Don't see this on the BNSF Transcon everyday... a cowl body leading!
1,964 views · Published 16 March 2016 · 6:07 · Indexed 1 November 2026
Channel: Jason Stiles · 2016 · Entertainment
Filmed 03/06/16 So, like I said in Sunday's upload, today's video was going to have the pair of trains Chris and I filmed before going to Day 2 of the big train show in Kansas City on March 5th and 6th. Club members and vendors were allowed to enter the showroom at 9am, so that gave us a couple hours to get some railfanning in. This time we jumped over to the Kansas side of the state line and headed to the west end of BNSF's giant Argentine Yard. We spotted the target train sitting at the fueling racks with a yellow signal to head west. I've never been to this area before, but Chris had, so he knew where to go. And it was an impressive location. A mile or two outside the yard, with five mains feeding into Argentine. We got to the spot with plenty of time to spare. We saw three trains approach from the west, but they were stopped about half to three quarters of a mile from us, while an SD40 was doing yard work moving autoracks to the east of us. Then the first train in this video appeared with a new ET44C4 leading. The second train though was the reason we were there. An old BC Rail cowl body unit leading on the BNSF Transcon. This happens... well, almost never. But, here it was, and holy cow it was dirty. Which given the thick overcast skies that morning, didn't make it any easier to film. Because it was up on the high line, it made it more difficult to film, so I put my camera on a tripod and set it at the very end of the crossing arm, which is why it looks so close to the camera. Also had it zoomed in a little bit too. Anyway, after we bagged this train, we got in my car and headed back to the American Royal building in Kansas City, MO. That's where Day 2 of the train show video from Sunday starts. Haven't decided what I'm posting for Sunday yet, either the HO club or more from Rodney's. I've not been to the N scale club house yet this year, so I don't have anything form there to upload. But, I'll get something up. That's it for now, see you next time! Jason ---------------------------- Chris' Channel: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/844Train Shane's Channels: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebrake... Facebook: Shane Mason Spencer's Channels: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NS8010 Facebook: Spencer Batey Vinny's Channels: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bnsf6951 Facebook: Vinny Sestito ---------------------------- My Stuff: facebook Jason Stiles - https://www.facebook.com/JasonRS.UP9229 facebook Eastern Jackson County Mainliners (Public) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/EJCMR... deviantART UP9229 - http://up9229.deviantart.com/ Train club account: - http://www.youtube.com/user/EJCMRailr... EJCM website: - http://easternjacksoncountymainliners... Yahoo group: - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freelan...
