Diesels West Rail Shots

CN 5660 at Durand, MI

gtw5812 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:41:44 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: A lone SD75I approaching Durand from the east. 3-10-12

Old Green horses on the BNSF

BCR4601 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:15:42 -0800

by: BCR4601

Description: Westbound Green machines on the Fallbrook Sub headed towards Vancouver,Washington

GTW..The way it use to be!!

gtw5812 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:41:55 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: 2 Geep 9's lead a freight westbound

Denver's Burnham Yard - UP

XP24 — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:17:02 -0800

by: XP24

Description: More sidelined Dash 8's sit in Denver on October 30, 2011. This is where lots of old UP power goes to wait. Some go back into service, some get sold, and some are parted out and scrapped.

Stack train waiting

XP24 — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0800

by: XP24

Description: 11/30/2011 A stack train waits to be taken into the BNSF intermodal yard at Denver. The yard engines have a hold of it, and are in wait mode. That's Denver in the background(looking south) on a hazy day, just ahead of a snow storm.

UP north yard & BNSF intermodal

XP24 — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:55:50 -0800

by: XP24

Description: 11/30/2011 Here's a look at UP's north yard maintenance and BNSF's intermodal area. There is a short stack train waiting, south of the yard, so the MiJack will have something to do.

A "Rare" Sight!!

gtw5812 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:37:50 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: A GTW GP38-2 on local 500 in Lapeer, MI 10-27-11

Airliners

signalman — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:55:55 -0700

by: signalman

Description: August 14, 2011: Here's a BNSF train going north through Littleton, CO with airliners(707's?)

CN SD70M

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:23:05 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Rounding the curve eastbound into Durand, MI.

Amtrak 365 departing Durand, MI

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:22:09 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Just finished with her station stop..now heading towards Chicago.

Meeting on the GTW..with ex RI Units

gtw5812 — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:23:02 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Just west of Charlotte, MI in 1983, ex Rock Island Units on the GTW.

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GTW GP-9's

gtw5812 — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:34:12 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken in 1983 at Durand, MI

BNSF SD-75M leads freight

signalman — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:56:55 -0800

by: signalman

Description: 11/24/2010 Heading east on the Powder River Sub. I caught this average length freight, headed up by one of the many ex-ATSF SD75M's working on the BNSF.

BNSF 6096 trailing coal loads

signalman — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:51:38 -0800

by: signalman

Description: 11/24/2010 Just east of Scottsbluff, NE, an ES44AC is coasting with the train on the Powder River sub. It has just rounded the last curve in the track it will see for awhile. It's a straight shot for twenty miles.

NS SD40-2

gtw5812 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:37:11 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken in the 90's outside of Elkton, VA

In the Shops..

gtw5812 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:37:08 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: On the Jacks in the Saginaw, MI roundhouse.

Coldwater

gtw5812 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:37:06 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: Z127 pulling into Flint, during a snow storm.

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CLEAR BOARD!!

gtw5812 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:37:05 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: Southbound on the main at S. Blackmar.

The Switch..

gtw5812 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:37:05 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: Road power is in the clear, as LSRC power drags the empties out of the power plant.

Ready to Pull..

gtw5812 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:37:04 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: Air test complete, Z127 is about to depart for Flint.

Meeting at Hoyt.

gtw5812 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:37:03 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: Passing the local, coming into the yard.

Heading Home..

gtw5812 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:37:02 -0800

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken north of Durango, CO.

LSRC 1177

gtw5812 — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:32:53 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Light power on the Dean Sub

View 2 of Departing the Shops

gtw5812 — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:30:59 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: At the Huckleberry RR, in Mt. Morris, MI 6-25-10.

Departing the Shops

gtw5812 — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:30:16 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: At the Huckleberry RR, in Mt. Morris, MI 6-25-10.

K-27 464

gtw5812 — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:29:36 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: At the Huckleberry RR, in Mt. Morris, MI 6-25-10.

Summers Rd. Bridge

gtw5812 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:54:19 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken In 1979, near Attica, MI. Westbound general Freight on the Flint Sub.

Battle Creek Shops

gtw5812 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:52:47 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken in the 1980's in Battle Creek, MI.

GTW SD-40's

gtw5812 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:52:05 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken in the 1980's in Battle Creek, MI.

GTW Geep's on the Fuel Pad

gtw5812 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:51:25 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken in the 1980's in Battle Creek, MI.

Turntable at Denver's Burnham Facilities

XP24 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:58:24 -0700

by: XP24

Description: As U.P. prioritizes their expenditures, hostlers continue going to the north yard to turn engines. This turntable(from the steam era) has been out of the ground for over a year. Background: Load testing an AC4400CW.

UP 2755

XP24 — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:08:33 -0700

by: XP24

Description: Rear view

UP 2755 SD40M-2

XP24 — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:55:21 -0700

by: XP24

Description: First-class lavatory facilities were part of the whole EMD package when this engine was built in 1970.

UP 2755 SD40M-2

XP24 — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:46:00 -0700

by: XP24

Description: another shot of this engine

UP 2755 SD40M-2

XP24 — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:43:26 -0700

by: XP24

Description: The hood doors are open, and so are the control panels in the cab. That's usually evidence of parts getting grabbed for other equipment. This engine will get many new parts, when it eventually gets rebuilt for service. - see previous image for the history of this engine

UP 2755, ex-SP8679, ex HLCX 3166, ex-SOU 3166

XP24 — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:28:20 -0700

by: XP24

Description: This engine has been around the bend, several times. It was built in 1970, as SOUTHERN #3166 (high-hood SD45), then wore an HLC(HLCX) patch for awhile. After that, it ceased being an SD45. The M K rebuild program gave it a new life(and a new prime mover-1994) as an SD40M-2, which is when it became SP #8679. That's the last time it ever looked like a new engine. Acquired and patched, it apparently worked all over the U.P. system. So, now it's sitting in Denver, with it's paint still peeling away(since its SP days), and presently being abused by the spray painting punks, but don't despair, this engine's good days are still coming. Most likely, it will be sent to Little Rock, and rebuilt for UP service.

U.P. S 25 slug unit

XP24 — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:34:53 -0700

by: XP24

Description: Another view of this unit 'in storage'

EMD Ex-SW slug unit S25

XP24 — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:32:43 -0700

by: XP24

Description: Most of these locomotives are meant to be ready for service, but the longer they sit in the line, the more they tend to get used for parts.

S 25 slug unit

XP24 — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:26:06 -0700

by: XP24

Description: Technically, this is an EMD unit, although it's been a long time since it was actually an EMD switcher for the Missouri Pacific. Now it sits in Denver after serving many years in the yard, probably with a pair of MP15's. The MoPac built these in Little Rock back in the 80's, but as for the original switcher from which it was constructed, I have no idea. I think they shortened the frame. I usually close the hood doors for pictures...sorry about that

Burnham Yard Denver - Stored Equipment

XP24 — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:10:34 -0700

by: XP24

Description: Normally, these two behemoths would be idling, but these days, there's plenty of equipment shut down. Most of the power to the left is waiting for the call to service, but some won't make it back onto the U.P roster.

BNSF and KCS Power

gtw5812 — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:18:38 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Run Through power on the Z144. taken the winter of 2008.

KCS Power

gtw5812 — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:17:49 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Z144 at Bay City, with KCS Run Thru Power

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All Lined Up.

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:33:56 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: "New" used power for the saginaw Bay Southern, on the Fuel Pad in Saginaw.

Power at the Ready

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:33:05 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: LSRC 2052, and LSRC 5921 on West Dispatch, Saginaw, MI.

Bridgeport, MI

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:32:18 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: After crossing the Cass River, looking forward on a UP SD70.

Approaching Mt. Morris, MI

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:31:16 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken in 2007.

New BNSF Power

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:30:30 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Taken in 2007, this new power from BNSF is on the Z144, getting reay to cross Cheboyganning Creek.

Taking a Spin

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:29:34 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Turning power at Saginaw.

LSRC 181

gtw5812 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:28:42 -0700

by: gtw5812

Description: Sitting in the clear in 2007, the LSRC 181 waits on the 800 job to clear.