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  1. Log Train in Ballard

    Log Train in Ballard

    Not very often can you find a logger in Ballard - except down in the basement. The logs were from a flotinia that needed pruning.
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    • ballard in log train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Steam Locomotives
  2. Sound Barrier

    Sound Barrier

    Sound barriers are placed next to the reefer units to keep noise within city tolerance.
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    • ballard barrier sound
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Cities, Towns and Industrial Areas
  3. Rocky's Tavern

    Rocky's Tavern

    Rocky's Tavern is an inexpensive kit that represents Mike's Chili Parlor (and tavern) just adjacent to the Ballard Bridge in Seattle. I believe the GN crews stopped here for beans in the old days.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard rocky's tavern
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  4. Pickup at Gas Station

    Pickup at Gas Station

    Think of it as part of the Ballard Oil complex.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard gas station
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Cities, Towns and Industrial Areas
  5. Ballard Overview

    Ballard Overview

    Ballard Terminal Railroad - east end of the line.
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    • ballard overview
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Layout Photos - General
  6. Locomotive Pen

    Locomotive Pen

    A secure pen is provided for the locomotive when it is not making a run.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard locomotive pen
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Cities, Towns and Industrial Areas
  7. Salmon Bay Cafe

    Salmon Bay Cafe

    The Salmon Bay Cafe is a popular eating spot in Ballard, but cars parking on the tracks can be a problem.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard bay cafe salmon
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Cities, Towns and Industrial Areas
  8. Under Bridge 4

    Under Bridge 4

    Ballard Terminal Railroad SW-1 passes below BNSF Bridge 4 just as Amtrak pushes south from Bellingham. (Usually the power is on the south end of the Talgo, with a cabbage on the north end.) I must confess to a bit of digital enhancement here - the extension of the bridge to the right of the...
    • SteveO
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    • ballard railroad terminal
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Cities, Towns and Industrial Areas
  9. Outside the Pen

    Outside the Pen

    Ballard Terminal Railroad SW-1 #98 almost never sees countryside like this. It must've been on vacation somewhere.
    • SteveO
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    • 98 ballard terminal
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
  10. Arriving at the Interchange

    Arriving at the Interchange

    Ballard Terminal Railroad #98 arrives at the interchange light to pick up cars delivered by BNSF. These would most likely be loads of cement or empty reefers.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard railroad terminal
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Cities, Towns and Industrial Areas
  11. Ballard Station

    Ballard Station

    It reality, it's just an old brown house / office building. On my model, it's been converted to handle passengers (in our dreams!).
    • SteveO
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    • ballard station
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  12. Passing Seaview Marine

    Passing Seaview Marine

    The BDTL SW-1 #98 is passing Seaview East on its was to Salmon Bay to pick up a couple of empty cement hoppers that will be interchanged with BNSF at Ballard Junction.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard railroad terminal
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
  13. Grade Crossing

    Grade Crossing

    Ballard Terminal Railroad #98 is returning light from the interchange after delivering outbound cars for BNSF.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard grade
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Diesel, Electric and Other Locomotives
  14. Oops

    Oops

    Fortunately this injury is not serious - just some scrapes. It looks like the bike is okay, too.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard bike injury
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Dioramas and Mini-Scenes
  15. Proposed Bike Trail

    Proposed Bike Trail

    Accidents are likely to happen when bicycle trails are shoe-horned into industrial areas.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard bike burke gilman trail
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Dioramas and Mini-Scenes
  16. Trolley in Little Ballard

    Trolley in Little Ballard

    The railroad's general manager located this former City of Tacoma trolley being used as a shelter for some homeless people. To protect it for future preservation, he moved it to its present location next to the locomotive pen where a fence will be constructed around it soon.
    • SteveO
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    • ballard in little trolley
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Traction, Trolleys and Interurbans




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