Fast Z Trains, Meet with an Oil Train, Foreign Power, CSX Leader

At East Ripley, MP 1311, on BNSF's Kootenai River Sub. An eastbound Oil train takes the siding for a westbound Z. Nice dynamic braking and throttle up of the Oil train. S train with a CSX leader.
I hope you enjoy the video!

[@MAGronemeyer]

It's extremely rare to see a CSX locomotive that far out west! Great catch!

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you, actually it's not that rare on this line lately. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@markwalker1144]

Awesome video, my friend. I love that spot for some reason, even though they are all beautiful. Thanks for the video David

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Mark, it's one of my favorite spots and it's close to home to boot! You are welcome and thanks for watching my friend!

[@johnhobbs2689]

Love the location great view. Great video Dave thank you.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thanks John, it's one of my favorites! Thanks for watching and you are welcome my friend!

[@TheMetGuy]

Gotta love my crude oil trains! Foreign power is cool to see on BNSF

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Yes sir! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

I just came across this video ... Subscribed!!! 👍

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thanks for subscribing Shawn!

[@Texas40years]

Watching those tank cars roll through that switch, each gives a twitch to get back upright. Probably would be a good idea to take close look at it.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

BNSF is constantly maintaining their track work on a regular basis, the zoom on the camera accents movements like you describe. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@Surin-s3c]

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[@PacificNWRailfan]

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[@PacificNWRailfan]

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[@timmyfrierson2684]

Another great video PNW man you be safe out there and watch your back and we’ll see you on the next one

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Timmy and thanks for watching my friend!

[@TerraExplorations]

This is an excellent spot!

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you and thanks for watching my friend!

[@ChainsawNW1218]

Nice footage and vantage point of IM and crude oil train, nice video!🛤🚂

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Chainsaw and thanks for watching my friend!

[@larryrusseauii4921]

I have to hand it to the author, everyone loves a train horn but these videos are awesome because of the lack of them. Nothing like hearing the engines go by and operating speeds and hearing the thump of those massive Pistons pulling that entire train!! 🤘 nice vid

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Larry, I really appreciate that! I love a train horn as much as the next guy, but I just prefer to choose locations away from grade crossings, if I can, and like you stated, you just can't beat the sound and feel of monster horsepower! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@larryrusseauii4921]

@@PacificNWRailfan right on brother, you got it!🤘 all I can say is keep those vids coming very nice man...

[@squibrail4014]

Good catch of that meet with the tanker train knocking down the block signal and we could hear the defect detector too.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Squibrail, yea this is a great location to get meets. There is a defect detector just past the turnout in the video, but it's just a dragging equipment detector and doesn't talk if no defect. The detector in the video is for the westbound Z, the detector is located just 4 miles west of this location. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@jimmiller1686]

that oil train looks like a snake or slinky as it moves over from the siding to the main track great shot!

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Jim, it sure does! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@lanangeka9120]

Great moment two trains meet in same time and crew oil train notice you while railfaning.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you. The conductor actually got on the radio and said "you're getting some great video today" I was able to hear him as I have a scanner. I thought that was pretty cool! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@AndreiTupolev]

Very useful elevated vantage point there. Great sound from the locomotives on the intermodal powering past.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Andrei, I have always want to try this particular spot and finally did! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@charlesp3764]

Excellent as always…. AAA+ lots of flat spots on that oil train’s wheels

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Charles. It's amazing how many railcars there are with flat spots on them. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@jeremyhester2118]

Great video, I love trains!

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Jeremy and thanks for watching my friend!

[@csxtrainfan319]

Nice catches

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you and thanks for watching my friend!

[@TheMetGuy]

It’s cool to see a CSX locomotive on this line!

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Yes it is, even better that it was a leader! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@LupeCoded]

I ❤ how the dog is just sitting off in the cut just chillin.

[@bruceflaws3213]

I see you have a new pup. If your black lab is gone, you have my sympathies, Dave. My old lab Ted is about 14 and still doing Ok.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Bruce, unfortunately I lost her back in January, she was just shy of 14 years old. Glad to hear yours is doing fine. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@MachineryMastery-b1o]

Absolutely stunning work!

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you, I really appreciate that! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@KCTopDawg]

Nice catches Dave and cool meet also

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thanks Darryl and thanks for watching my friend!

[@johnwinter8273]

That is an interesting height right at the top of the locomotives. You get a full dose exhaust. Nothing like the smell of diesel exhaust in the morning!!! 😁👃👍🇺🇲

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thanks John! I don't mind the smell of a little diesel exhaust but at the speed they're traveling, the wind created by the train blows the majority of it away before I could get more than a whiff! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@johndocis7610]

Haven't seen a video from you in a while...thought you'd quit. Great to see the great Northwest again!

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you John! I did quit for several years, things came up and I couldn't do the videos anymore but that's in the past and I'm back at it again! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@Prolificposter]

Great video PNW, just re-discovered the channel and subscribed again.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

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[@vthome78]

Excellent video my friend very nice

[@PacificNWRailfan]

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[@XBOXShawn12thman]

Great video .... That made me wanna get a bag of popcorn!!!! 🤪

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Shawn and thanks for watching my friend!

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

@@PacificNWRailfan Your Very Welcome!!!! 😁

[@charliebrooks2570]

Cool catches! Great action!

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Charlie and thanks for watching my friend!

[@leehuff2330]

Noticed quite a few containers from R&L Carriers on the first two intermodals. I don't usually see very many of them in my neck of the woods. I'm in Norfolk Southern's ex-PRR territory south of Lake Erie and into the upper Ohio River valley. I see the vast majority of their freight moving on the highway.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

I've been seeing quite a few of the R&L Carriers, both containers and pigs on the stack trains for at least a year now. Most likely they ship them via rail to the west coast and then use the truck for local delivery. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@leehuff2330]

@@PacificNWRailfan That might be the case, especially when they have a full container going to one or two terminals. Here, there are about six terminals in about a four hour drive apart. I'm a linehaul driver for them out of the Youngstown OH terminal. I usually run to either Buffalo NY or Hagerstown MD

[@luizgustavodorleack2877]

Fantastic video very good work thanks god bless you greetings from here Brasil l am fan of the railroad train u.s.a railroad very strong big

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Luiz and thanks for watching my friend!

[@emersonsd40-2lee]

Great video, my friend. I really like American railroads. I have several videos on my KZbin channel about Brazilian railroads. I even have a simulator cabin at home.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you! That's cool have the simulator cabin! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@Joeztrainz]

nice catches

[@PacificNWRailfan]

Thank you Joe and thanks for watching my friend!

[@blueticecho5690]

Here in Nebraska we call this the Buffett train....

[@PacificNWRailfan]

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[@AntonioSilva-rj9jj]

Watching in Brazil 🇧🇷

[@PacificNWRailfan]

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[@HarborSubHughley]

Great video

[@PacificNWRailfan]

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[@HarborSubHughley]

@@PacificNWRailfan No problem

[@danherrmann8755]

Thanks for the viewing. Nice location. To shoot. Video.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

You are welcome Dan! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@Darkshark3296]

What's funny is where I live, the ONLY thing I see is CSX, and BNSF is considered foreign power. I'll often see oil trains rolling through the Trenton Subdivision or something.

[@PacificNWRailfan]

It's all relative to where one lives. Thanks for watching my friend!

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[@salvadormedinafeliciano6454]

Oil meets Intermodal 🚂🚂🚂

[@PacificNWRailfan]

No doubt! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@DanMeyer80]

Route of the Empire Builder! I came through there on it

[@PacificNWRailfan]

No doubt about it, if you rode the Builder, you came over the Kootenai River Sub. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@hung1996cali8]

Thanh you veruly muck

[@PacificNWRailfan]

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[@aleu650]

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[@PacificNWRailfan]

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