Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 5684 - GE AC44CWCTE

Union Pacific AC4400CW units 5684, 5656 and 5793 were parked at the north end of Wabtec’s test track, three miles north of the builder’s Fort Worth plant. They were waiting to be modernized into AC4400CWM units.

Union Pacific AC4400CW 5684 was parked at the north end of Wabtec’s test track, three miles north of the builder’s Fort Worth plant, waiting to be remanufactured into an AC4400CWM unit.

Union Pacific AC4400CW 5684 was parked at the north end of Wabtec’s test track, three miles north of the builder’s Fort Worth plant, waiting to be remanufactured into an AC4400CWM unit.

Union Pacific AC4400CW units 5656 and 5684 were parked at the north end of Wabtec’s test track, three miles north of the builder’s Fort Worth plant. They were waiting to be remanufactured into AC4400CWM units.

Union Pacific AC4400CW units 5684 and 5656 were parked at the north end of Wabtec’s test track, three miles north of the builder’s Fort Worth plant. They were waiting to be remanufactured into AC4400CWM units.

Building America

UP 5684 trails on an empty grain train as it passes the Amtrak Station in Longview, TX, about 125 miles east of Dallas.

UP 5684

Union Pacific 5579 & 5684 at the Foster Farms Facility in Kingsburg California . viewed from Route 99

Union Pacific 5684 at the Foster Farms Facility in Kingsburg California . viewed from Route 99

Heading south on this last Saturday in January , both units are running elephant style

This was the DPU on a empty unit coal train heading north. The two lead units were also UP. All three units were taken off the coal train and sent back south on a general merchandise train. Spare BNSF units sitting at Cover's bridge were added to the coal train.

An empty coal train idles on CN, former SOO, rails at Towmen Rd. at Shawano Junction, WI on 30 Dec. '14.

An empty coal train idles on CN, former SOO, rails at Towmen Rd. at Shawano Junction, WI on 30 Dec. '14.

Notice the Cab door open on the 2nd unit and a EMD 70M on a UP coal seems odd.

Eastbound coal at Sterling

The sun is still low as Q019 approaches 138th Street.

East-bound on the the west end of Kinter siding

UP 8686 leads an east-bound general frieght past a west-bound waiting on the main.

Headed towards the Truman Drawbridge is UP Train MDMKS 13 with a dog catch crew dragging it into Kansas City.

Freight has just crossed the Blue Mts of Oregon with three units on front and two as DPU trailing. UP Huntington Sub.

2nd of 2 DPUs on the last train for the day and for this album.

1 of 2 DPUs on this westbound. Nice to see some ex SP power.

Rochelle Railroad Park. EB coal loads.

Two EMDs and two GEs power eastbound (<) general freight at Ontario OR. UP Huntington Sub.

UP 5684