This is nothing remarkable. This is just another of the many coal trains that pass through Vancouver on their way to and from the mines of the Powder River Basin. Business as usual on the BNSF.
If the Sierra Club has their way this would be an uncommon sight after 2015. Will Washington become the first coal-free state? Time will only tell but since coal is a minor player in electricity production in Washington there is certainly a good chance it could disappear in favor of burning natural gas.
BNSF 6080 East
