While driving I-40 Eastbound through Arizona into New Mexico that day, I was able to catch some BNSF trains off the side of the highway on the Southern Transcon. The run I was on was big disappointment. I was headed from Casa Grande, AZ to Bethlehem, PA. It was going to be a great load, with lots of miles, and it would get me back out East. Well, dispatch said that looking at my hours, they weren't sure if I would get there on time, so they were going to have me drop it in the company's yard in Denver and someone else would take over. Man I was SO bummed out... However, I did get those ATS vibes from this run. Who knows, maybe you ROHV fans will get The Devil's Code vibes too maybe. Also, there should be more clips, but my external hard drive malfunctioned, so it was turned in to Geek Squad for repairs. I hope to get my content back soon. Well, enjoy.
(0:00): Outside Sanders, AZ on I-40, we pass a WB grainer with a Dash 9 leader.
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(1:35): Chasing a EB BNSF stack train through the last miles of Arizona, just narrowly beating him to the New Mexico state line! This is the same video you saw in my UA-cam Short I posted a while back.
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(5:58): Chasing another EB BNSF intermodal, except this time it's after the railroad crosses under I-40 and emerges on the opposite side. The engines were further off out of sight, but I could see it was two GEVOs.
(8:25): A WB BNSF stack train with three GEVOs goes by. Filming was cut and subsequently resumed when the railroad came back into view. You can also see another sitting BNSF freight in the distance.
(9:23): While stopped at a T/A in Gallup, NM, which is conveniently situated next to the railroad, a WB autorack train passes by.
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(10:50): The BNSF intermodal we chased earlier into the state speeds by Gallup again.
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(13:26): A WB BNSF manifest passes by with an SD70ACe team.
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(14:25): A EB BNSF manifest passes through town. Some interesting graffiti on a couple of the cars!
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(16:55): Another EB BNSF freight races through Gallup with a KCS unit in tow along with an H2 GEVO serving as the mid-train DPU!
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(20:47): Of course... only just as I was pulling out of the T/A to get back on the road, does another train come. This being a WB autorack with two GEVOs. This clip shows me chasing it down I-40, though it looks like he pulled a disappearing act or got away by the time I passed the yard in Gallup (24:43). While passing the yard, I also found GP38-2 2333 (ex-BN 2333/SLSF 478), SD70ACe 8770, and a few other engines.
(25:51): Passing a stationary WB BNSF intermodal.
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(27:40): Catching up to the BNSF freight from earlier with the KCS GEVO trailing and passing it once more.
(29:11): Slideshow.
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