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| Title: |
Run through Rock |
| Description: |
We like to get up to a couple of the National Wildlife Refuges in the central flyway in the fall. We held off this year due to the Covid pandemic, but finally decided wed do one overnight, rather than the two or three we usually do. The RV park was in Pratt, within earshot of the ex Rock Island Golden State route, so it was a pleasant surprise to come out to K 61 in the morning to find a stack train holding at the signal east of town. Hell shortly be on his way to El Paso and the SP across the desert. |
| Photo Date: |
11/20/2020 Upload Date: 11/22/2020 4:57:37 AM |
| Location: |
Pratt, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 5376(ES44DC) CSX 5395(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
110 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
West coast bound |
| Description: |
The stack train rolls away, headed down the Golden State Route for El Paso, the desert, and Los Angeles. |
| Photo Date: |
11/20/2020 Upload Date: 11/23/2020 6:08:24 AM |
| Location: |
Pratt, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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19 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Little wings |
| Description: |
UP has been putting wings on the noses of its diesels forover 20 years, and they are now common on almost all the road power. One place I have not seen them is on the smaller power that works on locals and in yards. So it was a surprise to find this GP 40 with wings on its standard nose parked at the yard office in Van Buren. The JTIX gon belongs to David J Joseph Co. |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/2022 Upload Date: 3/18/2022 4:37:37 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 1441(GP40-2) UP 1146(GP60) |
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76 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Backlit |
| Description: |
I arrived at Van Buren to wating on a fuel truck. It showed up, and it was obvious this train wasnt going anywhere any time soon. I grabbed a shot, and moved on. |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/2022 Upload Date: 3/18/2022 4:42:33 AM |
| Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8213(ES44AC-H) UP 5271(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
41 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rural splendor |
| Description: |
A classic Kansas scene finds a westbound UP train on its former Rock Island Golden State line east of Greensburg Kan |
| Photo Date: |
9/9/2022 Upload Date: 10/15/2022 5:30:58 AM |
| Location: |
Greensburg, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5835(AC44CWCTE) UP 6522(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
98 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Mid train DPU |
| Description: |
The westbound had this single SD 70 about 90 cars back. |
| Photo Date: |
9/9/2022 Upload Date: 10/15/2022 5:31:59 AM |
| Location: |
Greensburg, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8357(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
52 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
From the RTD |
| Description: |
One of the things about riding transit and commuter lines is that you often get a look at places you cant see from the road. The A train-from DIA-passes a UP yard as it nears Denver Union Station. A pair of UP units is ready to go there. |
| Photo Date: |
3/18/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 5:57:29 AM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
UP 4208(SD70M) UP 3848(SD70M) |
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28 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Another view |
| Description: |
Same two UP units in the yard from a different angle |
| Photo Date: |
3/18/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 6:02:13 AM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
UP 4208(SD70M) UP 3848(SD70M) |
| Views: |
34 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Yard power |
| Description: |
A pair of small units, including a GP 15-1, at Pullman Yard, seen from the RTD A train |
| Photo Date: |
3/18/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 6:29:18 AM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
UPY 625(GP15-1) UP 700(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
117 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Empty grain running |
| Description: |
An eastbound empty grain train rolls east on the ex Rock Island |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 6:06:37 AM |
| Location: |
Cullison, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5134(SD70M) UP 4651(SD70M) |
| Views: |
44 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Long view |
| Description: |
The perspective on the empty grain train changes as a long lens shortens the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 6:11:00 AM |
| Location: |
Cullison, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5134(SD70M) UP 4651(SD70M) |
| Views: |
48 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Mid train power |
| Description: |
The westbound stack train had this GE deep in the train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 6:14:07 AM |
| Location: |
Greensburg, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5819(AC44CWCTE) |
| Views: |
31 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Prairie skyscraper |
| Description: |
Grain elevators are often the tallest structures for a long way out on the prairie, hence the name. A westbound stack train rolls past an elevator near Greensburg Kan, on the ex Rock Island Golden State Route |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 6:17:43 AM |
| Location: |
Greensburg, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7779(AC45CCTE) UP 4799(SD70M) |
| Views: |
39 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Stack power |
| Description: |
The head end power on the westbound stack |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 6:21:32 AM |
| Location: |
Greensburg, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7779(AC45CCTE) UP 4799(SD70M) |
| Views: |
26 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Kansas icon |
| Description: |
During our last trip to Denver, I had seen this spot east of Greensburg and wanted to get a shot of a train here. I got one last time, but now was hoping Id get another chance. Just as I thought Id miss it this trip, this westbound rolled out from behind an elevator a few miles east. Some days, you win one!! |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 6:25:22 AM |
| Location: |
Greensburg, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7779(AC45CCTE) UP 4799(SD70M) |
| Views: |
32 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Caught one |
| Description: |
A trip to the Alabama Gulf coast for us involves running US 65 from Pine Bluff to Lake Village, much of which is next to UPs ex MP line from Little Rock to Alexandria LA. Once in a while we see something, as on the return trip, where we caught a southbound with NS power and 172 cars. Note the railfan chase vehicle at left. |
| Photo Date: |
4/18/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 5:43:31 AM |
| Location: |
Gould, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 4424(AC44C6M) UP 8527(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
45 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Past the automatic |
| Description: |
I like lineside hardware, and by chance picked a spot with a signal. The train passes the automatic. |
| Photo Date: |
4/18/2023 Upload Date: 4/28/2023 5:48:15 AM |
| Location: |
Gould, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 4424(AC44C6M) UP 8527(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
55 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Not much happening |
| Description: |
I went to see friends in Belen NM during December 2023, driving out from Arkansas. OF course, I had to stop in Tucumcari, hopefullly to see something passing the ex Rock/SP station there. Unfortunately, not much going on, just a couple of trains canned in the yard, among them this westbound. Id see more later, including a meet between here and Santa Rosa. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 4:40:49 AM |
| Location: |
Tucumcari, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7345(AC45CCTE) UP 5416(AC45CCTE) UP 8949(SD70AH) |
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36 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
DPU west |
| Description: |
I came up on a westbound grain train that was holding in a siding at Los Tanos, with a single unit DPU on the rear. This is a close up look at the power. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 5:02:49 AM |
| Location: |
Los Tanos, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7999(AC45CCTE) |
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20 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Long train |
| Description: |
I didnt get a car count-its hard to count a long train of similar looking cars while riding down the interstate at 75 MPH-but it was a good sized train, with a GE bringing up the rear. The only reason I could stop and wait for the meet was that I was parked on the I 40 ramp |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 5:06:18 AM |
| Location: |
Los Tanos, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7999(AC45CCTE) |
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16 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Finally the eastbound |
| Description: |
When I stopped to get the shot of the DPU, I saw a headlight in the distance. Oh good, a meet, I thought, as the eastbound approached. I was expecting the eastbound to be moving with some dispatch, but he must have taken ten minutes to get there. Finally he arrived, a stack train behind a trio of GEs |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 5:43:05 AM |
| Location: |
Los Tanos, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5616(AC44CWCTE) UP 5935(AC44CWCTE) UP 8244(ES44AC-H) UP 7999(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
25 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Three GEs |
| Description: |
Three GEs lead the eastbound stack, a long train of 205 platforms, with another GE 132 platforms deep in the train. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 5:53:48 AM |
| Location: |
Los Tanos, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5616(AC44CWCTE) UP 5935(AC44CWCTE) UP 8244(ES44AC-H) |
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15 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Stack DPU |
| Description: |
This GE was 132 platforms deep in the stack train. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 5:57:31 AM |
| Location: |
Los Tanos, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7258(AC44CW) |
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20 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Head end |
| Description: |
The head end power of the grain train sits at the west end of the siding. Shot from the shoulder of I 40. Dont try this on the road!! |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 6:03:27 AM |
| Location: |
Los Tanos, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 5391(AC45CCTE) UP 2694(ET44AH) |
| Views: |
32 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound |
| Description: |
When I got down to Vaughn, there were two trains facing off, one eastbound, one west. This is the eastbound, led by UP 6335, seen from across the BNSF near their station. The coveted shot here is at the crossing, where BNSF passes over UP. I didnt have time to wait out a meet. Maybe next time. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 6:12:29 AM |
| Location: |
Vaughn, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6335(AC44CW) UP 5356(AC45CCTE) |
| Views: |
32 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Grain west |
| Description: |
A westbound grain train on the Golden State Route waits to head west. The traffic on the UP had picked up since I left Tucumcari, but it was getting late, and I still needed to make Belen by dark. There would be a number of shots I got on the BNSF, but would liked to have spent more time on the UP, as there were several spots that I wanted to shoot. Maybe next trip... |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2023 Upload Date: 1/4/2024 6:15:38 AM |
| Location: |
Vaughn, NM |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8314(SD70ACe) UP 6145(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
33 Comments: 1 |
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