Vancouver/Columbia River Area, WA |
Covered Subdivisions
Defect Detectors BNSF Fallbridge Sub - MP 19.8, MP 25.1, MP 32.2 MP 37.6 (detectors are talk on defect only) BNSF Seattle Sub - MP 130.5 UP Portland Sub - MP 23.0 UP Portland Sub - MP 38.0 UP Portland Sub (Graham Line) - MP 7.8 UP Brooklyn Sub - MP 765.6 Main 1 and Main 2
YardsThe BNSF Vancouver Terminal is made up of 4 main yards. Vancouver Yard located between Fruit Valley and Vancouver on the Seattle Sub. Terminal 6 (T6) is located on a lead from North Portland Jct on the Fallbridge Sub. This yard is shared with the UP. Willbridge Yard is located at Willbridge on the Fallbridge Sub. Lake Yard is located at Lake Yard on the Fallbridge Sub. Lake Yard is operated by BNSF and UP's joint subsidiary Portland Terminal. Albina Run Through YardmasterThe UP Albina Run Through Yardmaster works in conjunction with the Portland Terminal dispatcher and local yardmasters to coordinate train and yard movements in the Portland Terminal. Generally the dispatcher will not line up movements or allow track and time without coordinating with the run through first. Other OperationsThe BNSF has three drawbridges on the Fallbridge sub from MP 5.1 to MP 9.6. All trains must contact the Willamette River and Columbia River drawbridges on the east and west approaches. The Columbia Slough drawbridge is not always manned and is rarely opened. Many times though dispatcher decisions are made based on openings made by the drawbridge operators.
AmtrakAmtrak has three train services that serve Portland and Vancouver. These trains are Cascades, Empire Builder, and Coast Starlight. See Amtrak for schedule information. Stream InformationThis stream is broadcasting courtesy of Pete of Puyallup, WA and Kevin of Gresham, OR
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