BN Spud Local  Contributor's Pick!       
Washington's central section is typically dry, as opposed to the part west of the Cascade Mountains. Nonetheless, traffic here is still largely agricultural, which is allowed by massive irrigation. BN runs a weekday local out of Wenatchee to Quincy, called the Spud Local since GN days, to help tap some of the traffic generated by the area's farmers. Here GP9 1702 and GP38-2 2093 sit while their crew is at lunch. The road's former GN depot is off to the right.
Date: 9/12/1988 Location: Quincy, WA Views: 607 Collection Of:   Rick Morgan
Locomotives: BN 1702(GP9)    Author:  Rick Morgan
BN Spud Local
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Washington 1980s
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John Burgersmith General The depot is still there, and often enough the local's power is still 2 green geeps, though not at photogenic as the 1702. Now the local is called the Spud Local. 5/1/2008 12:26:28 AM
Ron Moraca General Great photo, Rick! 1/26/2009 10:28:14 PM

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