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By:Martin Burwash
Dates:2/2/2008 - 1/19/2008
Album Info:Winter is my favorite time to photograph Stevens Pass.
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Dark and Snowy at West Scenic
Title:  Dark and Snowy at West Scenic
Description:  An eastbound empty grainer works through the first heavy snow storm of the winter.
Photo Date:  12/4/1996  Upload Date: 1/7/2008 11:50:25 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BN 8004(SD40-2)
Views:  473   Comments: 1
Westbound at Gaynor Tunnel
Title:  Westbound at Gaynor Tunnel
Description:  A westbound stacker exits the Gaynor Tunnel in the heart of the Nason Creek Canyon.
Photo Date:  2/24/2005  Upload Date: 1/8/2008 12:01:06 AM
Location:  Berne, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 822(C40-8W)
Views:  638   Comments: 0
Working up the Siding at Berne
Title:  Working up the Siding at Berne
Description:  A Boeing Special/Work train combo climbs the siding at Berne
Photo Date:  1/16/2006  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:16:24 PM
Location:  Berne, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7914(SD40-2)
Views:  561   Comments: 1
A Beautiful Day in the Canyon
Title:  A Beautiful Day in the Canyon
Description:  Under a clearing sky, a westbound train works up the Nason Creek Canyon at Gaynor.
Photo Date:  3/4/2006  Upload Date: 1/8/2008 12:06:39 AM
Location:  Berne, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4151(C44-9W)
Views:  483   Comments: 0
I Got Buried!
Title:  I Got Buried!
Description:  Teh snow dozer pases by at speed.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:36:06 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  768   Comments: 3
Clear Track
Title:  Clear Track
Description:  The dozer's work done for the day, an eastbound grain train makes a clean run across the pass.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:43:24 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  316   Comments: 0
Speed Plowing the Mainline
Title:  Speed Plowing the Mainline
Description:  Tragveling a nearly 50 mph, the dozer clears the mainline.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:34:22 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  443   Comments: 1
Cutting Back the Banks
Title:  Cutting Back the Banks
Description:  After speed plowing the tracks, the dozer continues its work by cutting back the banks with the side wings.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:37:28 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  329   Comments: 0
Coupling to the Dozer
Title:  Coupling to the Dozer
Description:  The conductor guides in the power to be used for the snow dozer.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:19:51 PM
Location:  Skykomish, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8603(B40-8)
Views:  616   Comments: 0
Clearing the Right of Way
Title:  Clearing the Right of Way
Description:  Nose wings down, the dozen makes a pass up the siding at Scenic
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:30:43 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  341   Comments: 0
Leaning into Her
Title:  Leaning into Her
Description:  The heavy side wings bulldoze tons of snow clear of the right-of-way.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:39:46 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  301   Comments: 0
Unchaining the Nose Wings
Title:  Unchaining the Nose Wings
Description:  Crews remove the safety chains from the nose wings.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:28:27 PM
Location:  Skykomish, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  305   Comments: 0
Getting Her Ready
Title:  Getting Her Ready
Description:  The dozer crew works to connect the electrical and air lines that power the dozer.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 2:25:01 PM
Location:  Skykomish, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8603(B40-8)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
Winter at Gaynor
Title:  Winter at Gaynor
Description:  A short intermodal crosses the high trestle at Gaynor.
Photo Date:  11/25/2007  Upload Date: 1/7/2008 11:54:58 PM
Location:  Stevens Pass, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  374   Comments: 1
Snowy Day at Scenic
Title:  Snowy Day at Scenic
Description:  The westbound Empire Builder emerges from the safe confines of the Cascade Tunnel and into a winter blast.
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/10/2008 12:27:15 AM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  AMTK 96(P42DC)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
Westbound at West Scenic
Title:  Westbound at West Scenic
Description:  A westbound freight drops dowgrade through the snow at West Scenic
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/10/2008 1:47:46 AM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7570(ES44DC)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
Throttling Up
Title:  Throttling Up
Description:  Having jsut met the westbound Empire Builder at Scenic, an eastbound stacker throttles up in the storm.
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/10/2008 12:30:03 AM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7789(ES44DC)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
Lest We Forget
Title:  Lest We Forget
Description:  Rocky the Mountain Goat still roams the canyons of Stevens Pass
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/10/2008 12:32:12 AM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  231   Comments: 0
Climbing Through the West Scenic Switch
Title:  Climbing Through the West Scenic Switch
Description:  An eastbound Z train climbs the last few miles of 2.2% grade before entering the Cascade Tunnel
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 11:06:23 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5012(C44-9W)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
Early AM Meet
Title:  Early AM Meet
Description:  While eatbound stacks hold tse siding, the westbound Empire Builder slips downgrade.
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 11:09:00 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  231   Comments: 0
Going Into the Hole
Title:  Going Into the Hole
Description:  An eastbound pulls into the siding at Scenic
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 11:05:30 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6775(SD40-2)
Views:  391   Comments: 1
Shoving Alone
Title:  Shoving Alone
Description:  A lone DPU shoves the rear of an eastbound stack train into the Cascade Tunnel
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 11:10:56 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7527(ES44DC)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
Snow Bonnet
Title:  Snow Bonnet
Description:  A westbound Z looms out of the snow at West Scenic
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 12:01:24 AM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  226   Comments: 0
Eastbound Stacks at West Scenic
Title:  Eastbound Stacks at West Scenic
Description:  An eastbound stack train struggles through a heavy dose of Cascade Cement
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/22/2008 11:54:49 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  260   Comments: 1
The Return of Helpers
Title:  The Return of Helpers
Description:  A single DPU shoving on the rear of an eastbound stack train marks the return of helpers to Stevens Pass
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/22/2008 11:56:43 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  227   Comments: 0
Pre-Dawn Meet
Title:  Pre-Dawn Meet
Description:  While eastbound stacks hold the siding, a westbound vehicle train slips downgrade.
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 12:08:53 AM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  572   Comments: 3
Bright Lights on a Dark Afternoon
Title:  Bright Lights on a Dark Afternoon
Description:  The bright lights of a westbound stack train shines through the snow.
Photo Date:  1/19/2008  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 12:05:24 AM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  256   Comments: 0
Eight Feet and Rising
Title:  Eight Feet and Rising
Description:  Snow Pole at Scenic, WA
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:56:30 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  221   Comments: 0
Working West
Title:  Working West
Description:  After spending the night clearing the east slope of Stevens Pass, the snow dozer has passed through the Cascade Tunnel and begins a sweep to Skykomish.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:32:24 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8084(SD40-2)
Views:  393   Comments: 1
Snow Canyons
Title:  Snow Canyons
Description:  While the snow dozer holds the main, an eastbound stacker threads through the canyons of piled snow.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:35:20 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4462(C44-9W)
Views:  2461   Comments: 14
Evergreens in the Snow
Title:  Evergreens in the Snow
Description:  Evergreen containers pass the snow dozer at West Scenic.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:37:38 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6363(SD40-2)
Views:  492   Comments: 1
Easy Does It
Title:  Easy Does It
Description:  The dozer crew eases the wings around the West Scenic westward signal mast.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:39:33 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8084(SD40-2)
Views:  525   Comments: 1
Committee Meeting
Title:  Committee Meeting
Description:  The dozer crew discuss their next moves.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:41:31 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8084(SD40-2)
Views:  551   Comments: 1
More Snow than Train
Title:  More Snow than Train
Description:  The dozer and its power are nearly obscured by the piles of snow.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:43:21 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6363(SD40-2)
Views:  533   Comments: 1
Frozen Dust
Title:  Frozen Dust
Description:  Wind whipped snow partially obscures a stack train at Scenic, WA
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:54:58 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  217   Comments: 0
Going In for Two
Title:  Going In for Two
Description:  With the snow plowing done for the day the railroad gets moving. Eastbound stacks head into the siding for a meet with two westbounds
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:49:00 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5520(C44-9W)
Views:  548   Comments: 1
Holding the Main
Title:  Holding the Main
Description:  A very late westbound Empire Builder holds the main at Scenic for a meet with an eastbound.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:51:19 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Locomotives:  AMTK 47(P42DC)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
Vehicles East - Vehicles West
Title:  Vehicles East - Vehicles West
Description:  Vehicle trains pass at Scenic.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:53:28 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  172   Comments: 0
Small Fry
Title:  Small Fry
Description:  A ballastg regulator outfitted with wedged snow blade makes high speed pass down the siding at Scenic
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/5/2008 9:46:54 PM
Location:  Scenic, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
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Views:  236   Comments: 0


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