Union Pacific's "Weyerhaeuser" local on the former Marcola Branch. The Coburg Hills rise in the distance. UP 1436 was built as SP 7953.
UP 1436 a rebuilt GP40N that was originally built as Southern Pacific #7953 a GP40-2 in May 1980, is at UP's Settegast Yard
LTA 41 departs Mankato.
UP Engines Y579 1436 1976, various states of action or inaction at the Shortline Yard, view of the car shop at back, Des Moines IA
UP Engines 1436 and 6153, parked and idling at the Shortline Yard, Des Moines IA
Ex SP 7953 in MCLPR consist at Clinton
Here we see the colorful consist going around the curve from home rails to joint rails. I don't know where the UP trains go to from that curve behind the power but this is the 3rd train to come out from there
This is my first HLCX unit painted like this. I actually like this scheme, this is a former Penn Central GP40, it's a GP38 - 3 now. There was nice powe on this UP freight
Never thought I would ever see a UP painted GP40 - 2 ever. Well, I did now. a pair of nice Geeps are on UP 8230 East
A nice looking NS Dash 9 is smoking as it helps this long freight out into Westminster. I was happy to see NS today
A nice leader from UP, a SD9043MAC leads a almost EMD consist. But 3 nice trailing units. This was one of the coolest consists today
Train #2 has a colorful consist, a UP SD9043MAC leads a NS Dash 9 - 40CW, a UP GP40 - 2 and a HLCX GP38 - 3. One of two colorfull consist on the UP. Loved the HLCX Scheme
Two former SP units out by the shop.