40 Minutes at Junior

Amarillo's BNSF Depot on the Transcon (Santa Fe's old Junior Tower and Yard Office) is very busy. In a 40-minute period our cameras captured four BNSF Intermodal Freights and one BNSF Mixed Freight. All five trains stopped at Junior for a crew change and then proceed on their way.

The Junior Tower location in Amarillo is a difficult area to film trains. This is due to the fact that the camera operator must position his camera either on BNSF property, (a huge no-no) private property or city streets. Fortunately, we have permission to shoot from private property located relatively close to the tower, giving us a unique opportunity to safely film without trespassing.

Amarillo is a central location on the BNSF Transcon and a very convenient place for crews to end and start their 12-hour shift. In the old days of the AT&SF Railway, this location was a Yardmaster Office.

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