room near the top of the hump.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:32:55 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1655(SD39-2)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
BNSF 1655
Title:  BNSF 1655
Description:  BNSF 1655 pushing a line up the Balmer Yard Hump in Seattle, WA.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:33:49 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1655(SD39-2)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
BNSF 2136, BNSF 2669, BNSF 2901
Title:  BNSF 2136, BNSF 2669, BNSF 2901
Description:  BNSF 2136, BNSF 2669, BNSF 2901 slip around the engine servicing terminal near Interbay Car Shops in the Balmer Yard in Seattle.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:35:11 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 2136(GP38AC) BNSF 2669(GP39-3) BNSF 2901(GP39E)
Views:  497   Comments: 2
BNSF 2236
Title:  BNSF 2236
Description:  BNSF 2236 bringing up the rear as an interesting conclusion to a quad-power move out of Balmer Yards. stamped GP38-2R on the nose.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:37:32 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2236(GP38)
Views:  240   Comments: 1
BNSF 2298
Title:  BNSF 2298
Description:  BNSF 2298 in an odd-angle that shows the topline, though (often missing for those of us modeling).
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:38:38 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2298(GP38-2)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
BNSF 2298
Title:  BNSF 2298
Description:  BNSF 2298 after returning back to the Balmar Yard building.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:39:52 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2298(GP38-2)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
BNSF 2298
Title:  BNSF 2298
Description:  BNSF 2298 slight rear to fore view sitting at Balmer Yard, Seattle, WA.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 2:14:54 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2298(GP38-2)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
BNSF 2359
Title:  BNSF 2359
Description:  BNSF 2359 waits in the Balmer Yard for action.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 2:12:41 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2359(GP38-2)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
BNSF 2359
Title:  BNSF 2359
Description:  BNSF 2359 side view, stamped GP38-2 on her nose. Good thing they have that warning pylon... thats the walking path right next to the engine... you wouldnt want to be lost in your coffee, grooving to your ear-bud bleeds, typing on your smart phone and accidentally hit the thing, you know! (Sad, but Im sure its regulation due to too many injured pedestrians that "Didnt see it!" and ran into the thing. That or maybe BNSF got tired of sending these through the shower scrub to remove coffee stains.)
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 2:10:56 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2359(GP38-2)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
BNSF 236
Title:  BNSF 236
Description:  BNSF 236 with nose hatch open next to the New Lube Oil barrel by the Interbay Car Shop, outskirts of the Balmer Yard in Seattle.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:20:30 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 236(SD75M)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
BNSF 4309 with CP 9561
Title:  BNSF 4309 with CP 9561
Description:  BNSF 4309 with CP 9561 running rough in second place on an oil can heading into the Balmer Yard mains - but sitting on red, with lots of others caught in idle.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 2:09:43 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4309(C44-9W) CP 9561(AC44CW)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
BNSF 4474
Title:  BNSF 4474
Description:  BNSF 4474 lead pushing power into the Balmer Yard area behind a stack train.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 2:08:21 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4474(C44-9W)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
BNSF 4805 leading BNSF 7149 and BNSF 5782
Title:  BNSF 4805 leading BNSF 7149 and BNSF 5782
Description:  BNSF 4805 leading BNSF 7149 and BNSF 5782 stack train into the upper throat of the Balmer Yard area in Seattle. (Note: Thanks to Matt Hagsfors on BNSF 7149 correction.)
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 2:07:21 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4805(C44-9W) BNSF 5782(ES44AC) BNSF 7149(ES44C4)
Views:  201   Comments: 1
BNSF 5521
Title:  BNSF 5521
Description:  BNSF 5521 last of a double pusher on a stack train headed into the Balmer Yard mains.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 2:00:00 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5521(C44-9W)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
BNSF 5751 passing AMTK 90278
Title:  BNSF 5751 passing AMTK 90278
Description:  BNSF 5751 passing AMTK 90278 at a relatively good clip for both consists through the main-line pair in Balmer Yard.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:58:17 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5751(ES44AC) AMTK 90278(NPCU)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
BNSF 5751
Title:  BNSF 5751
Description:  BNSF 5751 leading a coal drag through the Balmer Yard main line area, the Golden Princess cruise ship in the background, Seattle, WA.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:59:09 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5751(ES44AC)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
BNSF 5782
Title:  BNSF 5782
Description:  BNSF 5782 cruising in third place in the Balmer Yards in a top-oblique view showing upper rear grills and roof detail.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:57:34 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5782(ES44AC)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
BNSF 5790
Title:  BNSF 5790
Description:  BNSF 5790 third in the trio lugging a coal drag through the Palmer Yards.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:56:47 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5790(ES44AC)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
BNSF 5879
Title:  BNSF 5879
Description:  BNSF 5879 in number three with a top-down view in oblique angle showing the lead pair of BNSF 5899 and BNSF 9250 on a coal drag into the Balmer Yard, Magnolia hill in the back ground, cruise ships just out of frame to the left and Seattle Space Needle visible behind photographer by about 120°.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:56:07 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5879(ES44AC) BNSF 5899(ES44AC) BNSF 9250(SD70ACe)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
BNSF 5899
Title:  BNSF 5899
Description:  BNSF 5899 heading a coal drag into the side passing lane through Balmer Yards, Seattle, WA. Top semi-oblique view.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:55:31 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5899(ES44AC)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
BNSF 6196
Title:  BNSF 6196
Description:  BNSF 6196 pushing behind a coal drag into the Balmer Yard lower corner, Holland Cruise ship Westerdam just visible in the upper left of the frame.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:54:54 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6196(ES44AC)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
BNSF 6792 and BNSF 7302
Title:  BNSF 6792 and BNSF 7302
Description:  BNSF 6792 and BNSF 7302 continue to wait patiently facing off on the oil-can aimed at them on one of the mains into Balmer Yard, Seattle, WA.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:53:28 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6792(ES44C4) BNSF 7302(ES44DC)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
BNSF 6792
Title:  BNSF 6792
Description:  BNSF 6792 at lead (suspected) on an autorack in Balmer Yard waiting to get back out on the main.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:54:14 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6792(ES44C4)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
BNSF 730
Title:  BNSF 730
Description:  BNSF 730 war bonnet in spirit, but side panels already converted to BNSF and not Santa Fe in Seattle pushing a coal drag.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:21:27 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 730(C44-9W)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
BNSF 730
Title:  BNSF 730
Description:  BNSF 730 rounding the corner to exit the main Balmer Yard, slipping into the Interbay Car Shops region - shows even the nose art is slipping into "BNSF" world.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 6:22:47 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 730(C44-9W)
Views:  113   Comments: 2
BNSF 7916
Title:  BNSF 7916
Description:  BNSF 7916 pulling out a string of power with CSX 813 following in second.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:47:07 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 7916(ES44DC) CSX 813(ES44AC-H)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
BNSF 9161
Title:  BNSF 9161
Description:  BNSF 9161 second in line pulling a coal drag through the Seattle Balmer Yard mains.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:45:34 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9161(SD70ACe)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
BNSF 9250
Title:  BNSF 9250
Description:  BNSF 9250 top oblique view as number two in a coal drag moving through the down passing lane.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:44:38 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9250(SD70ACe)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
CP 9561
Title:  CP 9561
Description:  CP 9561 the light sporadic drizzle and dreary skies wont be enough to clean this one up on an oil can in Seattle.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:42:52 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 9561(AC44CW)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
CSX 813
Title:  CSX 813
Description:  CSX 813 in a power move pulling out of the holding tank next to Interbay Car Shops.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:41:41 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 813(ES44AC-H)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
CSX 8781 -  BNSF 2236
Title:  CSX 8781 - BNSF 2236
Description:  CSX 8781 even with a bright yellow nose flash pales in comparison to BNSF 2236 trailing behind in a power move. Although it would appear visiting power doesnt get to see the train wash compared to local equipment.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:38:13 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8781(SD60M) BNSF 2236(GP38)
Views:  248   Comments: 1
CSX 8781
Title:  CSX 8781
Description:  CSX 8781 finally slides into an almost position where a clean image can be taken of her in a power move headed out of the Balmer Yard area under miserable gray skies.
Photo Date:  6/14/2014  Upload Date: 7/3/2014 1:40:47 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8781(SD60M)
Views:  145   Comments: 0


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