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| Title: |
CNW unit |
| Description: |
Most UP trains rolled over the BNSF Ft Scott Sub on the viaduct. For some reason, this coal train went through at ground level. The DPU was an ex CNW unit, still carrying enough of its CNW markings to give it away. |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/2014 Upload Date: 11/5/2014 3:44:26 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6713(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
106 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coal east |
| Description: |
This coal train went on the ground level route instead of the overpass. Time was, the 6922 would have been a Centennial |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/2014 Upload Date: 11/5/2014 3:58:36 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6922(AC4460CW) UP 6201(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
253 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Intermodal DPU |
| Description: |
Intermodal trains dont get DPUs as a rule, though the practice is becoming more common. This one was toward the end of a westbound vaulting over the BNSF. |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/2014 Upload Date: 11/5/2014 4:05:36 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7943(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
125 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
West on the viaduct |
| Description: |
A pair of UP units leads a westbound over the BNSF |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/2014 Upload Date: 11/7/2014 1:22:38 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8210(ES44AC-H) UP 4627(SD70M) |
| Views: |
150 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SD70 ACe and some horses |
| Description: |
An SD70 ACe leads a pair of NS visitors west over the BNSF. Check what looks like an old Penn Central hopper second car. |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/2014 Upload Date: 11/7/2014 1:28:09 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8857(SD70AH) NS 9095(C40-9W) NS 9905(C40-9W) |
| Views: |
199 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
On the Mopac |
| Description: |
A westbound sits in the siding at Bucyrus Kan on the former MP line that once went to Pueblo |
| Photo Date: |
10/19/2014 Upload Date: 11/7/2014 1:32:01 AM |
| Location: |
Bucyrus, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7731(AC45CCTE) UP 3941(SD70M) UP 8874(SD70AH) |
| Views: |
413 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Waiting on a meet |
| Description: |
This southbound with an interesting mix of power will depart once the northbound gets by. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/2014 Upload Date: 12/5/2014 2:29:05 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3106(SD40-2) UPY 940(S6-1B) UP 1429(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
262 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rolling north |
| Description: |
This train was northbound on the ex MP at Wagoner, meeting a southbound that had just been recrewed there. It will ultimately wind up in Kansas City, most likely staying on the ex MP. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/2014 Upload Date: 12/5/2014 2:23:54 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7401(AC45CCTE) UP 9548(C41-8W) UP 4259(SD70M) |
| Views: |
255 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Centennial |
| Description: |
No, not that kind. The emblem on the rear of UP Y940 marks the centennial of North Little Rock yard. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/2014 Upload Date: 12/5/2014 2:22:18 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
UPY 940(S6-1B) |
| Views: |
161 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Yard power on holiday |
| Description: |
This yard unit was on a southbound train leaving the yard at Wagoner on the ex MP. Note the emblem at the rear. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/2014 Upload Date: 12/5/2014 2:17:56 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UPY 940(S6-1B) |
| Views: |
250 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Open range and threatening sky |
| Description: |
A southbound on the SP side of the Golden State route rolls through the open range that characterizes much of the route south of Vaughn as the clouds build to the west. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/2015 Upload Date: 8/30/2018 5:30:38 AM |
| Location: |
Three Rivers, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
49 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Headed for the hole |
| Description: |
An eastbound train of empty grain cars heads for Vaughn, where it will duck under the BNSF in a single track tunnel. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/2015 Upload Date: 8/30/2018 5:46:08 AM |
| Location: |
Vaughn, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5584(AC44CWCTE) UP 6792(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
184 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
El Paso bound |
| Description: |
I caught this train shortly out of Santa Rosa, rolling across the range. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/2015 Upload Date: 8/31/2018 4:50:11 AM |
| Location: |
Pastura, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8711(SD70ACe) UP 6609(AC44CW) NS 2741(SD70M-2) |
| Views: |
174 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Three 40s |
| Description: |
No, not beer. This set of three rebuilt SD 40-2s has a train underway west of Tucson. The proximity to I 10 made for an easy shot. Power looks good, fresh paint and clean. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2015 Upload Date: 8/30/2018 5:14:07 AM |
| Location: |
Tucson, AZ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 1855(SD40N) UP 1775(SD40N) UP 1570(SD40N) |
| Views: |
321 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Easy shot |
| Description: |
The former SP runs adjacent to I 10 in parts of New Mexico and Arizona, such as here. I caught this eastbound approaching me, so it was an easy shot. And I got a former home road unit leading too. |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2015 Upload Date: 8/31/2018 4:35:34 AM |
| Location: |
Playas, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6153(AC44CW) UP 4525(SD70M) UP 4767(SD70M) |
| Views: |
211 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Interesting combination |
| Description: |
I stopped to get gas at the TA in Ontario, Cal, where, on my last visit 14 years prior, this line had been at grade level. Now it passes high overhead, which is a blessing for road traffic here. While I was filling up, this transfer came by, with a pair of SD 60s fronting a pair of gensets. Til this point, these were the only gensets I had seen. Too bad I was on the dark side. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2015 Upload Date: 8/30/2018 5:25:14 AM |
| Location: |
Ontario, CA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 2494(SD60M) UP 2283(SD60M) UPY 2742(3GS21B) UPY 2712(3GS21B) |
| Views: |
309 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Long loop view |
| Description: |
A long lens brings in the train, as well as the terrain beyond Tehachapi Loop, showing why it is such an obstacle for trains between the desert and the valley. Of note-the leader on this train is 6522. Within an hour, I saw BNSF 6522 trailing on an eastbound. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2015 Upload Date: 9/19/2015 2:13:17 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6522(AC44CW) UP 7032(AC4460CW) |
| Views: |
204 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Headed for the tunnel |
| Description: |
This 101 car westbound has descended the loop and will go under itself in a moment as it completes its transit of Tehachapi. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2015 Upload Date: 9/19/2015 2:10:08 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8259(SD9043MAC) UP 5469(AC45CCTE) UP 5499(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
226 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pushing |
| Description: |
A single unit DPU on an eastbound helps it get to the top of Tehachapi Loop |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2015 Upload Date: 9/19/2015 2:08:45 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5897(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
84 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Easing down |
| Description: |
An westbound UP train works 101 cars downhill toward the tunnel at Tehachapi. |
| Photo Date: |
4/2/2015 Upload Date: 9/19/2015 2:05:45 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8259(SD9043MAC) UP 5469(AC45CCTE) UP 5499(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
240 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sunny face |
| Description: |
A westbound auto rack train catches the late day sun on the Golden State Route, as seen from adjacent I 40. |
| Photo Date: |
4/6/2015 Upload Date: 9/19/2015 2:15:01 AM |
| Location: |
Montoya, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8134(ES44AC-H) UP 7165(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
167 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Long tube |
| Description: |
A northbound train of oil tanks rolls along OK 88 just south of Claremore on the ex MP, most of its 80 cars visible in this view. The leader has just gotten a spanking clean paint job. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/2016 Upload Date: 9/11/2016 3:55:33 AM |
| Location: |
Claremore, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6196(AC44CW) UP 7359(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
186 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
All the horses are not on the ranch |
| Description: |
A train of empty oil tanks rolls north past the Bar V Six Ranch on the ex MP. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/2016 Upload Date: 9/11/2016 3:58:25 AM |
| Location: |
Tiawah, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6196(AC44CW) UP 7359(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
189 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Long freight |
| Description: |
After catching the oil train, I headed south on OK 88 toward Inola and US 412, when this guy showed up. I didnt get a car count, but he had to be at least two miles long. Four units up front kept the show in motion at a good 50 MPH. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/2016 Upload Date: 9/11/2016 4:00:16 AM |
| Location: |
Tiawah, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7915(AC45CCTE) UP 7750(ES44AC) UP 8980(SD70AH) UP 6674(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
333 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Helping it along |
| Description: |
About 20 cars from the end of the train, this SD70ACe was giving the train a push. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/2016 Upload Date: 9/11/2016 4:03:25 AM |
| Location: |
Claremore, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8331(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
80 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Reefer express |
| Description: |
A solid 49 car train of ARMN and Cryo Trans reefers passes through the truss bridge at Wood River behind a pair of SD70MACs. Hard to believe these units are 15 years old already. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2016 Upload Date: 10/28/2016 2:14:49 AM |
| Location: |
Wood River, NE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 4280(SD70M) UP 4076(SD70M) |
| Views: |
121 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
GE's and racks |
| Description: |
A 69 car train of autos rolls west through the short truss. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2016 Upload Date: 10/28/2016 2:17:23 AM |
| Location: |
Wood River, NE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5634(AC44CWCTE) UP 8160(ES44AC-H) |
| Views: |
133 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Back to Wyoming |
| Description: |
An empty 126 car NORX train rolls past through the produce that defines Nebraska behind an eclectic mix of power. To think, I see KCS power all the time, and I find it on the UP too. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2016 Upload Date: 10/28/2016 2:21:22 AM |
| Location: |
Gibbon, NE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6613(AC44CW) KCS 4101(SD70ACe) BNSF 4360(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
110 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Sunny face |
| Description: |
I saw this train approaching as I drove east on US 30, hoping Id be able to get to the crossing fast enough to get across and get a sun side shot. Not to be-slowpokes everywhere!! I did get this nice nose lit dark side shot. Not so bad, considering. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2016 Upload Date: 10/28/2016 2:23:58 AM |
| Location: |
Alda, NE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8081(AC45CCTE) UP 7764(AC45CCTE) UP 4673(SD70M) |
| Views: |
175 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Small power |
| Description: |
Despite hordes of big GEs and EMDs, UP also rosters a large fleet of 4 motor power, which is found on locals system wide. A pair of these units are working west with a 16 car local at Wood River. To think, 30 years ago, units with these numbers would have been GP 30's. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2016 Upload Date: 10/28/2016 2:12:50 AM |
| Location: |
Wood River, NE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 827(GP38-2) UP 822(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
233 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Rolling down the Mopac |
| Description: |
The DPU on this southbound coal train rolls down the ex MP, having come through the connection from the ex MKT at Wagoner. |
| Photo Date: |
11/13/2016 Upload Date: 11/15/2016 2:56:31 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5578(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
169 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Just lucky |
| Description: |
I was poking around looking for a place to shoot TRE trains, and saw this UP train on the ex MP in Grand Prairie. It appeared to be tied up, and was an easy shot from the next grade crossing. It's strange seeing a CN unit in Texas. I still haven't gotten used to the idea of them running on the IC in Mississippi and Louisiana. |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/2017 Upload Date: 4/5/2017 4:06:22 AM |
| Location: |
Grand Prairie, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 4270(SD70M) CN 2680(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
71 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tall clouds |
| Description: |
The DPU on this southbound EGSX coal train rolls away under a big sky. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/2018 Upload Date: 9/6/2018 6:07:22 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6069(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
53 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
DPU |
| Description: |
A closer shot of the DPU on the EGSX coal train. Still a pretty sky!! |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/2018 Upload Date: 9/6/2018 6:10:07 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6069(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
61 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Long line |
| Description: |
Unit trains, because of their uniform car type, are always a good subject for a telephoto shot. This is a look down the long line-106 cars-of a southbound oil train on the ex MP. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/2019 Upload Date: 2/19/2019 5:14:56 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6627(AC44CW) UP 5083(SD70M) UP 6071(AC44CWCTE) UP 5711(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
254 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oil today |
| Description: |
I was out for a ride that followed the MKT from Muskogee to Wagoner, among other places. I saw at least three oil trains, including this one on the ex MP side of Wagoner. The train was departing for Van Buren, then most likely on to Little Rock and Louisiana. The low light, blue sky, and golden grass made for a pretty photo. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/2019 Upload Date: 2/19/2019 4:51:27 AM |
| Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6627(AC44CW) UP 5083(SD70M) UP 6071(AC44CWCTE) UP 5711(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
217 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going west |
| Description: |
We were out on the ex Mopac scouting locations for the upcoming UP 4014 tour, and saw this westbound sitting in Van Buren yard. |
| Photo Date: |
11/8/2019 Upload Date: 11/9/2019 4:39:30 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3899(SD70M) UP 4997(SD70M) |
| Views: |
122 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Right moment |
| Description: |
I was out scouting the stops for the upcoming UP 4014 tour, and had just pulled up at the tracks in Ft Gibson when this train was approaching. Didnt have time to find a full sun spot, so had to make do with some shadow. Still, sweet light. |
| Photo Date: |
11/8/2019 Upload Date: 11/9/2019 4:56:27 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Gibson, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5256(AC45CCTE) UP 6403(AC44CW) UP 6491(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
196 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Waiting on a crew |
| Description: |
This westbound was waiting for a recrew to arrive, and would be on his way to Coffeyville. |
| Photo Date: |
11/8/2019 Upload Date: 11/9/2019 5:03:26 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6386(AC44CW) UP 7205(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
129 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Under the bridge |
| Description: |
The DPU on a westbound stone train rolls under the Ark 23 bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/21/2019 4:47:51 AM |
| Location: |
Ozark, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5507(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
136 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
DPU on the water |
| Description: |
The DPU of a westbound stone train rolls past the Ozark station, seen from the Ozark Lock and Dam campground across the river. |
| Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/21/2019 4:51:13 AM |
| Location: |
Ozark, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5507(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
165 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Stone west |
| Description: |
A westbound stone train, 110 Herzog hoppers, rolls along the Arkansas River, staying ahead of the 4014, which will arrive in a half hour or so. |
| Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/21/2019 4:58:12 AM |
| Location: |
Ozark, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8219(ES44AC-H) UP 6039(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
212 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Anticipation |
| Description: |
This westbound 112 car freight showed up as we were waiting for the 4014, which was due an hour prior. It would be another 30 minutes til it showed, but worth the wait. |
| Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/21/2019 5:03:58 AM |
| Location: |
Ozark, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8264(ES44AC-H) UP 7305(AC4460CW) |
| Views: |
273 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
By the station |
| Description: |
The westbound freight rolls past the ex MP station, a crowd already waiting for the 4014, which will arrive 30 minutes hence. |
| Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/21/2019 5:05:46 AM |
| Location: |
Ozark, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8264(ES44AC-H) UP 7305(AC4460CW) |
| Views: |
286 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Headed south |
| Description: |
I caught this southbound in the yard at Laredo, waiting its turn on the international bridge. It will shortly be in Mexico. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:19:29 AM |
| Location: |
Laredo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 2590(ET44AH) |
| Views: |
199 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Through the scanner |
| Description: |
A southbound UP train is about to enter Mexico as it eases onto the international bridge, passing the VACIS scanner at the US Border Patrol station. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:23:17 AM |
| Location: |
Laredo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5568(AC44CWCTE) |
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169 Comments: 1 |
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Doing it the hard way |
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The southbound train is about halfway across the bridge to Nuevo Laredo, stopped, the nose of the engine just inside Mexico. It is at this point that the US crew gets off, and the Mexican crew gets on. Each crew has to walk to or from its respective country to make the crew change. Seems like this is making something simple a lot more difficult than it needs to be. It would be a lot easier if they did what US and Canadian crews do, run the train into the new country, then taxi back. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:26:56 AM |
| Location: |
Laredo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5568(AC44CWCTE) |
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275 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Knocking on the door |
| Description: |
The southbound is at the gate that marks the border. It will do a crew change mid bridge, then head into Nuevo Laredo. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:28:22 AM |
| Location: |
Laredo, TX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5568(AC44CWCTE) |
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176 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oh, Mexico... |
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With apologies to James Taylor. The train now reaches the bright orange truss on the Mexican side, and will go through customs inspection before continuing to the interior. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2020 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 5:35:23 AM |
| Location: |
Nuevo Laredo,Tamps, MX |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5568(AC44CWCTE) |
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179 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ethanol and run through power |
| Description: |
A westbound waits east of Pratt adjacent to an important on line business. |
| Photo Date: |
11/20/2020 Upload Date: 11/22/2020 4:35:03 AM |
| Location: |
Pratt, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 5376(ES44DC) CSX 5395(ES44DC) |
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104 Comments: 1 |
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