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5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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Frosty January Morning at Wallula
Title:  Frosty January Morning at Wallula
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/13/2009  Upload Date: 3/29/2009 12:48:53 PM
Location:  Wallula, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLMR 799(GP35)
Views:  246   Comments: 1
360's Train Passes Small Rock Slides at the Hwy 12  Quarry
Title:  360's Train Passes Small Rock Slides at the Hwy 12 Quarry
Description:  We leave the summit and head toward the underpass at Hwy 12 near Nine Mile Ranch to get this shot.
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 5:07:26 PM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BAR 360(GP38-3) WAMX 3828(GP38-3) PCC 2353(GP35)
Views:  309   Comments: 1
360, 3828 and 2353 are in charge of 55 loads at Whitman
Title:  360, 3828 and 2353 are in charge of 55 loads at Whitman
Description:  After the decision was made to follow this both Mark and I needed our cameras. After Walla Walla, Whitman was the closest place to begin filming.
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/23/2009 9:19:47 PM
Location:  whitman, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BAR 360(GP38-3) WAMX 3828(GP38-3) PCC 2353(GP35)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
Blue Mtn at Whitman
Title:  Blue Mtn at Whitman
Description:  Whitman's green fields and structure make for an interesting scene.
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/23/2009 9:29:54 PM
Location:  whitman, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BAR 360(GP38-3) WAMX 3828(GP38-3) PCC 2353(GP35)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
Cresting Nine Mile Hill
Title:  Cresting Nine Mile Hill
Description:  Where the train passes under a county road is very close to the crest of Nine Mile Hill. The route exits this trough at the summit.
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 4:58:51 PM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BAR 360(GP38-3) WAMX 3828(GP38-3) PCC 2353(GP35)
Views:  474   Comments: 7
Headed for Wallula Just West of Lowden
Title:  Headed for Wallula Just West of Lowden
Description:  Just west of Lowden is a hill I have never shot from. Shooting across Hwy 12 made it hard to avoid autos in the picture.
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/23/2009 9:37:28 PM
Location:  Lowden, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BAR 360(GP38-3) WAMX 3828(GP38-3) PCC 2353(GP35)
Views:  269   Comments: 1
Nine Mile Hill
Title:  Nine Mile Hill
Description:  Our train starts up Nine Mile Hill just West of Touchet, WA
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 5:21:44 PM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BAR 360(GP38-3) WAMX 3828(GP38-3) PCC 2353(GP35)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
Cut on Nine Mile Hill
Title:  Cut on Nine Mile Hill
Description:  At this Cut the tracks turn South then balloon around to keep the grade the same on its way to the top.
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 4:51:06 PM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BAR 360(GP38-3) WAMX 3828(GP38-3) PCC 2353(GP35)
Views:  272   Comments: 2
Winds of Change on the Horizon
Title:  Winds of Change on the Horizon
Description:  As our train starts to head south on the hill one can see new technology on the distant hills
Photo Date:  7/16/2009  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 4:55:55 PM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BAR 360(GP38-3) WAMX 3828(GP38-3) PCC 2353(GP35)
Views:  246   Comments: 1
At the Base of Nine Mile Hill
Title:  At the Base of Nine Mile Hill
Description:  On the West end of Touchet, the railroad stops paralleling Hwy 12 and follows Byrnes Road. This photo is taken were the tracks leave the road to take a more gradual up the hill. This location is as nice when the fields are green as it is when they are golden!
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:18:02 AM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  403   Comments: 3
Approaching Whitman
Title:  Approaching Whitman
Description:  PCC 3651 and WAMX 3025 heading West, there are quite a few Yellow State of Washington cars in this train. Although not seen, there is a 5-pack well car that was stored in Walla Walla on the end of this train.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:04:30 AM
Location:  whitman, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
Approaching Zanger Junction
Title:  Approaching Zanger Junction
Description:  Our train is again broadside to the sun. Zanger Juction is where the NP and UP diverged. NP headed up Vansickle Canyon to get to Athena, Oregon and eventually Pendleton. This line was removed in the early 1990s. Although I continued west to Wallula, this was my last shot!
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:46:13 AM
Location:  Zanger Junction, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  712   Comments: 0
Blue Skies Starting To Break
Title:  Blue Skies Starting To Break
Description:  Finally we are leaving the stormy skies.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:07:06 AM
Location:  whitman, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
High on the Hillside II
Title:  High on the Hillside II
Description:  Again, just another view from the road as we descend quickly.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:30:24 AM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  350   Comments: 1
High on the Hillside
Title:  High on the Hillside
Description:  At the crest of Nine Mile Hill, Byrnes Road again follows the rails, but we fall off in elevation much quicker than our train does.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:28:01 AM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
Rounding the Bend West of Lowden
Title:  Rounding the Bend West of Lowden
Description:  The rear of the train is still in Louden, we are about 14 miles out of Walla Walla now.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:11:05 AM
Location:  Lowden, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  370   Comments: 1
60's engines and 2000's windgenerators
Title:  60's engines and 2000's windgenerators
Description:  Taken from the same spot but instead of looking east we are now looking SW at many windmills
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:20:25 AM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
Green Fields Near Martin Field
Title:  Green Fields Near Martin Field
Description:  At the West end of College Place is a small airport. This photo taken from the entrance to that airfield
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:01:57 AM
Location:  College Place, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
Near Reese
Title:  Near Reese
Description:  Once off the hill, our train ducks under Hwy 12 and follows the North Bank of the Walla Walla River. Nine Mile Ranch seems like an oasis amid the desert hillsides.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:33:05 AM
Location:  Reese, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  351   Comments: 1
Cresting Nine Mile Hill
Title:  Cresting Nine Mile Hill
Description:  This is a new location for me and I am pleased with the way the train comes into the scene. This is my favoirte picture from the day!
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:22:50 AM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  2235   Comments: 8
Down hill from here
Title:  Down hill from here
Description:  The flanks of our train are nicely lit here. The telephoto really accents the uneven rail. I think there are a lot of photo possiblies in this area.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:25:33 AM
Location:  Touchet, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
From Ranchland to Orchards
Title:  From Ranchland to Orchards
Description:  A substancial orchard is on the north side of the river.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:40:29 AM
Location:  Reese, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
West of Reese
Title:  West of Reese
Description:  We are still looking across Nine Mile Ranch as our train proceeds West.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:35:29 AM
Location:  Reese, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
Late Afternoon Red-shift
Title:  Late Afternoon Red-shift
Description:  The sun is going away for this day, Ill only get one more shot before returning home.
Photo Date:  5/4/2010  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 1:42:37 AM
Location:  Reese, WA
Author:  Stephen Fuchs
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PCC 3651(GP35) WAMX 3023(GP30)
Views:  321   Comments: 0


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