NS&BNSF

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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me and my daughter were down by the tracks yesterday seen a train come by it was a NS leading aBNSF didnt seem to fit has any one else seen that?

2

Where are you located… it could be that one or the other companies had leased an engine, or an engine that was bought by one or the other.

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Locomotives are often pooled. You can see UP and BNSF in the East, as well as CSX and NS in the West. When I was in Tucson, AZ, I often saw Union Pacific freights with NS locomotives in the consist. Here in Massachusetts, I often see UP and BNSF in the NS drags.

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I have seen a lot of NS motive power lashed up with BNSF locomotives here in Sacramento lately. I guess they need the help!

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I live near the Phila. Area about 20 miles west of there

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A lot of BNSF power finds it’s way east on NS. Check out “Railpace” magazine and see how commonplace this has become.

7

Where I am, we have a saying that BNSF stands for “Buy Norfolk Southern First” . Could this be a psychic vision. lol…

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Here in Atlanta Texas I see UP/NS consist dailey as well as CSX/UP, and BNSF running alone, they have trackage rights. It is not uncommon to see this.

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NS and BNSF apparently have a run-through agreement, since I have seen lashups of both on trackage belonging to both that is at least a thousand miles from the probable interchange between them. CN locos also show up in the mix on a regular basis.

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Here in South Carolina, I see BNSF and CSX on the mainline to Charleston, my father-in-law recently retired from NS and said in passing it wouldn’t surprise him that we will have “Thoroughbred Pumpkins” real soon.

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Here in Gainesville, GA, I regularly see NS, BNSF, UP, (former) Conrail, CSX, and occasional lease units on the NS line. On the CSX line I often see CSX, UP, (former) Conrail, NS, and numerous lease units. Seems the RR’s today are doing a lot more equipment pooling than they used to just a couple years ago.

Brad

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I’ve seen all UP consists on BNSF trackage outside of Galesburg, IL. A friend of mine that is an engineer for BNSF said its pretty common for it to happen.

Bryan

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Yes Me! In Flagstaff A.Z yesterday me and my son seen it ,My son Pointed it out 2 lead engines were BNSF then 3rd N&S Black I was In All wow …What a Sight!

Carl…