Steve Sloan Train Photo Notes

2019

On Friday, August 2, 2019 near Boca, east of Truckee, CA an eastbound Union Pacific stack train has 8809, 3948 and 7521 for power.

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Friday, August 2, 2019

Donner - West of Sparks. We shot from the east side of donner as far west as the big hole. I was staying at Ken Compton's house.

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Donner Pass, CA

UP Roseville Subdivision

Near Boca, East of Truckee, CA

AMTK 146, GE P42

146 on Train 5 near Boca

On Friday, August 2, 2019, Amtrak Number 5 led by GE P42s 146 & 37 is along the Truckee River headed west.

• Photos of AMTK 146 on Train 5 Nikon D750 w/ 24~120 f4:
  2019080503ph.5, 2019080503ph.6, 2019080503ph.7
  

UP 8809 EMD SD70ACe

UP 8809

On Friday, August 2, 2019 near Boca, east of Truckee, CA an eastbound Union Pacific stack train has 8809, 3948 and 7521 for power.

• Photos of UP 8809 on point of stack train, Nikon D750 w/ 24~120 f4:
  2019080503ph.14, 2019080503ph.15, 2019080503ph.7

UP 5564, GE AC4400CW

5564 on Donner

Union Pacific AC4400CW 5564 is leading a westbound stack train along the Truckee River near Boca, east of Truckee, CA on Friday, August 2, 2019.

• Photos of WB Stack train, Nikon D750 w/ 24~120 f4:
  2019080503ph.27, 2019080503ph.29, 2019080503ph.30, 2019080503ph.34

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At The Big Hole

UP 2675, GE ET44AH

UP No-grainer at the big hole

On Friday, August 2, 2019 near Donner Ski Ranch, at the Big Hole, an eastbound Union Pacific empty grain train has 2675, 6296 (ex SP 250) and 7783 as a DPU.

• Photos of train, D750 24~120mm f4 lens images:
  2019080503ph.40, 2019080503ph.42, 2019080503ph.45, 2019080503ph.46

UP 8629, EMD SD70ACe

Ribbon Rail Train at The Big Hole

Union Pacific SD70ACes 8629 & 9076 lead an eastbound ribbon rail train at about 5:40pm on Friday, August 2, 2019 at the crossing at the Big Hole.

• Photos of Ribbon Rail Train, D750 24~120mm f4 lens images:
  2019080503ph.50, 2019080503ph.51

UP 2614, UP Designation ET44AH

UP 2614 on stack train

At East Norden, approaching the big hole, an eastbound IOADU stack train has Union Pacific 2614, 4676, 4726 and 7393 for power on Friday, August 2, 2019 at 5:20pm.

• Photos of stack train, D750 24~120mm f4 lens:
  2019080503ph.63, 2019080503ph.69

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Back to Boca

UP 7910, GE ES44AC, UP model designation C45ACCTE

Monster UP Westbound near Boca

A Union Pacific monster 4+2+0 westbound is at MP 251.8 near Boca, along the Truckee River east of Truckee, CA at 6:20pm on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Leading are 7910, 8537, 5078, 8968 with DPUs 5267, 5282.

• Photos of train, D750 24~120mm f4 lens images:
  2019080503ph.73, 2019080503ph.77, 2019080503ph.78, 2019080503ph.81, 2019080503ph.86, 2019080503ph.87, 2019080503ph.88

UP 8629, EMD SD70ACe

Ribbon Rail Train at Boca

Union Pacific Union Pacific SD70ACes 8629 & 9076 lead an eastbound ribbon rail train at about 6:45pm on Friday, August 2, 2019 near Boca, East of Truckee.

• Photos of Ribbon Rail Train, D750 24~120mm f4 lens images:
  2019080503ph.94, 2019080503ph.96, 2019080503ph.97

UP 2769, GE ES44AH-T4C, UP Designation C45AH

Empty Coal Train at Boca

At 7:10pm on Friday, August 2, 2019, an eastbound Union Pacific 3+0 empty coal train at Boca, east of Truckee, has 2769, 6614 and former SP unit 6159 for power. The 6159 is ex SP 117.

• Photos of train, D750 24~120mm f4 lens images:
  2019080503ph.99, 2019080503ph.100, 2019080503ph.102

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