Northwestern Freight (NWF) Productions is a RU-vid channel dedicated to coverage of the greater northwest region of the United States. This channel covers class 1 railroads, regional railroads, and short lines alike in the states of Montana, Idaho, and Washington. I cover many of the lesser known railroads, and subdivisions. Here you will experience scenery ranging from the high plains, to the rocky mountains, and everything in between. This channel covers the road switchers, locals, mainline freights, and amtrak trains that crisscross the region.
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I would assume you're speaking of the black and yellow unit. The black and yellow unit is WRIX 9917 (Ex PRLX 9917) it recently received a rebuild from Western Rail inc. From what I understand it is headed for a 5 year lease and is currently in testing before being handed over to the a lessee. I have seen this a couple of other times on POVA.
Most ask, is there a set schedule or what, I was originally planning on spending the weekend in Helena but I might have to work Friday so if I do I’m going to take a day trip to Spokane and Sandpoint tomorrow.
Hey, I cant speak for all, but I can tell you personally it took me several years of research when I was younger to find out what these were for. Yes, the first car is indeed a buffer car. It is required that all trains carrying hazardous tank cars such as this train that carries Gasoline and Diesel have at least one car between the locomotives and the hazardous cars. Most of the time there are specific cars utilized as buffer cars and are not to be used as anything but. From what I have been told these cars are normally filled with sand, or some other material.
Ha, shoulda recorded it today or like a month ago, I shot it today with a MAC duo, and shot both the day and night gas a month ago with a H2 and Executive, also in Superior there's a trestle about one mile east. Great video. (I'll be covering both the day and night gas in a hour ish long video soon)
Indeed, I caught the MAC Duo on Wednesday night. Also saw it with the executive unit back in May. Yes, the trestle east of Superior is a very nice spot, I knew there was going to be a eastbound passing in Superior so I wanted to catch both with a shot of the station sign on the M-O-W shop. I will make sure and watch your video when it comes out.
Hello all, just letting you know there is a typo in the intro to the video, I said the gas local is identified as BNSF L-MON809. It is not, in truth the Night Gas Local is identified as L-MON821. I have not recorded the Night Gas in a while so my brain defaulted to the morning gas train symbol when editing.
The covered hoppers are in storage. However, Mission Mountain has been extensively reducing the number of stored cars along the right of way. Last time I checked there are now only 3 cars in storage. 2 Months ago there were well over 150.
This train came down the BNSF's Sweet Grass Subdivision from the Canadian border before turning west onto BNSF to head to the west coast. When I say it's a "Canadian Grainer" I mean the train originated in Canada.
I know this is 8 months old but I have to ask: how exactly did this train turn West on BNSF trackage? I'd assume they ran the train off the Sweetgrass sub into Shelby and either swapped the power around or ran it through the balloon track on the East end of the yard that serves the CHS elevator to turn the train around since trains arrive in Shelby from Sweetgrass facing East and this train is clearly facing West.
The first section of the video is along the MRL's 10th Subdivision, and after Paradise MT it's on the 4th Subdivision. The Gas Local almost always utilizes the 10th Subdivision for both directions.
Yes, it was turned into a Branch Line when the west end of the segment was flooded in 1973 when a dam was built, the line was lost, along with a highway, over 5 towns, and thousands of people's lives who were washed away. The main was rerouted through the second longest railroad tunnel in the U.S.
