Denver-Seattle via pretty much everywhere!
Trip From 25/8/2009 to 10/9/2009
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Denver to Seattle via Jasper
Day 1: Denver, Co - Moffat Pass-Wheatland, Wy
Day 2: Wheatland, Wy - Powder River Basin-Douglas, Wy
Day 3: Douglas, Wy - Powder River Basin-Gillette, Wy
Day 4: Gillette, Wy - Big Horn Sub-Sheridan, Wy
Day 5: Sheridan, Wy - Bozeman Pass - Livingstone, Mt
Day 6: Livingstone, Mt - Montana Rail Link - Missula, Mt
Day 7: Missula, Mt - Paradise - Whitefish, Mt
Day 8: Whitefish, Mt - Marias Pass - Whitefish, Mt
Day 9: Whitefish, Mt - Kicking Horse Pass - Golden, BC
Day 10: Golden, BC, Mt - Kicking Horse Pass - Bnaff, Ab
Day 11: Bnaff, Ab, Mt - Yellowhead Pass - Jasper, Ab
Day 12: Jasper, Ab, Mt - Yellowhead Pass - Jasper, Ab
Day 13: Jasper, Ab, Mt - Yellowhead Pass - 100 Mile House, BC
Day 14: 100 Mile House - BC-Lillooet/Thompson Canyon - Kamloops, BC
Day 15: Kamloops, BC - Thompson Canyon - Kamloops, BC
Day 16: Kamloops, BC - Thompson Canyon - Kamloops, BC
Day 17: Kamloops, BC - Thompson Canyon - Abbosford, BC
Day 18: Abbosford, BC - Stevens Pass - Seattle, Wa
 First sunny shot of the trip sees a BNSF ES44AC 6142 leading a loaded coal train south near West Elkhorn north of Glendo, Wyoming - 26/08/2009 |  BNSF SD70ACe 9317 is seen leading another loaded coal train south at West Elkhorn - 26/08/2009 |  BNSF 9296 is seen leading a loaded coal train out of the Powder River Basin - 26/08/2009 |  UP 6726 still in patched CNW livery is seen leading another loaded coal train out of the Powder River Basin - 26/08/2009 |
 BNSF 6430 is seen leading a empty coal train into the Powder River Basin passing the Flat Top road overbridge - 26/08/2009 |  UP 5707 is seen leading a loaded coal train up Logan Hill - 26/08/2009 |  BNSF 6144 is seen leading a loaded coal train out of the Powder River Basin up Logan Hill another loaded UP coal can be seen climbing behind - 26/08/2009 |  BNSF 9146 is seen leading a empty coal train into the Powder River Basin as it climbs Logan Hill - 26/08/2009 |
 In the last light of the day BNSF 9241 is seen leading a loaded coal train out of the Poweder River as climbs Logan Hill while the UP coal train in the distance behind has stalled and is awaiting help - 26/08/2009 |  BNSF 9146 is seen leading a loaded coal train out of the Powder River Basin as it crosses the dry Lightning Creek - 27/08/2009 |  BNSF 9375 is seen leading a loaded coal train south near Lightning Creek - 27/08/2009 |  UP 6665 is seen leading a loaded Powder River coal train south near Lightning Creek - 27/08/2009 |
 UP 5777 is seen loaded Powder River coal train south passing the south end of Bill yard - 27/08/2009 |  BNSF 5692 is seen leading a loaded Powder River coal train south near Bill, Wyoming - 27/08/2009 |  BNSF 5685 is seen leading a empty coal train returning to the Powder River Basin through Colloid, Wyoming - 27/08/2009 |  BNSF 6182 is seen leading a loaded coal train past Upton, Wyoming (which calls itself the best place on earth!!) - 27/08/2009 |
 BNSF 6246 is seen leading a loaded coal train into the Powder River Basin at Donkey Creek - 27/08/2009 |  BNSF 9966 is seen leading a loaded coal train out of the Powder River Basin at Donkey Creek in the last light of the day - 27/08/2009 |  UP 6922 is seen leading a loaded coal train out of the Powder River Basin south of Bill, Wyoming over Lightening Creek - 27/08/2009 |  Former Iowa Interstate GP9 number 408 seen at Bill, Wyoming - 27/08/2009 |
 BNSF 9228 is seen leading a loaded coal train east out of the Powder River near Rozet, Wyoming - 28/08/2009 |  BNSF 9271 is seen leading a loaded Powder River coal train west along the Big Horn sub near Kendrick - 28/08/2009 |  BNSF 4535 is seen leading a eastbound manifest along the Big Horn sub near Ulm - 28/08/2009 |  BNSF 9271 is seen leading a loaded coal west again along the Big Horn sub near Ulm, 28/08/2009 |
 BNSF 5209 is seen leading a manifest west along the Big Horn sub near Ulm, 28/08/2009 |  BNSF ES44AC (a proper looking class 70?) number 5782 is seen leading a loaded coal train out of the Powder River Basin at Donkey Creek Junction - 28/08/2009 |  BNSF 5209 is seen leading a Manifest through the Big Horn mountains near Kendrick, Wyoming - 28/08/2009 |  BNSF 9225 is seen leading a coal train west along the Big Horn sub near Custer Battlefied, Montana, 29/08/2009 |
 BSNF 5428 is seen leading a Q Train east at the summit of Bozemen Pass - 30/08/2009 |  BNSF 5381 is sseen leading a manifest east at the summit of Bozemen Pass - 30/08/2009 |  BNSF 4869 is seen leading a eastbound manifest train into Bozemen Tunnl - 30/08/2009 |  MRL 332 is seen leading a local train south in Lombard Canyon - 30/08/2009 |
 MRL 4301 is seen coming down Mullen Pass returning to Helena- 30/08/2009 |  BNSF 5046 is seen leading a eastbound manifest up the west side of Mullen Pass - 30/08/2009 |  MRL 4308 is seen leading the 'night gas' along the Evero Hill line near Arlee- 30/08/2009 |  MRL 4308 is seen leading the 'night gas' west near Ravalli - 30/08/2009 |
 BNSF 4798 is seen leading a east bound manifest south out of Paradise - 31/08/2009 |  1950s built EMD GP9 MRL #113 is seen leading the Paradice local south out of Paradise along the main line torwards St Regis crossing the Clark Fork River - 31/08/2009 |  MRL 113 is seen leading the Paradise local to St Regis along the Clark Fork river - 31/08/2009 |  MRL 382 is seen leading the 'day gas' alongside the Clark Fork River west of Plains - 31/08/2009 |
 MRL 382 is seen leading the 'day gas' east alongside the Flat Head river east of Perma - 31/08/2009 |  MRL 382 is seen leading the 'day gas' near Magpie - 31/08/2009 |  BNSF 8920 is seen leading a empty coal train near Perma - 31/08/2009 |  BNSF 8920 is seen leading a empty coal train back to the Powder River Basin near Magpie - 31/08/2009 |
 BNSF 1114 is seen ledaing a loaded grain train west near Plains - 31/08/2009 |  BNSF 1114 is seen again leading a loaded grain train west at Thompson River - 31/08/2009 |  MRL 113 is seen shunting the Paradise local at Thompson River - 31/08/2009 |  BNSF 5932 is seen leading a westbound coal near Plains - 31/08/2009 |
 BNSF 8920 is seen leaving Paradise, Montana on the 10th Sub via Evero Hill the current main line via St Regis can be seen turning off to the left (south) - 31/08/2009 |  MRL SD45 382 is seen leading the day gas along the 10th Sub at Dixon, Montana - 31/08/2009 |  BNSF 4123 is seen leading a eastbound empty grain train just west of the summit of Marias Pass - 01/09/2009 |  BNSF 4092 is seen leading a eastbound train at West Bison - 01/09/2009 |
 Amtrak #50 is seen leading #8 the 'Empire Builder' east leaving the Rockies behind at East Glacier, Montana - 01/09/2009 |  BNSF 4092 is seen heading east out of East Glacier, Montana - 01/09/2009 |  CP 5981 is seen leading the twice weekly Golden Cranbook local #566 south near Castledale, BC - 02/09/2009 |  CP 5981 is seen leading the twice weekly Golden Cranbook local #566 south near Harrogate, BC - 02/09/2009 |
 CP 8873 is seem leading a eastbound Potash train leaving Field, BC - 02/09/2009 |  CP 9707 is seen leading a westbound doublestack west leaving Lake Louise up Kicking Horse Pass - 03/09/2009 |  CP 8819 is seen leading a westbound loaded grain train out of Lake Louise up Kicking Horse Pass - 03/09/2009 |  Via 6434 is seen leading the westbound 'Canadian' west at English east of Jasper - 04/09/2009 |
 CN 8825 is seen leading a westbound manigest #417 past near English - 04/09/2009 |  CN 5799 is seen leading westbound #347 Chicargo-Prince George near English - 04/09/2009 |  CN 2727 is seen leading westbound #111 near English - 04/09/2009 |  CN 5604 is seen ledaing eastbound #112 near English - 04/09/2009 |
 CN 2243 is seen leading a eastbound near English - 04/09/2009 |  CN 2712 is seen leading a eastbound train out of Jasper, Alberta a CN English - 04/09/2009 |  CN 8022 is seen leading eastbound caol # 798 at CN Geikie - 05/09/2009 |  CN 2238 is seen leading a westbound coal train passing Geikie on the climb to Yellow Head Pass - 05/09/2009 |
 CN 8857 is seen leading westbound coal #771 near CN Petersoin - 06/09/2009 |  BCOL 4611 is seen working train #570 Prince George-North Vancouver south near Glen Fraser in the Fraser River Canyon north of Lillooet, BC - 07/09/2009 |  CN 2204 is seen leading a south bound Manifest train down the Fraser River Canyon north of Spencers Bridge, BC - 07/09/2009 |  CP 8865 is seen leading a westbound loaded grain downbridge north of Spencers Bridge - 07/09/2009 |
 CN 2276 is seen ledaing a westbound doublestack north of Spencers Bridge - 07/09/2009 |  CP SD40-2 5794 is seen at Ashcroft, BC - 07/09/2009 |  CN SD60F 5558 is seen leading a eastbound double stack at CN Savona - 07/09/2009 |  CP 9642 is alongside Lake Kamloops with a westbound manifest - 08/09/2009 |
 After no trains moving in the Canyon all morning CP 9642 west finally moves just after 2pm seen again near Martel - 08/09/2009 |  CP 8502 is seen leading a westbound hotshot in the Thompson River Canyon - 08/09/2009 |  CN 5604 is seen leading a westbound manifest in the Thompson River Canyon - 08/09/2009 |  Rocky Mountaineer GP40-2L(W) 8011 is seen leading the Rocky Mountaineer upgrade in the Thompson River Canyon - 08/09/2009 |
 CN 5667 is seen leading a Manifest west in hazy sun at CN Savona - 08/09/2009 |  CP 9805 is seen leading a westbound hotshot downgrade in the Thompson River Canyon - 09/09/2009 |  CN 5653 is seen leading a westbound manigest downgrade in the Thompson River Canyon - 09/09/2009 |  CP 9816 is seen leading a westbound doublestack near Martel in the Thompson River Canyon - 09/09/2009 |
 CP 8876 is seen leading a westbound coal near Martel - 09/09/2009 |  CP FP9 4107 is seen working the Royal Canadian Pacific east at Ashcroft - 09/09/2009 |  BNSF 4966 is seen working a empty grain train up the west side of Stevens Pass near Skykomish, Wa |  BNSF 4042 is seen leading a westbound double stack coming out of Cascade Tunnel (the longest railroad tunnel in the USA) under Stevens Pass - 10/09/2009 |
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