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Viewing Album:  WIR in summer
 
By:Maddie Farnsworth
Dates:6/5/2009 - 6/5/2009
Album Info:With 2009 being the first year I have spent a summer up on the Palouse, it was high time to see what summer time WIR operations looked like.
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Train off the WI&M
Title:  Train off the WI&M
Description:  Yesterday a crew brought this train in from Potlatch, which consisted of 4 cars of lumber and one car of poles.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:00 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) WIR 316(GP16)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
Shoving storage cars
Title:  Shoving storage cars
Description:  Stan prepairs to move some storage cars off the main so the train can head north.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:01 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WIR 316(GP16)
Views:  198   Comments: 1
Grabbing some peas
Title:  Grabbing some peas
Description:  The #20 picks up a boxcar of peas to take north. With temps in the upper 80's it was undoubtedly hot in the cab, hence the open door.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:03 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) WIR 316(GP16)
Views:  481   Comments: 1
Time to get the F unit
Title:  Time to get the F unit
Description:  The crew ties down the train after finishing switching to go grab the the F unit, which is at the other end of the yard.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:03 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  452   Comments: 2
One more shot of the 20
Title:  One more shot of the 20
Description:  Just cuz I like 30's!
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:04 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) WIR 316(GP16)
Views:  450   Comments: 2
Meanwhile...
Title:  Meanwhile...
Description:  As the train crew is doing their switching, a section gang is buisy fixing a 60 foot section of yard track that had a bit of a wide gage. No power spiker here, they do it the hard way!
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:05 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  226   Comments: 1
Backing across the bridge
Title:  Backing across the bridge
Description:  The famous F unit backs across the Palouse River bridge, to couple onto the #20 and take it's train north.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:06 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A)
Views:  379   Comments: 1
Almost like two trains
Title:  Almost like two trains
Description:  This telephoto shot almost gives the impression of two trains in Palouse, reminiscent of the BN days.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:07 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  617   Comments: 3
Lined for the main
Title:  Lined for the main
Description:  Stan throws the switch for the main, as the train heads to pick up the cars off the WI&M.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:07 PM
Location:  Palouse, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Brake test
Title:  Brake test
Description:  After adding more grain loads and tank car empty's to it's train, the 6304 and crew perform a brake test before heading north.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:10 PM
Location:  Oakesdale, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard,Station
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
SP in Oakesdale
Title:  SP in Oakesdale
Description:  I was hopeing the train would stop farther back, but this angle still works good.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:12 PM
Location:  Oakesdale, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard,Station
Locomotives:  MRLX 6304(FP9A) WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
The towers of steel
Title:  The towers of steel
Description:  One of the grain elevators towers above the 316 in the late afternoon sun. The railroad moves a large amount of grain traffic out of Oakesdale, reflecting the agricultural traffic that has been the reason for this lines existence since it was first laid down.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:09 PM
Location:  Oakesdale, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  WIR 316(GP16)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Late evening work
Title:  Late evening work
Description:  After dropping the F unit off to be displayed in town, Stan instructs the crew on their next move. I don't know why, buy I really like this shot.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:32:13 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M)
Views:  394   Comments: 5
Final loads for the day.
Title:  Final loads for the day.
Description:  Three hopper of grain round out the train for it's journey north.
Photo Date:  6/5/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 7:31:59 PM
Location:  Rosalia, WA
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WIR 20(GP30M) WIR 316(GP16)
Views:  343   Comments: 0

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