Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 6688 - GE AC44CW

Two UP trains idle the morning away in Itasca

6688

UP 6866 sporting a new paint job

UP 6688 last of four total units on this eastward running group packing black diamonds to places unknown.

A NB empty UP grain train sits at Lloyd Yard waiting for crew change

UP 6688, UP 5996 and UP 6653 depart north during the sunset

UP 6688 leads NB Grain Train at Lloyd Yard

UP 6688, UP 5996 and UP 6653 lead NB Empty Grain Train and are Idling at Lloyd Yard in Spring

Along the ex DRGW over Soldier Summit is Gilully Loops about half way down the west slope. The tracks come in off the summit to the left in shot and duck under US6 and then on a shelf as they head west for SLC and other destintaions. Here is a UP Cola Load off the Pleasant Valley Branch as it goes under the bridge. Unit is on the rear in DPU Mode

Westbound hoppers departing Clinton

UP 7097 & UP 6688 lead this loaded coal train south bound on the UP Chester Sub. near Valmeyer, Ill.

Nice place to get some great afternoon fall color shot's.

East-bound through Laramie, WY

UP 6688 leads a unit grain train into the yard at Stockton, CA. Almost all of the cars were near new UP covered hoppers.

UP 6618 & UP 6688 head west towards the Frontier Yard passing a six CSX unit train, on of the units on the CSX train is a CSX patched Conrail C40-8 #7493.

UP 6618 & UP 6688 head west towards the Frontier Yard.

UP 6618 & UP 6688 head west towards the Frontier Yard.

CSX K638

CSX K638

CSX K638

UP 6080

UP 6688

UP 6688 - 6160, climb over one of the many "Hog Backs" southbound on the Falls City Sub at Mynard Nebraska

UP 6688

UP 6688 waits to lead an empty coal train back to the Powder River Basin. Since this shot was taken, the power plant here in Green Bay now receives their coal from BNSF

The sun bursts out from behind the clouds on what was a cool & cloudy spring day. The 6688 and the 9540 sit in the North Green Bay yard awaiting their next assignments

Leading an empty coal train back to Clinton, IA.

CBRLHG 19 passes Kansas City Union Station.