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UP #9900 SD59MX (ECO up graded SD60M) - First EMD Tier 4 pre production test unit has been released.
11/11/11 Waycross, Ga. by Allan Williams Jr.

UP Genset 2005

UP 844 on Sullivan's Curve 11/11/11

UP 844 on Cajon 11/11/11

UP 844 at Cabazon  11/11/11

UP 844 in Colton 11/17/11

BNSF 6811 ES44AC 10/19/11, Berea, OH, by Tom Habak

Amtrak OLS (Operation Life Saver) Wrap - Left Side on 10/02/11

Amtrak OLS Wrap - Right Side on 10/02/11

SD59MX

What are the Exhaust Stacks About?

"California Decorations" for BNSF

Cascades Loco Far From Home

Kansas City Southern SD70MAC to get repainted in the "Retro Belle" scheme.

New Metrolink Coaches

The Circus Comes to Town (Anaheim 2011)

Last Tuesday, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train crossed over the Tehachapi Mountains. I've seen this train a few times in the past, but always at dusk and never anywhere particularly scenic, so I decided to take a day off and head up to Tehachapi with my brother to catch it. The train was due to depart Fresno early in the morning, so we headed to Sandcut to start our day. While there, we shot a number of eastbounds (southbound on the Union Pacific):  BNSF-01

BNSF-02

Finally, several hours late, the Circus train arrived. By now, of course, the sun had shifted more than we liked.

We headed up the grade to catch the train at Tunnel 2, between Caliente and Bealville, as the sun was better at this location now - Picture 1

Between Caliente and Bealville, as the sun was better at this location now - Picture 2

Continuing up the hill, we heard the dispatcher setting up a meet at Woodford. Unfortunately, the westbound was on the sunny side, so we continued up the hill. Even though the Loop itself was a morning shot, we still stopped there to watch this mile-long train loop over itself - and then some.

We figured out last shot would be at the classic signal bridge just north of Mojave. (These signals are not long for this world, as the UP's Mojave Sub is due to receive new signals very soon. A few were already in place, but not yet operational.) While we were waiting, this two-car passenger train surprised us.

Then the Circus train appeared shortly after. We decided to grab one last shot at the south end of Mojave, where the BNSF line diverges from the UP's trackage to head to Barstow (where the animals would be watered before the train headed south again over Cajon Pass and on to San Diego):

Today (July 24th), the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus moved most of their cars to Anaheim (the animal cars and flats will move later this evening). Mid-day in July isn't an ideal time to shoot, but fortunately the street running they would be encountering run both east-west (Santa Ana Street) and also north-south (Olive Street). So, figuring the light would be best on Olive, I headed over there to catch the train.

Hot on the heals of this train were the switchers that would assist with placing these cars on the appropriate tracks at South Anaheim, just north of Katella Avenue.

Thanks for looking...Craig

Train Vs Truck

Truck Vs Tree

Amtrak's 40th Anniversary "Heritage" Locomotives

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The following 12  pictures were taken on December 30, 2007 at Colton, CA. Click on picture to enlarge.

2 Pictures of a new UP GenSet 3GS21B
New Hybrid Switcher behind several SD70ACe's being setup to depart Eastbound to ??
These first three are the GATX Training cars in their facility. Notice the door on the side of the tank car.
GATX "Little Red School House"	There is some work being done on the reverse loop. Lots of MOW equipment there.
Heavy load also setting up for Eastbound departure. Looks like a tunnel borer to us.

Inspirational Pictures
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Coal at Scholle

Pipes Snake into the Canyon

Four GP60M's at Belin, NM on 8/4/07 - submitted by Brian Kreimendahl

Athearn has recently released the EMD GP40X locomotives in HO scale. The UP history of these locos has seen them in several different number series and paint variations over time. The six units were initially received as 9000 - 9005 between December 1977 and March 1978. They were renumbered the first time to 90 - 95 between May & June 1985. They were renumbered again to 954 - 959 between January and September 1989. They were schedule to be renumbered again to 5500 - 5505. Only one unit made it - 958 to 5504 in November 1997. Up inherited one unit from SP (7231) - but that's another story. Below are some pictures along the way.

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Do you ATSF/BNSF aficionados want a great desktop photo?  Click on this to enlarge and save:

The following three container pictures were submitted by Chris Butts	A stack of brand new consecutively numbered Hub Group containers sits in a lot in Wilmington, having been unloaded from a ship by Pasha Stevedoring.
A stack of brand new Swift Jindo containers rests in Wilmington.	A stack of brand new Swift Jindo containers sits in Wilmington, they were unloaded by Pasha Stevedoring.

CNW "Heritage" Locomotive

Our fearless leader - out train watching - comes across the deadly "Silver Tip/ Black Body Canyon Diablo Snake!

The latest UP "Heritage" SD70Ace. Next one to be done - CNW.

SP Yard in Colton, CA in ??

And so it begins - Repainted C40-8's w/Yellow Sill Stripe at Colton 2/22/06

UP 2005 "Genset" Locomotive on siding on Tehachapi. For more info on this loco, go here: UP News Release and here: Utah Rails - The Info Source Photo by Tom Cataldo January 2006

Pictures of the four (so far) special UP Heritage SD70ACe Locomotives (Left-Click to enlarge) Read Details Here: http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2005/1018_4141.shtml

Pictures of UP 3985 on it's recent trip to Oregon
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Pictures © 2005 by rebweb. Permission granted to visitors to use as PC wallpaper.

Photo © 2005 by Ken W. Carr - Used with Permission
Three brand new UP SD-70ACe passing through Las Vegas

Photo © 2005 by Ken W. Carr - Used with Permission
UP "Heritage" Locos pulling an employee special outside Las Vegas

Here is a set of pictures of the new GE ES-Series (C45AC-CTE) Units.
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All pictures taken in May 2005 at Pepper Street in Colton, CA © 2005 by rebweb

Photo © 2005 by Andrew Robb - Used with Permission
The first UP "GREEN (Yellow?) GOAT" waits for departure after it's test in Roseville.
Union Pacific's paint scheme hasn't changed much since 1940. The most recent being the lightning stripe scheme "borrowed" from the C&NW. The next change will be the lower frame sill stripe that will be changed from red to a yellow reflective stripe to comply with the Fed regulations. UP has until May 31st 2015 to outfit the fleet. This is what it will be like.

Update on the Yellow Stripe from UP on 4/26/05

Well, as you know we didn't do it because we wanted a change. We did in fact consider a lot of alternatives to try to maintain a red stripe, but the sill is only wide enough for the required FRA stripe. There's no room for a stripe above the yellow and there were no other designs with wider/added red stripes that improved our basic paint scheme There are a lot of sad faces around here about having to change our paint scheme since we're one of the only railroads to have been consistent for so many years.

So now you know the details.

Thank you,

Brenda Mainwaring
Director, Corporate Relations
Union Pacific Railroad
1400 Douglas Street, Stop 1550
Omaha, NE 68179

Here's an interesting project - UP GP-38-2 "Snow Fighter" in Roseville. All 3 photos © rebweb 2005.

Freshly Painted SD60M 2513 "Lightening Stripe" w/Wings taken in Mojave CA on 6/15/2004.
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SD45T2 2843 (Ex SP SD45T2 6861) taken in Colton CA on 6/15/2004.
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SD50 9852 (Ex DRG 5508) "Lightening Stripe" taken in Eugene OR on 6/14/2004.
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SD-70M with new cab design taken in Dunsmuir on 3/12/305.
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