From the monthly archives:
Sometimes little things make your day. Today it was standing outside with Haley as this auto train crossed over to main 2 at the center. She dutifully identified the railroad on each auto rack as it passed.
“Horse”
“Gee Tee”
“Bee Nnn S efF”
“Union Pa-cific”
“outhern Pa-cific”
“Cee Nnn”
The only ones she didn’t know were Providence and Worcester and Canadian Pacific. Good stuff!
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Trains Magazine published a news item today on the Broadview sub. According to the article coal should start shipping from the mine next week! Wish I could be there.
Here’s a couple of other interesting facts that I did not know from the Trains news wire. The first is about the station of Walter which is the junction with the Laurel sub….
BNSF and Montana local and state government officials dedicated the station in honor of Great Falls resident Walter Breuning, the world’s oldest living man at 112 and a retired railroader who worked for the Great Northern Railroad and its successor companies for 50 years. His namesake junction, called Walter, is located south of Broadview, Mont.
Bravo!
How many trains will this line see?
Within two years, Signal Peak (formerly known as Bull Mountain) is expected to produce more than 12 million tons annually, or three to four trains daily.
I’m looking forward to next year’s visit and I’m hoping the train count is as expected.
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