BNSF 60

The BNSF OCS running as NS 974-14 is shown being reassembled/readied for departure after having been on a multi-day stay at Augusta, Georgia for the Masters Golf Tournament.

BNSF Officer Specail

EXIF: 3:07 PM, f/3 @ 1/1000, ISO-100

BNSF 60 Stevens Pass business car in the consist of the eastbound O-LACKCM9-29

BNSF 60 - Stevens Pass

passenger car

Built in 1929 by Pullman in Lot #6249 to Plan #3990 as barber shop-37 seat buffet lounge sun room (solarium) observation DAVID C. SHEPARD, 1 of 8 such cars built in that Lot for the EMPIRE BUILDER, cars were delivered between May and June 1929. In February 1941, GN acquired 7 of these cars as #1070-#1076, the DAVID C. SHEPARD as #1073 (1st). In October 1954, the #1073 (1st) was rebuilt to the #1085 (2nd) for the Seattle-Portland pool, with a 10 seat buffet and 26 parlor seats; the car was streamlined, with a blunt end observation, and the AC changed from ice activated to Waukesha. Later, the #1085 (2nd) was redesignated rules instruction car #X-7853 (with the interior only slightly modified) which was renumbered as BN #B2 after the merger. In 1974, the #B2 was renumbered/named as #A11 DESCHUTES RIVER, which in 1982 was renumbered #B12; the #B12 was renumbered back to #A11 in 1989. The #A11 was later rebuilt by BNSF to sleeper lounge #60, with 4 state rooms, retaining the name DESCHUTES RIVER. After the STEVENS PASS (2nd) was sold in 2003, the DESCHUTES RIVER was renamed STEVENS PASS (3rd). Photographed from the SB #11 COAST STARLIGHT. EXIF: 9:46 AM, f/4 @ 1/250

I figured there would have been a crew change here at Husky, however they continued on through the yard.

Northbound BNSF passenger special crosses Central Ave.

Cropped copy of 080413025

train 11 Coast Starlight

train 11 Coast Starlight

adding to Amtrak train 11 Coast Starlight

switching to Amtrak train 11 Coast Starlight

BNSF Employee Special makes a stop in Amory Yard. Happened to be on my little boys birthday too.

"Stevens Pass"

Part of the BNSF Officers Special from Laurel, Montana to Seattle King Street Station

BNSF OCS

Detail of 1929-vintage underframe

Detail of 1929-vintage underframe

BNSF 60 "Stevens Pass" at Vancouver, WA

The STEVENS PASS

More photos of this train on the "2008 Outstate Minnesota" album