About Railroad Radio BNSF Stampede Pass - West Side
We hear the Stampede Sub Dispatcher running trains from Auburn, WA to Stampede, WA. In 2013, the BNSF enacted what they call their "Triangle Pool." This crew pool was put into place to allow directional running over the Cascade Mountains. eastbounds over Stampede and westbounds through the Colombia River Gorge. A crew will take a train from Auburn to Pasco and then take a night rest. THey will then take a train from Pasco to Vancouver, WA and take another night of rest. They will then complete the 3rd leg of the trip and bring a train from the Portland/Vancouver area up to the Tacoma/Seattle area, Thus creating a "triangle."You will hear mostly eastbounds, with a few exceptions of locals and baretables that they store at Kanasket from time to time.