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Auburn, WA 98001 (population, 77,472 (2016))
GPS: N 47.30652, W 122.23213 Sounder Station map
Scanner: BNSF Seatle Sub, 161.415; UP Seattle Sub, 160.515; Seattle Terminal joint BNSF/UP, 161.160
Railroads: BNSF Northwest Division, Seattle Sub; UP Portland Division, Seattle Sub; Amtrak; Sound Transit
Description: Located on the busy North/South Seattle to Tacoma Corridor, Auburn Station provides a grand view of
the BNSF triple track main. BNSF provides the bulk of the traffic with frequent Sounder commuter trains and
Amtrak Cascade and Coast Starlight Service. A wye just south of the station is the western terminus to BNSFs
Stampede Sub home of Stampede Pass to the East. Just 3 blocks west, the UP Main adds about 8 trains per day to
the mix.
Approximate # trains per 24 hours: 74
Nearby RR stuff: Kent WA just to the North provides a similar railfan experience.
Breakfast: Sun Break Cafe, (one block East of the Station) 22 A St SW, N 47.30669, W 122.23098
Fast Food: McDonalds, 702 Auburn Way S, N 47.30088, W 122.22462
Ice Cream: Dairy Queen, 902 Auburn Way S, N 47.30017, W 122.22259
Pub and Grub: Oddfellas Pub and Eatery, 102 W Main St, N 47.30739, W 122.23130
Lodging: Best Western Plus Mountain View Auburn Inn $$$, 401 8th St SW, N 47.30088, W 122.23474
TRAINS Article: Hot Spots, July 2017
Visitor's Center: Auburn Tourism Board, 25 W Main St, N 47.30744, W 122.23050
GPS: N 47.30652, W 122.23213 Sounder Station map
Scanner: BNSF Seatle Sub, 161.415; UP Seattle Sub, 160.515; Seattle Terminal joint BNSF/UP, 161.160
Railroads: BNSF Northwest Division, Seattle Sub; UP Portland Division, Seattle Sub; Amtrak; Sound Transit
Description: Located on the busy North/South Seattle to Tacoma Corridor, Auburn Station provides a grand view of
the BNSF triple track main. BNSF provides the bulk of the traffic with frequent Sounder commuter trains and
Amtrak Cascade and Coast Starlight Service. A wye just south of the station is the western terminus to BNSFs
Stampede Sub home of Stampede Pass to the East. Just 3 blocks west, the UP Main adds about 8 trains per day to
the mix.
Approximate # trains per 24 hours: 74
Nearby RR stuff: Kent WA just to the North provides a similar railfan experience.
Breakfast: Sun Break Cafe, (one block East of the Station) 22 A St SW, N 47.30669, W 122.23098
Fast Food: McDonalds, 702 Auburn Way S, N 47.30088, W 122.22462
Ice Cream: Dairy Queen, 902 Auburn Way S, N 47.30017, W 122.22259
Pub and Grub: Oddfellas Pub and Eatery, 102 W Main St, N 47.30739, W 122.23130
Lodging: Best Western Plus Mountain View Auburn Inn $$$, 401 8th St SW, N 47.30088, W 122.23474
TRAINS Article: Hot Spots, July 2017
Visitor's Center: Auburn Tourism Board, 25 W Main St, N 47.30744, W 122.23050
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