Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 8440 - EMD SD70ACe

5 Pack of Up unit's lead a 15,000ft stack train east on the Bnsf Marceline Sub.

A filthy Union Pacific SD70ACe leads an equally filthy SD70M on a mixed freight creeping to a stop in Miller Yard.

UP 8440 leads this east bound freight (QNPICXP-2) on the UP Jeff City Sub. as it rolls through Pacific, Mo. The two CSX units are rebuilt SD40-2's, now designated as SD40-3's.

Eastbound auto rack departing Clinton

UP 8440

After the dispatcher allowing 11 and a BNSF freight to pull in front of it, UP 8440 holds at the red signal that guards the Columbia River Swing Bridge.

Amtrak 11 enters the block for a short stop at the Vancouver depot, while UP 8440, an empty autorack train holds back for a BNSF freight to cut ahead of it after exiting the South leg of the wye, and BNSF 2810 switches on the parallel track.

and on to Oregon.

NORTH END OF STRANG YARD

eastbounder starts up the grade towards Kamela (the summit)...

on the rear of #ITAG32-08

The only ACe of the day is UP 8440, a good DPU but in poor light, I would like to give a special thanks to the engine hostlers responsible for the 3 GEVO x 1 ACe power set up.

UP 8440

UP 8440 west approaches east California Junction.

Locomotive shuttle to Yermo Yard. On BNSF Needles Subdivision at UP interchange MP 737.3.