Warbonnet in the Gorge

Joseph S. Randall
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Warbonnet in the Gorge
Warbonnet in the Gorge

The morning ventures had me going to Dallesport, WA in an attempt to get some eastbounds in the good morning light. While scouting locations, I hear on my scanner “BNSF 676, advanced approach Wishram Center, westbound, out.” Not thinking any of it, I decided to set up along a highway pull off near a point called Avery on the former SP&S knowing that meant there was an eastbound coming. Upon finally getting to that spot, I could see the westbound had already arrived at Avery, waiting for the hotshot Z-train. I decided for shits-&-giggles to see how the lead “BSNF 676” looked like through my zoom lense while waiting since I was thinking about a potential shot with them several miles to the west. Upon realizing what the nose of engine said, my excitement went through the roof & knew I now had a chase to Vancouver in front of me. Knowing this spot would be only one with good lighting the whole way while the sun was out, I made a beeline for it after shooting the Z-train & got myself set up.

Here, we see BNSF 676, a GE Dash-9 that’s still sporting its original “Warbonnet” paint scheme that the Santa Fe Railway had applied to it in September of 1994, on the point of a Portland-bound manifest across the Columbia from The Dalles Google Data Center. With the number of genuine Warbonnets continuing to decrease on successor BNSF, & with this being the first opportunity for me to get one of these, & in the Columbia River Gorge no less, I knew I was having myself a good morning indeed. While not a classic desert or prairie scene this infamous paint scheme became synonymous with, the gorge does more than enough to make the chase memorable. 6-18-23

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Taken on: June 18, 2023
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Camera: Nikon D750, f/6.3, 1/800 sec, 56mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D750
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Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length: 56mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
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Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
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