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Freight Trains roar through Kent jpfrench325 99 views On December 22, 2011, I FIALLY got the opprotunity to railfan again in Kent, WA (south of Seattle). As a "fanfare" for the new season, a BNSF coal train came through northb...
Completing Stampede Pass track jpfrench325 64 views On July 27, 2011, I watched the last MOW machines that fix the track come by on the Stampede Pass line. Details will be coming soon! These machines were on BNSF's east-west...
Sounder Trains at Kent, WA jpfrench325 305 views On August 2, 2011, I filmed my first sounder trains in Kent, WA. The sounders are commute trains that operate during weekday rush hours (morning and afternoon). They someti...
BNSF and Amtrak at Auburn Station jpfrench325 237 views On July 27, 2011, I finally got the chance to film at the Auburn Sounder Station. First is a very long coal train headed north out of Auburn Yard. The train was led by BNSF...
Inserting new ties on Stampede Pass Track jpfrench325 49 views On July 22, 2011, I watched the main part of track work on the Stampede Pass track take place. Over the course of the day, the MOW crews pulled out old spikes, pulled out o...
Laying new tie bundles on Stampede Pass line jpfrench325 153 views On July 20, 2011, I watched work continue on the Stampede Pass line running near my house. I rode my bike there, so I did not have the camera stand. Here, crews are deposit...
Amtrak Cascades and BNSF near Willis, Kent jpfrench325 142 views On July 14, 2011, it was a typical dreary day in southern Kent, near the Willis signal posts. It was a little rainy, so I had to shelter the camera with an umbrella. First ...
Track work prep on Stampede Pass line jpfrench325 39 views On July 12, 2011 I rode my bike to the Stampede Pass track, which is a short distance from my home in Maple Valley. I had heard that there was going to be track work done h...
Amtrak and BNSF busy in Kent, WA (part 2) jpfrench325 220 views This video continues my Kent trip from part 1. My first camera ran out of film, so I had to use a different one. First in this video is a northbound stack train lead by BNS...
Amtrak and BNSF busy in Kent (part 1) jpfrench325 108 views Note: When watching this video, for best picture quality, move to 480p when you reach the third video, if you start at 720p. It was a very busy afternoon in Kent, Washingto...

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I live in Maple Valley Washington, which is around some of the urban areas, but not quite close to them. Filming and viewing trains is one of my main hobies. I live within bike riding distance of BNSF's stampede subdivision track. I usually film trains in the Seattle area, primarily Tukwila, Kent, and Auburn, all south of Seattle, along BNSF's Seattle subdivision. I also film wherever I end up along some railroad tracks. I try to go and film trains as often as possible.

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