Blaine, WA to White Rock, BC Canada any trains on this line?

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Hello,

I’m planning to visit the city of White Rock in British Columbia this summer.

Is there any rail traffic between Blaine, WA and White Rock, BC?

Thanks.

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Yes- there are trains on this line. An average of 10-12 as of now,

and we keep hearing of more and more coal!!!

AmTrak also plys this route- four times a day currently.

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Blaine is about 6 inches from the Canadaland border and White Rock is @ 2 miles north, if you want coal trains you will head toward Roberts Bank where the terminal is, and yes, China wants MORE coal.

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Here is the worlds biggest piece of ballast. It rolled down from the rail line you see in behind.[swg]

A little further a long from White Rock is Crescent Beach, is where I took these.

These are part of the same grouping of trestles. I did not take the following two photo’s though.

There are lots of trains every day. One thing I see often is just a lashup of as many as six diesels heading North or South all on their own. The trains go about 5 MPH along the promenade at White Rock, so its easy to get good pics.

Brent