I had a decent lunch break today, seeing a few trains and some interesting power around Vancouver. No photos for now until I have a monitor that’s properly displaying colors (will be ordered sometime this week).
I headed down to the depot, with radio silence and no trains visible even as I arrived 
Fortunately things started moving, right on time… someone got clearance into the yard… that someone turned out to be the shipyard job.
Shortly thereafter, the ZSEMN pulled down to wait for the Columbia River Drawbridge to close, with an assortment of power: UP 3826, 5438, and 2730 (patch speed-lettered SD40-2).
I cruised down to 8th street to get a telephoto shot of the next eastbound as he left the middle lead. Telephoto shots across two grade crossings can be tricky, because inevitably some assclown will drive right into your shot. I think I did okay… results will be posted next week once I am in happy-monitor land. The train was the M-EVEPAS with BNSF 3717, 140, 7074, and 6709, each in a different paint scheme. As I turned to go back to my truck I noticed that wacky caboose guy (I mean that in a friendly way, Bob) down at the other end of the parking lot.
We chatted a bit and I then shot the next eastbound. I knew it had a B40-8W on the point and was hoping it would be some nice clean Orange… it was. The consist was BNSF 572, 7332, and CSX 7536, a C40-8. At that point I looped under the tracks, noting the power on a G-somethingKAL (BNSF 9460, 619, 920) and headed back to the job.
