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SeattleRailFan's video: Two southbound trains in Edmonds WA 9-7-2015

@Two southbound trains in Edmonds, WA, 9-7-2015
On Labor Day, I made some extra cash by running a delivery to Port Angeles for our company. I came back via the Edmonds-Kingston ferry. As my ferry approached Edmonds, I could see a southbound train waiting at Milepost 18. From Milepost 18 north, there are 2 main tracks. South of Milepost 18 there is only 1 main track. So it's common to see southbound trains held at Milepost 18 waiting for a northbound train to pass. I decided to park next to the tracks on Sunset Ave and see if I could catch them departing. I had no idea how long that would be. Sometimes they stop here for a few minutes, sometimes for hours. While I was waiting, I shot some video of this beautiful, clear fall day on Puget Sound. There were big boats, little boats, people on the beach, a couple in a canoe and - a moron trespasser. Dude walked up the tracks to get a close shot of the waiting train. I was so wishing the engineer would have lit him up with some horn. That would have scared the crap out of him! Finally, after 30 minutes the train got permission to depart. The stack train was led by BNSF 6711 (ES44C4). She would have originated in Chicago, headed for Seattle or maybe Tacoma. As this train was passing I could see way in the the distance another southbound train approaching so I decided to wait for it as well. While waiting, we had another trespasser. This time it was a scruffy looking drifter, probably walked the tracks down from Everett. The second train came coasting around the curve. Once the engineer saw he had a Clear signal, he poured on the power. This manifest freight was led by BNSF 4660 (C44-9W). Good chance this was the EVEPAS (Everett to Pasco). Stack: 6711 / 6849 / 4775 / 9003 ES44C4 / ES44C4 / C44-9W / SD70ACe Freight: 4660 / 8219 / 4672 C44-9W / ES44C4 / C44-9W

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