Caption: BNSF orange and green gets called Pumpkin - BNSF orange and black is more like Tiger !
BNSF 4167 (C44-9w), BNSF 8338 (ES44C4), BNSF 4101 (C44-9w) and their US-bound train were conveniently paused just before the Braid Street grade crossing. I was pleased when this coincidentally suitable ad appeared on the electronic billboard.
Apparently BNSF were waiting for the northbound Amtrak Cascades train to clear the single track New Westminster bridge over the Fraser River - if they had just stayed put for a minute or two longer, I could have snapped Amtrak at Braid St - but this train moved forward onto the crossing and blocked my view !
Though it's not that obvious, ES44C4 BNSF 8338 has an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement (2 AC traction motors per truck, centre axle unpowered), unlike the C44-9w's which are typical C-C (3 DC traction motors per truck). Spotting feature is a pair of air cylinders and actuator crank that reduce weight on the centre axle when more tractive adhesion is required.
This location is quite a ways northeast of downtown New Westminster, approaching the boundary with Coquitlam.