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As the BNSF 6087 disappeared around the curve at the end of yesterday’s post, I thought about going after the empty coal for its next meet a few miles on west at Herman.  One look at the clouds over the sun helped me to decide to stay put here at the big 180-degree curve and relax for a few minutes while waiting for the next two westbounds.  I caught up on a few railroad magazines until the BNSF 9795 West came into view with another empty coal train under cloudy skies.

This empty had another Grinstein green MAC on the rear also, but this time the DPU’s nose door was closed.

Now the sun made a brief visit as the BNSF 8038 West arrived on the scene runing solo with a bare table train.

Keeping up with the track warrants, his game plan was to stash his cars in the siding at Decatur, and then run back light to Alliance Yard.

As soon as the bare table move cleared Herman, the eastbound that had been patiently waiting there headed in my direction.  As he came around the big curve in the opposite direction, I could see the BNSF 4633 was leading an intermodal train towards Alliance Yard.

Done at the curve for now, I followed him back east towards his next meet at Avondale where he was to hold the main.  Several scenic locations were photographed on the way, but the full sun eluded me by moments each time.  The area around Avondale used to be open fields, but is now a sea of tract houses and slow streets that caused me to hold up at the west end of the siding.  Soon the BNSF 4025 West made his appearance leaving the siding on his way towards Wichita Falls.

So where did my Sunday afternoon travels take me next?  Tune in tomorrow to find out.